The 5 Towns Jewish Times

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Most people don’t get it. And it’s not that they don’t try, but they’re simply not equipped with the tools to...

By Larry Gordon It is not that my parents invented weekend bar mitzvahs, but that’s exactly how we celebrated about a half-century ago. At the...

By Larry Gordon Seventeen years ago this week, the order was issued to forcibly evacuate residents of Gush Katif, about 10,000 people who courageously built communities...

By Yochanan Gordon We are all mourners on Tishah B’Av. The objective of the day is to reflect upon the incompleteness of life in the...

By Yair Hoffman Being joyous and celebrating Shabbos Nachamu is a custom with deep historical roots. The Maharil in his Minhagim (27) explains that the...

By Baila Sebrow Question I broke up with a girl I was dating for a long time. She did not want the breakup, and she begged...

(JTA) – Could the new owner of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests rename a flavor “Judea and Samaria”? Avi Zinger, who bought the company’s...

By R Chaim Bruk It’s motzaei Shabbos, 11:00 p.m. I just got home from shul, where I read Eichah for the few who joined. I...

Dear Editor, Your article this past week about the proposed mega developments in our area was very interesting (From The Editor, “Power To The People,”...

By Larry Gordon Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King told me the following story a few years ago. A large tour group from India was being shown...

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Shabbos is always busy around here and this week was no exception. Today was my mother’s birthday, and since I got remarried...

By Larry Gordon Our community here on this sliver of Long Island needs new schools and yeshivas. Thankfully, that is what we are getting. Years ago,...

By Yair Hoffman This week, prior to Tishah B’Av, a remarkable sanctification of G-d’s Name took place in the city of Harish, by people who...

By Yochanan Gordon In an old Eastern European town, an indigent vagabond who would circle the streets, going from house to house in an attempt...

By Hillel Fuld I recognize that many people who are far smarter than me will totally disagree with this, but I will stand my ground...

By R' Moshe Taragin Mourning is a deeply personal and emotional experience. Merely “going through the motions” without authentic inner sadness yields a listless and...

By Baila Sebrow Question As the oldest in my family whose siblings are much too young to start shidduchim, I do not understand why singles include...

By R' Chaim Bruk Zeesy, our 11-year-old daughter, returned last week from Camp Simcha Special in upstate New York. Words cannot adequately describe how amazing...

By Michele Justic Israeli soldiers—they’re just like us. Buying a soda, walking with friends on the street, visiting their parents. Many media outlets paint a...

By Larry Gordon There’s a significant difference between editing and publishing a newspaper like this. An editor discusses ideas with writers and others involved in...

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch I’ve always embraced the role of minivan driver. It never cramped my style, and whenever our lease neared its end, I’d realize...

By Yochanan Gordon My Interview with Author and Musician David Green The 5TJT offices are situated above of one of the local Judaica stores. Often, instead...