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BLUE WAVE/BLOODBATH
This might be a good time to take a break—or at least tone down our addiction to the news and cable television networks that have so thoroughly misled us politically...
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Health / Nutrition
When SIBO Keeps Coming Back: A Guide To Healing The Root, Not Just The Symptoms
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is a digestive disorder caused by bacterial overgrowth, when excess bacteria ferment food early, which creates gas, causes gut discomfort, and inhibit your ability to...
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Advice
Putting the Market’s Last Few Years In Perspective
Over the last few years, the stock market has had a remarkable run, and every few weeks there seems to be another headline announcing a new all-time high. When I...
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Food
Dorot Gardens® Frozen Crushed Garlic Cubes Selected As A Good Housekeeping 2027 Kitchen Awards Winner
Sometimes the smallest kitchen innovations make the biggest difference. Dorot Gardens®, a leader in fresh, flash-frozen, pre-portioned garlic and herb cubes, has earned national recognition, with its popular Frozen Crushed...
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Advice
Dis-Entitled
Chazal say (Pirkei Avot 3:2) if not for fear of government, there would be anarchy and chaos. Whether we agree with government policies or question them, there is an essential ethic of...
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Torah
Good And Bad Envy
As we have seen, the fourth perek of Avot identifies three traits that “take a person out of the world” (4:21). The first of these is kinah, jealousy. Although the Torah does not expressly prohibit...
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Torah
November 3, 2026
Leadership and Quiet Courage
Israel is in the midst of a collective hangover. The elections have come and gone, and our political system seems...
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Torah
November 3, 2026
Chayei Sarah: Everything
The Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, zy’a, was a remarkable tzaddik and mystic, renowned for his Torah genius, righteousness, and charitable ways. He...
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Torah
November 3, 2026
How My Family History Search Turned Into A FOIA Request And A Much Larger Family Tree
Leslie Srolovits today Leslie Srolovits at Camp Kilmer In 2024, when I began researching my family tree, I had no...
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Torah
November 3, 2026
What Are We Teaching Our Children?
Adapted from an address by Rav Yaakov Bender at the Values Over Valuables gathering in Passaic. When I was a bochur,...
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Health / Nutrition
November 3, 2026
The Dinosaur In The White Coat: Can We Turn Back The Clock On The Business of Medicine?
Generations of medical practice—Aviva Preminger operating with her father Dr. Ben Preminger I have come to the rather unsettling realization...
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Israel
November 2, 2026
Jerusalem Is Building: What American Buyers Should Know Before Buying a Home
www.jhomes.co.il New construction, urban renewal and major transportation projects are changing Jerusalem’s residential landscape. For American Jewish families considering a...
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Dating
October 30, 2026
DATING FORUM
Question I read your last two articles on dating. Regarding the one with the man who was dating an addict...
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Health / Nutrition
October 29, 2026
Refresh Your Skin: Make Time For Microneedling
Summer leaves us with wonderful memories. Sometimes it also leaves us looking a little more closely in the mirror. Those...
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Inside Out
October 28, 2026
The Power Of The Vote
Election Day in Israel was on Tuesday, October 27, followed exactly one week later by the American midterm elections on...
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Heard In The Bagel Store
October 28, 2026
My Tefillin Adventure
One of the temporary casualties of my mostly unusable right arm is how to get my tefillin on my left arm while...
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Israel
October 28, 2026
As The Midterms Approach, So Does The Islamist Domino Effect
With the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, the sudden outbreak of extreme violence in France, Belgium, and Italy by...
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From the Editor
October 28, 2026
Crucial Elections
After many months of anticipation, the long-awaited, highly analyzed, and incessantly talked about midterm elections are finally here. It’s additionally...
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Current Issue
Heard In The Bagel Store October 28, 2026
My Tefillin Adventure
One of the temporary casualties of my mostly unusable right arm is how to get my tefillin on my left arm while in shul each morning. As I mentioned last week, I missed a step in a relative’s house and suffered a hairline fracture of the humerus bone, which is located between the elbow and the shoulder. […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store October 21, 2026
Here We Go Again…
After all these decades of traveling here and there, I’ve assumed a different and a somewhat less prominent role. You see, last Sunday evening at a yahrzeit seudah for my bother Binyomin (his first), I attracted an inordinate amount of unwanted attention which I would have preferred not to. In short, I was walking into another room […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store October 14, 2026
Could We Live Here?
I’m enamored and intrigued by those Nefesh B’Nefesh ads that appear here on occasion promoting events that encourage and facilitate aliyah, promoting the idea that American Jews should emigrate to Israel. I literally love the idea of moving to Israel, but after spending ten days here on several occasions (I’m not saying that’s my limit), Esta […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store October 8, 2026
Jerusalem Diary
The streets are crowded—actually, they’re overcrowded unlike anything we’ve ever seen in Jerusalem. The last time I saw anything like this was during Shavuos several years ago when hordes of people began heading to the Kotel at 4 a.m. and earlier. So, this year we split the chag. That is, we were in New York for the first […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 23, 2026
Kosher Strike!
Three young men from the neighborhood decide to buy a bowling alley—no, that’s not the start of some joke. It’s a true story and I met the three people who recently bought Woodmere Lanes at 948 Broadway in Woodmere. And while I haven’t checked with ChatGPT, this might be the first glatt kosher Shomer Shabbosbowling emporium in […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 16, 2026
Four Soldiers
The painting “Four Soldiers” by the artist Chava Roth has been on the front page of the 5TJT issue prior to Rosh Hashanah last year as well as this year. As you may recall, it depicts two IDF soldiers wearing kippahs walking through the Old City alongside two Chassidic men wearing taleisim and shtreimels, and I always imagined it was Rosh Hashanah […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 9, 2026
The Right Shul
I know some people who have never been in more than one shul during their entire adult lives. Now that I think about it, I prefer moving around, trying different shuls. Do you think that’s a good idea or not? The fact of the matter is that when I was too young to cross a […]
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Israel
November 4, 2026
Big Change For Foreign Buyers: You May Now Be Able To Borrow 75%
For years, one of the biggest challenges for foreign residents looking to buy property in Israel has been the amount…
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Israel
November 4, 2026
Could 2027 Be the Year Your Dream of Owning a Home in Israel Finally Comes True?
You’ve thought about it. You’ve talked about it. Israel is more than a place you visit; it is your home.…
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Israel
November 2, 2026
Jerusalem Is Building: What American Buyers Should Know Before Buying a Home
www.jhomes.co.il New construction, urban renewal and major transportation projects are changing Jerusalem’s residential landscape. For American Jewish families considering a…
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Israel
October 28, 2026
As The Midterms Approach, So Does The Islamist Domino Effect
With the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, the sudden outbreak of extreme violence in France, Belgium, and Italy by…
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Israel
October 21, 2026
Why I Would Seriously Consider Buying Property In Israel Today
I’ve just spent a week in America, speaking to people about buying property in Israel, and I came away thinking…
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Israel
September 9, 2026
Buying New Construction In Israel? Why Tivuch Shelly Is The Name Buyers Trust
For decades, buyers looking for property in Israel have turned to Tivuch Shelly Real Estate, not simply to find a…
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Israel
September 2, 2026
More Than 1,100 North American Olim Make Aliyah This August, Marking Record Month of Aliyah
Credit Sivan Shachor More than 1,100 North American olim have made aliyah in August, marking a record-breaking month of aliyah. Last week, close to 100 olim arrived…
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Israel
August 27, 2026
Why Am I back?
I’ve just completed a dynamic few months interning at the Jerusalem Post, penning several published pieces, including two op-eds. I…
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