This Week's Edition

Dear Editor, I was intrigued when I read Larry Gordon’s event summary last week (“Vaccinations and Women’s Photos,” Heard In The Bagel Store, June 14). I didn’t quite understand the...

Dear Esther, My husband and I have three children. Last week, for the first time ever, we put all three of them on the bus to go to sleepaway camp...

I am already a divorced woman at 23 years old. So even though I am pretty new to dating as a second-time single woman, for the last several months...

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to write a second letter. I was the anonymous letter-writer with a fait accompli toward the shifting attitude of women’s pictures in our newspapers. But,...

We—the Jewish community, that is—produce a great deal of garbage. This time I’m talking about genuine refuse, the kind that gets piled into tall black plastic bags with red...

There is no better way to experience Israel than with Dr. Joe Frager, a well-connected activist both in the U.S. and in Israel and also a very good friend. Next...

On some days, and after an array of international events, if we view occurrences from a different angle or perspective than usual, it can appear as if the things...

By Malkie Hirsch “You’re so strong.” Am I? Why? Because G-d chose that we would go through such an immense tragedy? Because I get out of bed every day and make things as normal...

By Yochanan Gordon This Shabbos, Parashas Korach, marks the 25th year since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. I have used this space in previous years to pen my personal...

Dear Readers, I am here in the land of Israel and I couldn’t be happier. I started making plans for my trip to Israel way back in February 2019. I thought...