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Heard In The Bagel Store August 12, 2026

Country Roads

By: Larry Gordon

Fifty years ago, I knew the Catskills roads so well that I was able to drive them at high speeds...

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From the Editor August 12, 2026

Two Elections

By: Larry Gordon

It’s odd that this fall there will be two pivotal elections held at opposite ends of the earth that are...

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Torah August 12, 2026

Shoftim: The Greatness Of Our Yichus

By: Rabbi Judah Mischel

Reb Tzvi Hersch HaKohen of Rimanov, zt’l, was a humble and unassuming tzaddik. He was orphaned as a young child and did...

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Home August 12, 2026

Tzedek v’Emet, Chesed v’Rachamim

By: Alan A. Mazurek, MD

As is frequently the case, I planned on writing about something else, but events in Israel quickly changed those plans....

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Israel August 12, 2026

ZAKA Search & Rescue Provides Kavod HaMeit During Busiest 24 Hours Of 5786, Responding From Tragedy To Tragedy

ZAKA Busiest Day ZAKA Search & Rescue volunteers worked virtually nonstop through a succession of tragedies across Israel and internationally...

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Inside Out August 12, 2026

Every Letter A Beginning

By: Yochanan Gordon

There is a unique phenomenon when it comes to the month of Elul, and that is the plethora of roshei teivos associated with...

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Torah August 12, 2026

Twenty Rabbanim From Around the World Unite for Elul Inspiration 5786

Rabbi Yona Reiss, Av Bais Din, CRC Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands Rabbi Heshy Blumstein, Yismach Moshe,...

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Torah August 12, 2026

Have You Heard Elkana Levi’s Speech?

By: Sivan Rahav Meir

A few days ago, a mesibat hodaya was held for Elkana Levi, an officer in the Golani Brigade who was badly wounded...

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Health / Nutrition August 12, 2026

Back-to-School Starts With Good Health

Episcopal Health Services Pediatrician Offers Expert Advice for Parents Back-to-school season can be hectic, but your child’s health doesn’t have...

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Home August 12, 2026

Remembering Rabbi Berel Wein On His Yahrzeit

By: Judah Gross

Today I sent my newly married son and daughter-in-law off to Eretz Yisrael. As I watched them leave, I couldn’t help...

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Home August 12, 2026

The Age Of Complacency Is Over: Why Our Generation Cannot Afford To Ignore The Warnings

By: Chaskel Bennett

History has a way of forcing people to confront hard truths. What if the warning signs are no longer warnings?...

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Real Estate August 12, 2026

Real Estate Humor

By: Anessa Cohen

Today just seemed like a good day to share some jokes. I’m not sure why, but it must have been...

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Heard In The Bagel Store August 12, 2026

Country Roads

By: Larry Gordon

Fifty years ago, I knew the Catskills roads so well that I was able to drive them at high speeds at night with my headlamps off. I knew all the twists and turns and curves, and my hands could navigate the car as if by instinct. I was adept at Lake House Road and the […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store August 5, 2026

More Zohran

By: Larry Gordon

What I appreciate about Mayor Zohran Mamdani are his crisp, finely tailored white shirts and thin black ties he wears. Beyond his sartorial choices, I’ve rarely encountered a political figure as openly hostile and, shall I say, contemptible as he is. People say all the time that Mamdani bristles with anger toward many groups, but […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 29, 2026

Those Summer Days

By: Larry Gordon

It might be the most coveted and enjoyable season of the year depending on which part of the world you reside in. Although it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, it’s winter in locations like Melbourne, Australia and Johannesburg, South Africa, but nothing like your typical New York winter. With Tishah B’Av now behind us, baruch Hashem, […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 21, 2026

That Bar Mitzvah

By: Larry Gordon

Larry and parents with fruit boat One thing is clear to me—that day will never be forgotten. And the fact that I write about this event at least once a year illustrates to me that you, the reader, might never forget about it either even though you weren’t there. Later on, it would become known […]

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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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Israel August 12, 2026

ZAKA Search & Rescue Provides Kavod HaMeit During Busiest 24 Hours Of 5786, Responding From Tragedy To Tragedy

ZAKA Busiest Day ZAKA Search & Rescue volunteers worked virtually nonstop through a succession of tragedies across Israel and internationally…

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Israel August 11, 2026

Nefesh B’Nefesh Celebrates Its 100,000th Oleh With The President Of Israel

President Isaac Herzog welcomed NBN’s 100,000th North American Oleh to the President’s Residence Photo Credit Yonit Schiller President Isaac Herzog…

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Israel August 5, 2026

140 New Immigrants From France Arrive In Israel On Special ‘Families Flight’

New Oleh arriving in Israel. Credit: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration A total of 140 new immigrants from France arrived…

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Israel August 5, 2026

1,700 Young Jews From Around The World Gather In Tel Aviv For Birthright Israel Summer Event

Approximately 1,700 young Jewish adults from around the world attended Birthright Israel’s main summer event Tuesday night at the Tel…

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Israel August 5, 2026

Amid Israel’s Growing Teacher Shortage, Nefesh B’Nefesh and Israeli Government Launch National Educators Aliyah Program

Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass; Israel’s Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer; Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Tony…

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Israel August 5, 2026

The UK’s Targeted Campaign Against Israeli Families Must Stop

By: Moshe Phillips

This summer, anti-Zionist politicians in the UK have started another unfair attack against Jewish families and communities in Judea and…

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Israel August 5, 2026

American Jewry Is Drifting From Israel—Now We Know Who Taught It

By: Ronn Torossian

When a third of American Jews tell pollsters that Israel is committing genocide, the reflex in Jerusalem is to blame…

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Israel July 29, 2026

FIDF And Israel Ministry Of Defense To Establish New Rehabilitation Center For IDF Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injuries

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) and the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) have signed an agreement to establish…

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