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A Very Personal Trip to Prague
By Toby Klein Greenwald
A few months before September 11, 2001, I discovered a month ago through a distant cousin that I had relatives who died...
Halachic Musings: 19 Sukkos Rulings of Rav Elyashiv
Sukkos is upon us, and we are bereft of the gedolim of yesteryear. Not to fret, however, because we still have sefarim that tell...
Israel News
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Hay! It’s a Sukkah!
This year, I built the most pasul sukkah I’ve ever built in my life. And I built it in June.
Every year, my kids’ school...
From the Editor: Protecting Future Families
Yom tov is here, and many of us are enjoying a break from our usual daily routines. This might also be an essential opportunity...
Bagel Store: Build That (Sukkah) Wall
We have had all kinds of sukkahs over the years, and they all served us well. Another thing about those sukkahs to discuss is...
Malkie Hirsch: Reading and Writing
“Hey, I’ve been meaning to ask you: Have you read 'Big Magic' by Elizabeth Gilbert?” she asked with a sparkle in her eye, as...
Dating Forum: Too Skinny for Shidduchim?
Question
Everyone feels bad for girls who are heavy. People give them chizuk and advice about diet and exercise. And they also get mad at...
The Way It Is: Stenosis Solutions
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimates that 8 to 11 percent of the population suffers from a condition known as spinal stenosis. As...
Mindbiz: Why Won’t My Daughter Accept My Help?
Dear Esther,
When our daughter Sara brought home Moe, my husband and I were not impressed from the start. There was something about him that...
Real Estate: The Overdraft Trap
Summer is officially over, and this season tends to be one of the most hectic in terms of purchases. Whether shopping for school supplies,...
Bagel Store: Coffee With the President
By Larry Gordon
The 6:46 a.m. train to Penn Station was running on time — until something happened just before the Forest Hills station. It’s...
From the Editor: Law and Mercy
One of the themes of the Rosh Hashanah observance is G-d’s plan to create our world based exclusively on law. It seems that from...
Malkie Hirsch: Shanah Tovah Wishes
All it takes is someone innocently asking for Moshe and I’m reduced to tears.
Someone who’s from out of town but has been here in...
Mindbiz: Reunion Dredges Up Negative Feelings
Dear Esther,
Not long ago, I attended my 30-year high-school reunion. Somehow, we skipped the 10- and 20-year marks, but some women decided it was...
Dating Forum: Marrying Someone with Divorced Parents
Question
We are a regular frum family, and my son is dating a girl who seems lovely but comes from a non-frum, broken home. She...
Yid Parenting: Grand Parenting Advice
My husband and I have been avid readers of your blog for the past few years. We generally agree with most of your advice,...
Bagel Store: West Side Story
It was a break from the usual routine and an opportunity to reconnect with friends who live in Manhattan. But it was also more...
Malkie Hirsch: Are You In Or Out?
By Malkie Hirsch
About a month after Moshe passed, my friend’s sister reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in meeting with...
From the Editor: The Few Chasing Out the Many
Their political opponents do not just want to score victories over them in fair and democratic elections. Their goal in both the case of...
Dating Forum: So What If My Guy Is Divorced?
Dating
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I am a 27-year-old woman, and I’ve never been married, though I was engaged once. It feels like I went out with every guy...
Mindbiz: Why Does My Friend Seem Hot and Cold?
Dear Esther,
I have a friend whom I’ll call Cindy. I really like her a lot. She has a great personality, I always feel so...
Yid Parenting: Selichos Before Sunrise
Question:
This week, we started Selichos. My father used to wake me up once I was in first grade to take me to shul at...
Letters to the Editor: Democrats in Retrograde
Doubts About Nadler's Good Intentions
Dear Editor,
Regarding “Congressman Nadler Cancels” (From the Editor, September 6), I believe that you are mistaken when you say, “…Mr....
From the Editor: Standing Together in the New Year
This week, Israelis voted on who is going to be sitting in the next Knesset. Here in the United States, the race is in...
Lifestyle
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Pledges $2.5 million to ADL
The Anti-Defamation League has announced that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, pledged a gift of $2.5 million to the organization in support...
Making Friends with Your Scale
by Dalia Abott, LMSW, RD
We all have it. That scale style. First thing in the morning, undressed, right foot first, two times for an...
From Sukkos to Simchas Torah, the Party Goes On
By Gabriel Geller
Royal Wine/Kedem
The two holidays on the Jewish calendar symbolizing the most simcha (joy) are coming upon us. Sukkos and Shemini Atzeres–Simchas Torah...
Editors Blog
Editor’s Blog: Our Education Crisis
Rabbis have written opinion pieces warning that children in the yeshiva community are under siege by the New York State Education Department. They were...
POSSIBLE PEACE PROPOSALS
It might be rolled out fairly soon, but, then again, it may take another six months to a year. That is the Trump administration’s...
Editor’s Blog: Larry Gordon Heads to the Polls
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