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By Maury Litwack
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Dear Editor,
While the 5TJT has endorsed the president, I don’t believe that you have made the critical case for why all Jews should be...
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The moment of truth is approaching for the plethora of outdoor minyanim that came into existence with the advent of the global pandemic. Which...
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Dear Editor,
I have noticed a somewhat concerning trend over the past few years, and even more so in the past few months. Specifically, this...
Zooming In: Be Your Best Self
By Dina Schwartz, LCSW
As the holidays have come to a close and we rush headfirst into the constant rush of our daily hectic schedules,...
Dating Forum: Boys Are Suffering in Shidduchim Too
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My family and I have been reading your column with interest for years, and my husband asked me to write to you about what...
Mindbiz: Resentful About Family Borrowing
Dear Esther,
My sister-in-law Baila is married to my brother Hesh. I like them both a lot. Sadly, Hesh has never been a success professionally....
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Prospective sellers often do not realize that their primary job before putting their house on the market is to eliminate any potential obstacles that...
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Letters to the Editor: Reelect Todd Kaminsky
Dear Editor,
These days, it’s rare to find politicians who go out of their way to put our community and its needs first. Todd Kaminsky...
Malkie Hirsch: Keeping the Person I Want to Be
I’m sure I said and did some crazy things during the week of shivah. And really, there’s no normal in that case; there’s no...
Letters to the Editor: Don’t Let Fox Guard the Henhouse
Dear Editor,
I was shopping at one of our supermarkets the other day, and I noticed that they were sold out of Kool-Aid. This seemed...
Bagel Store: Pins and Needles
It occurred to me the other day that aside from the circumstances surrounding this pandemic, I do not write much about subjects pertaining to...
Treating the Enemy: What to Do About Saeb Erekat
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Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO, regularly calls stabbings, car-rammings, and shootings by Palestinians against Israeli...
From the Editor: We Need a Trump Victory
It is either going to be close, as most of the possibly hyped-up polls are showing, or President Trump is going to score a...
Letters to the Editor: Fight Back Against Gathering Restrictions
Dear Editor,
We hear a lot these days about how criticism by government officials of some Jewish neighborhoods for allegedly not adhering to COVID-19 rules...
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My husband, Chaim, and I have always loved to travel. We both share a tremendous curiosity about the world and are interested in...
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Dear Editor,
Judy Ribner’s article about her experience as an assistant midwife at a birth in Williamsburg was interesting and informative.
I was...
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What treatment modalities are available now? Why is COVID less likely to kill and cause hospitalization today than it was in March and...
MTA Honors College Explores Epidemiology
By Mordechai Fox, ’22
On Monday, October 19, talmidim participating in MTA’s Honors College were privileged to hear from Dr. Dean Hosgood, a professor in...