Contesting A Jewish Marriage Annulment
Machberes: Inside The Chassidish And Yeshivish World
By Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
A most painful issue has arisen within the halachic community. Tamar E. recently remarried without a get (Jewish divorce) from...
Emotional Safety: Does Your Nanny Have What It Takes?
By: Aliza Tropper, LMHC
Many of our young children are being cared for by nannies. Whether you’re a homemaker or a working mom, you did your research on getting the...
DATING FORUM
By Baila Sebrow
Question
I’ve been in the dating scene for close to five years. The guys I go out with all sound great and sometimes even seem great, too—until I get...
Vacation From Vacation
The conclusion of summer camps and the return of our children signals the end of summer. Yes, technically, the summer season extends until September 21 and the fall solstice...
Malkie Hirsch: Shabbos Party
By Malkie Hirsch
Yesterday was a particularly busy Shabbos day.
Once upon a time, with Moshe at the helm, this was commonplace. It would be a nonstop parade in the Hirsch...
Tu B’Av Together: Global Day Of Tefillah For Shidduchim
By Bentzy Friedman
Last year, over a quarter of a million people gathered together at one moment across the globe to daven for all who need shidduchim. Many were helped....
Michelle Rubinstein At One Year: Her Light Still Flickers
By Jacob Rubinstein
One of the eminent traditions of a yahrzeit tribute is the yahrzeit candle. The Yaavetz in Kesubos 103a points to a pasuk in Mishlei (20:27) as the...
Dating Forum: One Is The Loneliest Number
Question
I’m a newly divorced single mom, and I live in a mainly frum community; my entire block is frum. When I was married, my ex and I used to...
Keeping Our Couples Connected
The Orthodox Union and Shalom Task Force hosted a conference for community leaders, “Keeping Couples Connected,” at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst at the end of July. More than...
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Addressing V’Lo Yilbash
Sometimes, a general prohibition is well-known, but the details of the prohibition are foreign even to seasoned talmidei chachamim. Although the prohibition of v’lo...
Terror In Jerusalem: Seven Dead in Shooting in Synagogue in Neve Yaakov
Elad Benari, Canada
At least seven people were killed and several others were injured, including one critically, in a shooting attack on a synagogue in...
Gaza Terrorists Fire Rockets Into Israel, Prompting IDF Retaliatory Strikes Against Hamas
(January 27, 2023 / JNS) Palestinian terrorists fired a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israeli communities overnight Thursday, prompting retaliatory strikes by the IDF...