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Heard In The Bagel Store
Sticks And Stones…
…may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Just a childhood rhyme that defends our self-esteem if it ever feels threatened. As you know, a little over a...
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Travel
A Souvenir With A Message
Guests at the recent bar mitzvah of Gilad Shlomo Ta’ir of Netanya went home with an unusual souvenir: a glass Kiddush cup, wine, Shabbat candles, and a copy of my new book...
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Israel’s Democracy Survives Its Politicians
Israel’s politicians have entered that familiar period when campaign promises acquire qualifications, sworn adversaries become possible partners, and red lines turn out to have convenient openings. President Isaac Herzog’s selection...
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Torah
The Real Deal: Remembering HaRav Itamar Schwartz
I only met HaRav Itamar Schwartz twice. I won’t pretend I knew him. But his sefer, Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh, changed my life. With his untimely passing, I would like to share what...
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Torah
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
The Montana chevra listening to Reb Shlomo Bochner of Bonei Olam The Montana chevra at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens Two of the Montana chevra learning with a bachur at Oholei Torah It’s one thing to talk about...
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They Could Have Warned Us!
One of the long-suffering issues for drivers in these parts are the sudden appearance of road and utility construction crews that cause detours, closed or clogged roads, and other annoying...
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Food
November 10, 2026
The Perfect Swipe
Short Fridays certainly get the adrenaline pumping as we rush towards Shabbos in these winter months. When I am short...
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Health / Nutrition
November 10, 2026
Why You Need Acupuncture Now
The weather has turned, the days are short, and your calendar is packed with what you need to accomplish in...
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Dating
November 10, 2026
DATING FORUM
Question Why are some people so much against single older men? My brother is my youngest sibling (he’s in his...
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Advice
November 10, 2026
Wild Ride
Last week I looked at some of the decay in the way our society views our elected officials as evidenced...
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Health / Nutrition
November 9, 2026
Out, Damned Spot!
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” cried Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, desperately trying to wash away an imaginary...
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Torah
November 9, 2026
Inseparable
Yitzchak is preparing to leave Israel. A famine has struck, and he considers following his father Avraham to Egypt, where...
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Torah
November 9, 2026
Beneath The Surface
“And Isaac loved Esav because [his] game was in his mouth, but Rebecca loved Jacob (Bereishis 25:28).” Families are complex, and...
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Torah
November 9, 2026
The Orthodox Union Fills a Critical Gap with Inaugural Chosson Rebbe Conference
For all the responsibility chosson rabbeim carry in preparing young men for marriage, they’ve long lacked something their counterparts who teach kallahs have had for...
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Torah
November 9, 2026
Toldos: Sincerity
Festive gatherings at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters, located at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn are, and have always been...
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Torah
November 9, 2026
Respect And Self-Respect
Human beings have a deep, inherent need to feel accomplished and significant. Hashem instilled in us a desire to realize...
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Torah
November 9, 2026
The Honest Jeweler Brings Hebrew Words Of Faith For Chanukah
Some of the most meaningful gifts aren’t simply beautiful. They carry words worth holding onto every day. The Honest Jeweler...
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Uncategorized
November 5, 2026
WHAT IS J.D. VANCE’S PROBLEM?
Why Is Israel Being Blamed for the Republican Party’s Election Defeat? There are approximately 200 countries in the world. Some...
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Current Issue
Heard In The Bagel Store November 12, 2026
A Week After Those Elections
Di velt vos mir haben gekent iz ibergekert gevorn! That’s a Yiddish expression for what happened last week: The world as we knew it has turned upside down. The outcome of last week’s Midterm Election is not what we were hoping for. But in the aftermath of the Republican Party fiasco, we all know what […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store November 12, 2026
Sticks And Stones…
…may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Just a childhood rhyme that defends our self-esteem if it ever feels threatened. As you know, a little over a month ago, I actually did fracture a very precious and important bone in my upper right arm. I had missed a step in a home […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store November 4, 2026
Changing The World
Sometimes all it takes is one person, one idea, and one extraordinary vision to change the face of an entire nation. Israel’s history is filled with such individuals. Think of David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, and Benjamin Netanyahu. Then there are the Nobel Prize winners, high-tech entrepreneurs, brilliant innovators, and battlefield heroes who have helped transform […]
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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 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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Israel
November 4, 2026
Islamist Domino Effect On Midterm Mayhem
The sudden outbreak of extreme violence in France, Belgium, and Italy by hordes of Muslim immigrants and Hamas and Palestinian…
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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
New construction, urban renewal and major transportation projects are changing Jerusalem’s residential landscape. For American Jewish families considering a home…
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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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