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Barbara Bensoussan

Reporter · IL

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Sep 16, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · By Barbara Bensoussan

    The Hummingbird – Mishpacha (opens the original)

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    My father’s yahrtzeit fell on Shabbos this year. My husband would be saying Kaddish for him, so I decided to go to shul to hear it. As I was putting on my jacket in front of the glass sliding door near the kitchen, I heard a thrumming noise. I saw a flash of something hovering near the glass at eye level. At first, I thought it was a big bumblebee. Then I saw the iridescent green feathers, the patch of crimson at its throat, the long beak and wings flapping so fast they blurred like frames of vi

  2. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · By Barbara Bensoussan

    No Room at Home – Mishpacha (opens the original)

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    For those in the Lakewood area who prefer to stay local when looking for a career position, social work probably isn’t going to work for them — there are simply not enough slots for newly-minted MSWs. But is the market really saturated, or is that just for those unwilling or unable to go further afield? And if it’s still a viable option, how are freshly trained social workers supposed to get a foot in the door? Yitzy M. is frustrated. He’s 32, lives in Lakewood, and just spent four years complet

  3. Article · Jul 10, 2026 · By Barbara Bensoussan

    Walking Mom — and Dad — Home – Mishpacha (opens the original)

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    Afew years ago, the casual observer passing by Shifra Stein’s* house would have noticed two cars in the driveway, children’s bikes propped up near the garage, a stroller, and two wheelchairs — in other words, transportation for every age and stage. Welcome to the world of the “sandwich generation,” in which middle-aged couples find themselves simultaneously raising young children, marrying off the oldest ones, and caring for declining parents. In the Orthodox world, says Harriet Blank, the direc

  4. Article · Jul 5, 2026 · By Barbara Bensoussan

    Still Standing, Still Praying – Mishpacha (opens the original)

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    These shuls have been witnesses to American Jewish history since colonial times. From the Shearith Israel shul in Manhattan — the oldest synagogue in the US — to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, the Mikveh Israel shul in Philadelphia, and several others, all these still-standing institutions bear witness to evolving Jewish spirituality on American shores. Yet far from just being monuments to the past, most are still functioning today, offering an unparalleled perspective on the fluc

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