The 5 Towns Jewish Times

By J.B. Handley I am the author of the bestselling book, How to End the Autism Epidemic, which was released by Chelsea Green Publishing in...

  By Hylton I. Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP Dr. Richard Friedman of Cedarhurst, a respected surgeon and founder of a Manhattan branch of the Hatzalah...

Dear Editor, Esther Mann’s column is one of the highlights of the 5TJT. She usually answers spot-on. However, the response to the woman who wrote about...

I read a very interesting article last week about the development of our technological world. The article began by saying how man first walked...

Perry Sugarman is on a mission. Passionate about “empowering ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things,” the CEO of PJS Challenges encourages his clients to...

Question: I have a friend who has a problem. She is a black convert. Though she is an incredible, beautiful woman, she had lots of...

Dear Editor, Serious newspapers, such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, do not publish unsigned or anonymous letters...

Dear Esther, I grew up feeling as though I must have been adopted. I had (and still have) very little in common with my mother,...

It was a day in Washington, D.C., with the high point being remarks by President Trump to a gathering of several hundred Jewish leaders...

On Sunday evening, just outside the community of Ofra in the Shomron, a car drove by a bus stop where people were waiting for...

Q. My son’s rebbe called me up regarding an issue with my fifth-grade son. Apparently, the rebbe believes that my son has been taking...

By now, every Nassau County homeowner must have received at least one copy of the “Dear Property Owner” rip-off letters Laura Curran has sent...

  I am sure that those of you whose kids are teenagers or older have learned the lesson that is hitting home at the Katzes....

  As December nears its midpoint, we are heavy into the season of miracles. In my world, it is the miracle of Chanukah and the...

Welcome to “How Should I Know?”: the occasional column in which we attempt to answer any and all questions that people send in, depending...

By Esther Rapaport “But why?” Elka refused to understand. “I want to help her.” Noa refused to back down. “And you think she’d want to accept such...

December is a fun month. Chanukah begins on the 25th of Kislev, and while that Hebrew date occasionally arrives in late November, it most...

Please note: Parental discretion is advised, as this series of articles may be too disturbing or graphic for children. In Part 20, Olga learned about...

  Questions About Vaccines Dear Editor, Larry, your article (“From The Editor: Medical Dilemmas,” November 30) was presented fairly and factually. In 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine...

The weather in Israel this time of year is always unpredictable and changing. For many years, I walked the same route down the steep...

By Larry Gordon What happened last Saturday night about an hour after Shabbos was life-altering and shattering to Dr. Richie Friedman’s family, as well as...

By Larry Gordon Last year’s Chanukah miracle was the release from prison of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin on the last day of the chag. It was...