The 5 Towns Jewish Times

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...

We light the menorah and we “light up the darkness.” It’s nice to say, but if we look around, the world needs a lot...

Question I have never been married or engaged even though I am in my thirties. I always had this thing about not dating anyone who...

Dear Esther, I recently got married after being divorced for six years. My divorce took so much out of me that, for a number of...

Many of us are familiar with the expression, “failing to plan is planning to fail.” The agents at New York Life can assure you...

By Rabbi Dr. Aaron E. Glatt Continued from December 3, 2018 See the column that started it all. Why would anyone argue against vaccination? Why are people...

  The safest place to light your candles, fire-hazard-wise, is outside. Lubavitch holds it should also be atop a huge menorah so the whole neighborhood...

My son is currently in eighth grade, and he’s facing an issue that my eleventh-grader dealt with a few years ago. It’s called “yearbook.”...

By Chaim Shapiro Question: My daughter is in her second year in Israel this year. We are proud of how she has grown and what she...

To the Editor: It was with great regret that I read the lead article written by my friend, editor Larry Gordon, in last week’s 5...

Please note: Parental discretion is advised, as this series of articles may be too disturbing or graphic for children. The days slowly ticked by...

By Esther Rapaport Long after Prisoner Struk had left, Josef Podernik, the interrogator, sat and toyed with the ashtray on the table. He didn’t exchange...

By Rochelle Maruch Miller Ask Rabbi Ari Abramowitz to discuss Nevut Lone Soldier Veterans, the organization he founded, and you can feel the passion as...

Dear Editor, Parents of girls so dear Chanukah is quite near Can you lend an ear? Your precious daughter Someone's taught her— Now's the time to laud her! To the mailman,...

By Jake Novak Two years after President Donald Trump was elected, you’d think America’s politicians and news media alike would have finally tired of all...

  By Alex and Ilyse Sternberg Emunah Bet Elazraki is a unique children’s home in Netanya, Israel. We were introduced to it several years ago on...