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“Just Log Off”: An Honest Talk About Social Media And Consumption
There were a lot of conversations over Sukkos about the amount of wealth and materialism being displayed online, from expensive trips to Israel and luxury hotels, to elaborate sukkahs, beautiful homes,...
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Advice
The Most Expensive Way to Give Ma’aser
The Kol Nidrei appeals are behind us and the year-end campaigns will be arriving any day now. What I see over and over again is that a surprising number of people in this...
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Health / Nutrition
Professional Care Vs. OTC Hearing Devices: What To Know
If you have difficulty hearing, you may have explored over-the-counter (OTC) hearing instruments, a newer category of FDA-regulated medical devices for certain adults. They’ve helped make hearing help even more...
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Torah
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Note from the Israeli family from Shavei Tzion Rabbi Chaim bentching lulav and esrog with Doran, a member of our growing community The Mincha Minyan at Dimitri and Karla’s Chanukas HaBayit in Bozeman I...
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Advice
Fight Or Flight On The Flight
Several years ago, I read a news account of a spectacular rescue. A family was boating offshore when a young child fell overboard. As the father prepared to dive into...
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Dating
DATING FORUM
Question My son recently went out with a girl whom he liked. During their conversation, she mentioned that she had started high school in a frum school but transferred to public school...
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Latest News
Health / Nutrition
October 6, 2026
What You Should Know About Vaccines
Ambulatory care pharmacist, and assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Touro College of Pharmacy Vaccines have greatly contributed to keeping...
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Health / Nutrition
October 6, 2026
Prayer, Plastic Surgery, And The Power Of A Shaliach
Before Yom Kippur, I made a visit to the Ohel, the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson....
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Torah
October 6, 2026
Reflections On My Mother
On the third day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos, my dear mother, Mrs. Susan Taragin, appeared to be in good health. She had...
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Torah
October 6, 2026
Echoes of Rashi
Rashi, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, lived in France from 1040 to 1105. His commentary transformed the way we study Torah. His...
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Torah
October 6, 2026
Distinct Divine Relationships
Parashat Bereishit is full of vivid stories and remarkable scenes: Creation, Gan Eden, the eitz hada’at, and Kayin and Hevel. Together they...
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Community
October 6, 2026
Fire Erupts At Central Perk In Cedarhurst
Developing Story A large-scale fire broke out Tuesday in the kitchen area of Central Perk, a popular café on Central...
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Advice
September 24, 2026
There May Be An Abuser In Your Shul
There may be an abuser in your shul. I’m sorry; I’m not saying this to spread rumors or fear-monger. I...
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Torah
September 24, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Dr. Andy David, former Israeli Consul to the Pacific NW, shaking lulav in the sukkah in 2016 September Mensch Club in Bozeman This morning...
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Torah
September 24, 2026
What Will You Do With Another Year?
Imagine for a moment that your heart stops beating. With no pulse, no breath, suddenly you’re no longer in control...
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Torah
September 24, 2026
Simply A Sukkah
My friend, Chani Lifshitz, who served for 25 years as the Chabad emissary to Kathmandu, once remarked, “By now, everyone...
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Inside Out
September 23, 2026
G-d’s Name
Singer-songwriter Gabe Bauman wrote a song that went viral about G-d knowing each of our names and feeling each of...
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From the Editor
September 23, 2026
Missing That Sukkah
The walls had a real wood look that is so coveted by today’s designers. The walls were thick, and only...
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Current Issue
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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Heard In The Bagel Store September 2, 2026
Eleven Months
My brother Binyomin, a’h, has three great daughters: Perel, Naomi, and Malkie. Let me tell you two things about them. Perel is named after my sister-in-law Sandy’s grandmother. Naomi is named after my paternal grandmother. And Malkie is named after my maternal grandmother, my mother’s mother, Chaya Malka. My brother Binyomin was sadly niftar almost 11 months ago. Since, […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store August 26, 2026
School Daze
Can you imagine yeshiva classes beginning in mid-August back when you were in school? I remember once receiving a notice at home when I was going into sixth grade notifying us that school was going to start either August 29 or 30. But that was about all I was willing to take. I told my […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store August 19, 2026
A Misjudgment And Apology
For the past 26 years, the 5TJT has been highly selective and careful not just about the stories we cover and report on, but the ads we accept and sometimes reject. Last week, I made a mistake in allowing a full-page ad for the sale of cannabis that set off a small furor in our community. And […]
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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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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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