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From the Editor July 15, 2026

A Lower World

By: Larry Gordon

It’s a deep philosophical question that we usually don’t devote too much time to. No, it’s not about where you...

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 15, 2026

That Week

By: Larry Gordon

This is the week on our annual calendar that is very different from all the other weeks. And it’s always...

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Inside Out July 15, 2026

The Happy Eichah

By: Yochanan Gordon

Rabbi Chaim Zimmerman of Skokie, Illinois, a nephew of Reb Boruch Ber Leibowitz of Kaminetz and one of the Torah...

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Torah July 15, 2026

Tourist or Spy? The Eyes Through Which We See the World

By: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

What if the same eyes that keep us safe at the airport can quietly make us dangerous everywhere else? The...

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Home July 15, 2026

I Was Supposed To Have A Baby

By: Aimee Baron MD, FAAP

Aimee Baron MD, FAAP During the years when my life seemed to be measured in pregnancies and losses, I stopped...

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Letters to the Editor July 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis is entirely correct in calling for laws that make chanting “Death to...

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Torah July 15, 2026

First Shul In Kissufim Welcomes Gush Katif Torah Ark

By: Sivan Rahav Meir

This is not the day’s main headline—but it should be. Take a look at what is happening right now in...

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Uncategorized July 15, 2026

Investment Of A Lifetime: Shaar Neshama Campaign Builds Jewish Futures One Neshama At A Time

Shaar pairs talmidim up with experienced rebbes to guide them in life and learning Shaar is building Jewish futures one...

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News & Politics July 15, 2026

Working Together For One of New York’s Greatest Cities

By: New York State Assemblyman Ari Brown and New York State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick

By New York State Assemblyman Ari Brown and New York State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick With its beautiful beaches and iconic...

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News & Politics July 15, 2026

Rep. Gillen Secures Major Wins, Advances $125 Million in Funding for LI in Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act

Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) secured several key priorities and advanced $125 million in water project funding for Long Island in...

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News & Politics July 15, 2026

A “Unity” Committee Without Unity—Or A Committee

By: Rabbi Pesach Lerner Chairman, Eretz HaKodesh

I walked into the meeting room of the Jewish Agency’s Unity of the Jewish People Committee—a committee on which I...

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News & Politics July 15, 2026

A Champion We Were Proud to Call a Friend: Remembering Senator Lindsey Graham

By Trudy Stern, NORPAC NY President NORPAC LI President Stanley Stern meets with Senator Lindsey Graham The sudden passing of...

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 15, 2026

That Week

By: Larry Gordon

This is the week on our annual calendar that is very different from all the other weeks. And it’s always been that way. Perhaps over the decades we’ve changed somewhat, but the week in question—this week—has somehow always managed to maintain its grit and character and essentially been the same regardless of what’s going on […]

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Understated Heroes

By: Larry Gordon

They do their work in a quiet and discreet fashion, but at the same time, with fierce determination. They are the women of Sister to Sister, an organization that provides multiple levels of support and assistance to women of all ages as they navigate the vicissitudes of divorce. My contact in Sister to Sister is […]

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Blueberry Yogurt

By: Larry Gordon

There were no yogurts on the store shelves for a few weeks because the machinery was being updated to meet the growing demands of the market. Having written the above paragraph, I’m wondering how I will be able to write a full essay on the subject of yogurt, including the various flavors, the taste, the […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store June 24, 2026

Those Post Cards

By: Larry Gordon

One of the requirements of summer back in the day was we had to write home at least once a week. To achieve that objective, our parents packed a number of stamped postcards so all we had to do was conveniently scribble out a few lines on the cards just to let them know we […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store June 17, 2026

Calendar Quandary

By: Larry Gordon

Summer is almost here. It’s hot outside, school is ending, seasonal plans are underway, and it’s time to start looking ahead while always keeping in mind the special days of years gone by. As I sit here, I’m conjuring up some of the most notable summer memories I’ve manage to collect over the years, baruch Hashem, […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store June 10, 2026

Florida In June

If Florida was created to escape the single-digit winter temperatures that we experience in New York, what’s the point of flying down to South Florida to trade hot, sunny days up north for hotter and even more humid days down south? This meteorological conundrum is about the old Florida that our bubbies and zaidesused to frequent. Today, the […]

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A Busy Day

By: Larry Gordon

During different times of the year, there is a plethora of events and activities that are meant to attract different segments of New York and New Jersey’s vibrant Jewish communities. And the start of summer is one of the busiest times. In fact, last Thursday was so busy that we could have spent the entire […]

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Israel July 9, 2026

Presenting Israeli Real Estate in a New Hostile World

By: Miriam Gold, Marketing Manager

For over 40 years, Shelly Levine, founder and CEO of Tivuch Shelly Real Estate, has presented Israeli real estate to…

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Israel July 8, 2026

NBN Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of ZEI Fellows To Israel

This week, Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Zionist Education Initiative (ZEI) welcomed the inaugural cohort of its ZEI Fellowship to Israel, bringing together…

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Israel June 24, 2026

JNS Policy Summit In Jerusalem

Shalom Maidenbaum, Aharon Schreiber, and Montana Tucker Photo Credit Iris Maidenbaum Sid Rosenberg, Dr. Paul Brody and Limor Oratz, and…

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Israel June 17, 2026

The Pursuit Of The Unattainable: Israel’s “Deep State”

By: Ron Jager

No other country in the Western world has been forced to live under the constant threat of war, terrorism, invasions,…

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Israel June 10, 2026

Disappointment Is Not Despair

By: Dr. Alan A. Mazurek

I have written about this subject before, and unfortunately it is time to revisit it once again. It was about…

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Israel June 10, 2026

Ambassador Huckabee And The Eyes Of Yehoshua And Calev

By Juda Honickman Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit across from Ambassador Mike Huckabee at his Jerusalem…

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Israel June 10, 2026

96 Years Of Saving Lives: Magen David Adom Marks Anniversary with Reunion Event

Magen David Adom Team During the Swords of Iron War Magen David Adom MDA Reunion  Kobi Hershtal & Eli Bin…

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Israel June 4, 2026

Heroines Of October 7 On Stage And Livestream

By: Toby Klein Greenwald

HEROINES! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul Credit: Rebecca Kowalsky HEROINES! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul Credit: Sharon Altshul…

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