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I feel like as much as men grumble about having to build a sukkah, we do enjoy the part where we get to figure...

For all the years that we can remember, the sukkah has been four walls and a halachic ceiling or schach covering, and that was...

As we all know Yom Kippur is a challenging enough experience without having Israel at war as part of the package. But 50 years...

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch I get especially nostalgic around this time of year and although I’m sure many people can share in my sentiments during...

There seems to be an overall theme in the Orthodox Jewish community of being married at a certain age, by a certain time, to...

Of all the things that could be running through your head when you’re waiting in line for kapparos on a busy erev Yom Kippur,...

Disclaimer: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with various clients. It does not depict a specific encounter....

The words, thoughts, and ideas I am sharing here are for you, and they are for me, too. As a parent of a daughter...

An important part of Elul Zman, along with long hours in the beit midrash, are frequent bonding exercises that foster camaraderie among Yeshivat Hakotel’s...

Just a bit over 15 years ago, the following chain of events unfolded. It was winter and we were celebrating the bar mitzvah of...

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Around the time that I attended my first trip with NCSY, my entire perspective on having company on Shabbat and yom...

It is the time of year to look ahead and at the same time to look back and reflect on the past and the...

I would like to ask the klal a question. How many of you thought I was going to Stern this semester? (I’ll raise my hand...

By Rabbi Zvi Gluck It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again. Maybe you spent Elul mentally preparing yourself for Rosh Hashanah and Yom...

This holiday season is probably my favorite. The energy of the upcoming New Year and all of its promise makes me feel more spiritual...

Question Baruch Hashem, the summer is over. Do you know how much money I spent on singles events since June? More than most people earn....

DISCLAIMER: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with clients. It does not depict a specific encounter. This...

Rosh Hashanah is once again upon us. If only there were some warning. And even though we mostly think about the seriousness of the...

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch It’s not a stretch to hear about someone local who has 10 siblings but in the secular world, it’s a bit...

It seems that the New Year has a way of sneaking up on you. You just look around and it’s right there in front...

We like sitting in the back of the shul where it is quiet, there is less clamor, more privacy, and where you can just...

Question Most of my friends just started dating, and I am a 21-year-old divorced woman. There is no available shidduch for me because, on top...