The Heart Of The Matter
Torah law includes the rules of Hiddur mitzvah, which means making an effort to acquire the most beautiful ritual objects to enhance the performance of mitzvos. Hiddur means that...
Dating Events: For Profit Or Purpose?
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Baruch Hashem, the summer is over. Do you know how much money I spent on singles events since June? More than most people earn. I got a few dates...
Grief, Gratitude, And Grace
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence
These days, unfortunately, there’s no shortage of heartbreaking news coming out of the Jewish world, both locally and internationally.
I peruse different media outlets, watching other...
A New Kind of Family: How Mediation Saved Our Shabbos And Yom Tov
Divorce is never easy. For Ahuva and Chaim, it felt like the end of everything they had built during their 15 years of marriage. They had always been the...
Mindbiz: My Son-in-Law the Know-It-All
Dear Esther,
When my son-in-law Josh first started dating our daughter Rena, we liked him very much. He seemed like such a friendly, personable, interesting young man. Rena has always...
Sparking Connection
Dear Elisheva,
My husband and I were determined not to let this happen to us—we had even discussed this when we were dating—but 15 years later, here we are. We’re...
Dating Forum: Broken Engagement
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A great shidduch was suggested for my daughter. We’ve had an eye on this boy for a while, but whenever we asked a shadchan to redt the shidduch, this...
Dating Forum: Too Good To Be True
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I was recently told the following by a prominent individual: “Calling all references before deciding on a first date is the best way to protect a woman from ending...
Dating Forum: Changing Observance Levels
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I played by the rules and did what everyone wanted me to do: top shiur in high school, yeshiva in Israel, learning and online college, etc. Then I got...
Dating Forum: Boys Are Suffering in Shidduchim Too
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My family and I have been reading your column with interest for years, and my husband asked me to write to you about what we know is a double...
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Three IDF reservists die in blast in northern Gaza
(Oct. 10, 2024 / JNS)
Three Israel Defense Forces reservists were killed and two other soldiers were seriously wounded when their vehicle hit an explosive device...
Make Yom Kippur Personal And Collective
Yom Kippur and the process of teshuvah plunge us into the depths of our souls, stripping away layers of self-deception and ego while removing...
Money-Saving Tips for Sukkot and Beyond
By Stacey Zrihen
How much does it cost to host 18 meals over the course of one month? This is not a theoretical question, but...