יום רביעי, כ״ז אלול תשפ״וWednesday, September 9, 2026
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By dvora
Candies are given as rewards in school. I remember when we got stars and stickers. Why are the yeshivas – our "frum culture" – equating reward with gashmius (materialism), and unwholesome at that! Bad for mind and body. Stop it already!
By dvora
Dear Rachel, As I write this letter, it is chaotic in many homes where children are between camp and school, which has not yet started. Kids running in and out of the house are always looking to munch on something, and exasperated moms let them raid the nosh cabinet. But it doesn’t start here. This […]
By dvora
Dear Rachel, Since you helped me in the past with a really serious issue, I was hoping you’d have good advice for me again. This time the problem involves one of our children, and it’s become an exasperating and somewhat worrying situation. Let me explain. Our only daughter is ten years old, quite mature for […]
By dvora
Reflection, Rebuke and Reverberations…An open letter to Deborah Feldman
By dvora
More Commentary On Bais Yaakov’s High School Education
By dvora
Readers weigh in with their own viewpoints on the subject of the heavy curriculum that is par for the course in a Bais Yaakov high school.
By dvora
Readers weigh in on “A Well-Meaning Outsider” (Chronicles 01-06-2012)
September 4, 2026 
