From the Editor: Why the Deal of the Century Won’t Work
By Larry Gordon
There are, unfortunately, several reasons why the Deal of the Century, as it is being touted by Jared Kushner and the Trump administration, is not going to...
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 reacting to erroneous information that...
Bagel Store: Everyone’s a Shadchan
We are all being asked to play a role to assist in any way we can in ameliorating a burgeoning crisis. There are many difficult issues and situations in...
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 so-called “Deal of the Century,”...
Bagel Store: Bar Mitzvah Trifecta
It was this time of year. It was hot and sunny most days and, best of all, there was no school. Back then, summer was an eternity; once it...
Bagel Store: Heartbroken
By Larry Gordon
“Your father is here; he sees you and will guide you, but you just cannot see him.”
Those words were spoken to two of my grandchildren on Friday...
In the Bagel Store: Numb and Silent
In one way it is now all over, but in another sense it is all just beginning. We are at one of those key junctures on our calendar that...
From the Editor: Dr. Richard Friedman, A”H
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 a shock and astounding loss...
Heard in the Bagel Store: Holy Places
Sometimes it hits you with a jolt. The mundane and material world that we live in juxtaposed with our ability to instantaneously leave that all behind and enter places...
Heard in the Bagel Store: Roll The Credits
By Larry Gordon
The wedding is behind us. Shana and Nachi are married and are at the outset of their quest to build a good and strong Jewish home; may...
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Who’s Funding Illegal Palestinian Settlements In Area C?
By Edwin Black
Part 1
“Area C,” also known as Judea and Samaria, is making news these days. This time, the hot-button issue is illegal Palestinian...
Soft Landing In Israel Through Disability Care, Inclusion
By Noam Mirvis
For most, moving to Israel is the realization of a dream. After years of hoping and planning, making aliyah and taking root...
Trump: Jews Who Vote for Democrats Show ‘Great Disloyalty’
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
(JTA) — President Donald Trump had harsh words for Jews who support the Democratic Party.
“I think any Jewish people that vote for...