How I Connect…to Dressing Modestly

If you asked me what modesty meant to me a year ago, it most likely would be different than what it means for me today. It continues to describe a relationship I work quite hard on, a relationship that’s ever-changing, yet one I always had even before I knew what it meant.

Editor's Letters

Adar 5781: The Unique Attributes of a Jewish Woman

As I was making challah the other day, I couldn’t help but think about how no matter how closely you follow someone’s recipe, use the same ingredients and bake it for exactly as long, it will come out with a slightly different flavor.

Beauty

Pro Tips: How to Really Care for Your Sheitel

Making sure to treat your wigs with love and TLC is essential for long-lasting wear. Here, Marlene Kolangi from Kaituz shares her tips to help you out.

Beauty

3 Tips for Buying a Wig You Will Love to Wear

So many women say their first sheitels were a total wash because you learn so much more after wearing one about what you like or don’t. But that doesn’t (and shouldn’t) mean you can’t love what you get right off the bat.

Beauty

Wig Master Marlene Kolangi on Helping All Women Feel Beautiful

Ask any bride and she’ll tell you her engagement period or at least aspects of it were stress-full. Religious or not, this period is filled with planning, researching, booking and shelling out more money than you might be used to. Add being observant to the mix and you usually have to condense the entire process into a matter of weeks or months versus a year or two. Marlene Kolangi, founder of Kaituz, based in Queens, New York, has made easing some of that strain her personal mission.

Fashion

Life-Changing Modest Style Tips From Liza Sakhaie of The Reflective

Stuck with “nothing to wear”? Liza Sakhaie of The Reflective is about to show you how you can boost your wardrobe with a few key tips. From what to stock in your closet to where to shop, she’s got you covered (and dressed quite well) from every angle.

Fashion

This Modest Fashion Site is Taking Over: 10 Minutes with The Reflective’s Liza Sakhaie

Whether you’ve been dressing modestly your whole life, or it’s something you’ve chosen to do later on, figuring out how to feel like “you” in your clothes can be challenging. I’m sure so many of us could use a bit more simcha in the mitzvah of dressing b’tzniut (modestly). Enter The Reflective.

Career

How to Get Noticed in the Print Media World

It’s no secret that journalism is different than it used to be. Many magazines have disappeared and those that still exist maintain small staffs and compete for readers among the seemingly endless sites and articles around the web. That being said, the opportunities for writers are rich, and if it’s your dream, you have every ability to make it happen.

Lifestyle

On Writing a Book: 10 Minutes with Jenna Maio

It’s easy to dream about writing your first book, but much harder to put pen to paper and actually make it happen. Jenna Maio, 31, defied the odds and did it, releasing her debut, Princess Without a Crown, in November of last year.

Editor's Letters

A New Approach to Healing the Pandemic

Raise your hand if you’re over the pandemic. Yeah, same—of course we are. It’s been almost a year of staying indoors, possibly having loved ones who have been sick, maybe getting sick yourself and undoubtedly hearing about endless tragedies as lives are lost. With a new strain of the virus emerging, it’s hard to find hope that things will get better soon.