From The Editor Part II: The Three Boys
In a few days, it will be five years since the trio known as the Three Boys was kidnapped while hitchhiking home from school near Alon Shvut in Gush...
Bagel Store: Jews For Cheeses
It is that time of year and this is what it comes down to: a three-day yom tov, staying up all night in shul studying Torah, and, of course,...
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,”...
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...
From the Editor: An Interview With Dan Crenshaw
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw and also watched a segment he did on Fox News this past Monday. Crenshaw...
Heard in the Bagel Store: Not A Smart Move
Few will dispute the fact that it was not a pretty or helpful sight—the 15,000 people, mostly chassidim, gathered last Sunday at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, specifically...
Bagel Store: Why is Everyone Talking About Shtisel?
The reader might be asking, “What is ‘Shtisel?’”
Is Shtisel the latest craze or talk of the town? Well, yes and no. “Shtisel” is the last name of a fictional...
Heard in the Bagel Store: Shidduch Fraud
Why is it that in these somewhat advanced and contemporary times we allow the idea of seeking matrimonial matches for our children — shidduchim — to be equated with...
Bagel Store: 33 Days
It has become a day for weddings and haircuts, but Lag B’Omer is really so much more. At this point in the year, we are all counting Sefirah, hopefully...
Heard in the Bagel Store: Making A Shidduch
The lament is a recurring one: If only everyday people like you and me would take it upon themselves to attempt to make a shidduch, the current crisis that...
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Trump Thanks Netanyahu As Sign For ‘Trump Heights’ Goes Up On Golan
By HERB KEINON - Jerusalem Post - 06/16/2019
“Thank you Netanyahu and the State of Israel for this great honor!” US President Donald Trump tweeted...
Sara Netanyahu Convicted of Criminal Offense
(Arutz Sheva and 5TJT) Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, was convicted Sunday by the President of the Jerusalem Magistrate Court,...
Spring Has Spr—Oh, It’s Gone
Hey, remember the old days, when, between winter and summer, there was a season called spring?
I kind of feel like spring used to be...