We all know that we should never compare our children to anyone else’s. Every child is an individual with his or her own given talents. As parents we should do our best to nurture and embrace those talents and encourage our children to work hard and...

Like many 11 year olds, Yelli Smason is happy, very sociable and loves animals. She is deeply spiritual as well — a fact her father, as a rabbi, is proud to relate.“On Thursday evening, when we’d talk about the upcoming Sabbath we’d say Shabbos...