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September 23, 2026
President Of Argentina Honored At Yeshiva Darchei Torah
He wanted to speak at a great yeshiva with over 2,000 students. Just hours before, he had spoken at the...
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Heard In The Bagel Store
September 23, 2026
Kosher Strike!
Three young men from the neighborhood decide to buy a bowling alley—no, that’s not the start of some joke. It’s...
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Health / Nutrition
September 23, 2026
Your Fertility Dream Becoming a Reality
I often wish I had a crystal ball for my patients going through the fertility process. The waiting, the unknown,...
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Dating
September 23, 2026
DATING FORUM
Question I was raised in a Chassidishe-style home. My father does not wear a shtreimel on Shabbos, but he wears an upbent...
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Torah
September 23, 2026
Sukkot: Bendability
Sukkot is the yom tov most closely associated with achdut. Its two central mitzvot, the sukkah and the arba minim, present two different models of how people...
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Health / Nutrition
September 23, 2026
The Wisdom to Be Invisible
Birth is an extraordinary paradox. A woman is profoundly active, and at the same time, profoundly surrendered. As the mother...
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Real Estate
September 23, 2026
Building a Safe Sukkah
I remember years ago putting up a sukkah before Sukkot and being so proud that we finished it and had everything ready...
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Torah
September 23, 2026
Sukkos: True Simcha
Although the mitzvah of simcha applies to all the yamim tovim, only Sukkot is specifically designated as “zman simchateinu—the time of our joy.” Of the...
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Torah
September 23, 2026
Sukkos: Sheltering Together In Divine Presence
As the holy Baal Shem Tov sat in his sukkah, a great tumult raged outside. In the early days of the...
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Torah
September 23, 2026
With “Fronds” Like These
Out West we have traditionally used palm fronds for schach. In fact, I never saw those bamboo poles that are popular...
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Torah
September 23, 2026
The Double Musaf on Sukkot
In Parashat Pinchas (Bamidbar 28–29) we find a complete list of all the korbanot musaf which we offered in addition to the daily tamid offering in the Beit HaMikdash. If you...
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Torah
September 23, 2026
A Legacy of Unity and Torah: Ahead of First Yahrzeit, a Gathering at OU Headquarters to Honor Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt’l
Rabbis, Jewish and community leaders, friends, OU board and staff members, and family gathered on Tuesday, September 15 in New...
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Current Issue
Heard In The Bagel Store September 23, 2026
Kosher Strike!
Three young men from the neighborhood decide to buy a bowling alley—no, that’s not the start of some joke. It’s a true story and I met the three people who recently bought Woodmere Lanes at 948 Broadway in Woodmere. And while I haven’t checked with ChatGPT, this might be the first glatt kosher Shomer Shabbosbowling emporium in […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 16, 2026
Four Soldiers
The painting “Four Soldiers” by the artist Chava Roth has been on the front page of the 5TJT issue prior to Rosh Hashanah last year as well as this year. As you may recall, it depicts two IDF soldiers wearing kippahs walking through the Old City alongside two Chassidic men wearing taleisim and shtreimels, and I always imagined it was Rosh Hashanah […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 9, 2026
The Right Shul
I know some people who have never been in more than one shul during their entire adult lives. Now that I think about it, I prefer moving around, trying different shuls. Do you think that’s a good idea or not? The fact of the matter is that when I was too young to cross a […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 2, 2026
Eleven Months
My brother Binyomin, a’h, has three great daughters: Perel, Naomi, and Malkie. Let me tell you two things about them. Perel is named after my sister-in-law Sandy’s grandmother. Naomi is named after my paternal grandmother. And Malkie is named after my maternal grandmother, my mother’s mother, Chaya Malka. My brother Binyomin was sadly niftar almost 11 months ago. Since, […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store August 26, 2026
School Daze
Can you imagine yeshiva classes beginning in mid-August back when you were in school? I remember once receiving a notice at home when I was going into sixth grade notifying us that school was going to start either August 29 or 30. But that was about all I was willing to take. I told my […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store August 19, 2026
A Misjudgment And Apology
For the past 26 years, the 5TJT has been highly selective and careful not just about the stories we cover and report on, but the ads we accept and sometimes reject. Last week, I made a mistake in allowing a full-page ad for the sale of cannabis that set off a small furor in our community. And […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store August 12, 2026
Country Roads
Fifty years ago, I knew the Catskills roads so well that I was able to drive them at high speeds at night with my headlamps off. I knew all the twists and turns and curves, and my hands could navigate the car as if by instinct. I was adept at Lake House Road and the […]
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Israel
September 9, 2026
Buying New Construction In Israel? Why Tivuch Shelly Is The Name Buyers Trust
For decades, buyers looking for property in Israel have turned to Tivuch Shelly Real Estate, not simply to find a…
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Israel
September 2, 2026
More Than 1,100 North American Olim Make Aliyah This August, Marking Record Month of Aliyah
Credit Sivan Shachor More than 1,100 North American olim have made aliyah in August, marking a record-breaking month of aliyah. Last week, close to 100 olim arrived…
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Israel
August 27, 2026
Why Am I back?
I’ve just completed a dynamic few months interning at the Jerusalem Post, penning several published pieces, including two op-eds. I…
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Israel
August 12, 2026
ZAKA Search & Rescue Provides Kavod HaMeit During Busiest 24 Hours Of 5786, Responding From Tragedy To Tragedy
ZAKA Busiest Day ZAKA Search & Rescue volunteers worked virtually nonstop through a succession of tragedies across Israel and internationally…
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Israel
August 11, 2026
Nefesh B’Nefesh Celebrates Its 100,000th Oleh With The President Of Israel
President Isaac Herzog welcomed NBN’s 100,000th North American Oleh to the President’s Residence Photo Credit Yonit Schiller President Isaac Herzog…
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Israel
August 5, 2026
140 New Immigrants From France Arrive In Israel On Special ‘Families Flight’
New Oleh arriving in Israel. Credit: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration A total of 140 new immigrants from France arrived…
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Israel
August 5, 2026
1,700 Young Jews From Around The World Gather In Tel Aviv For Birthright Israel Summer Event
Approximately 1,700 young Jewish adults from around the world attended Birthright Israel’s main summer event Tuesday night at the Tel…
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Israel
August 5, 2026
Amid Israel’s Growing Teacher Shortage, Nefesh B’Nefesh and Israeli Government Launch National Educators Aliyah Program
Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass; Israel’s Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer; Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Tony…
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