Dear Dini,
By Malkie Hirsch
She got married before me and had her first child before me; basically, she didn’t fight the adulting portion of life like I did. In fact, the...
Project Makes Use Of Crowdfunding To Establish Jerusalem Synagogue
A new social project, Project 542, is making use of Crowdfunding to build a synagogue and community center for the underprivileged in the Jerusalem hills
Unlike other public fundraising efforts, this project...
Schlissel Challah – An Analysis
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The custom of Schlissel Challah has become very widespread, not only in the Chassidish world but in many other communities as well.
Two years ago, an article...
The Shidduch Crisis Explained
By Simon Lichtenstein
Recently there have been some requests to lay out the hard facts of the shidduch crisis. Here they are.
The problem. The number of non-chassidishe Orthodox young women...
A Guide To An Israeli Butcher Shop
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
When Americans travel to Israel for yom tov, they often do one of two things:
A. They either bring their choice cuts of meats from the United...
Activist Ari Fuld Killed in Gush Etzion Terror Attack
From Wire Service Reports
Gush Etzion junction stabbing attack victim Ari Fuld was a well-known social media personality and Israel advocate.
Fuld was a father of four and a dual U.S.-Israeli...
Islamic Jihad Declares Ceasefire After Firing 30 Rockets at Israel
Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad said on Saturday that it would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip after firing the heaviest rocket salvos across the border since August.
One...
A Cultural Divide
By By Larry Gordon
The event took place in the epicenter of what can conceivably be referred to as the shidduch headquarters, if there is such a thing. It was last...
Rav Aharon Kotler, זצ״ל The Early Years
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Every so often, individuals emerge in Jewish history who, by dint of their personality and intellect, profoundly change the topography of Jewish life. One such person...
Leonard Steinman For State Court Judge
By 5TJT Staff
It is rare that a successful attorney in a large Manhattan law firm is willing to sacrifice his lucrative practice to become a state court judge on...
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By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
Most people don’t get it. And it’s not that they don’t try, but they’re simply not equipped with the tools to...
A Wonderful Whirlwind Weekend
By Larry Gordon
It is not that my parents invented weekend bar mitzvahs, but that’s exactly how we celebrated about a half-century ago. At the...
Breaking Dawn Plus
By Larry Gordon
Seventeen years ago this week, the order was issued to forcibly evacuate residents of Gush Katif, about 10,000 people who courageously built communities...