A Place To Belong
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
It’s always a good time when I get that ominous WhatsApp message from the editor (my pet name for Abba) that goes:
“Hi.”
Now, if you’re one of...
Ivanka Trump in the News and Halachah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Recently, some Jewish websites and print publications published a rewrite of a Vanity Fair piece on Ivanka Trump. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency's piece was penned by...
About Women
A woman called our offices last week to find out where she could find our newspaper in Jackson, NJ. She said she is an avid reader of 5TJT, and...
The New Neighbors
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
One of the advantages to remaining local to the community you were raised in and having siblings there is the occasional impromptu Shabbos lunch that starts...
Save The Agunah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Dahlia Oziel is a singer, songwriter, and Instagram influencer who has started a revolution in how the Jewish community responds to agunos. The terrain has now...
Out Of Many, One
By Yochanan Gordon
“E Pluribus Unum” is a Latin phrase that appears on the dollar bill, which means out of many, one.
Yom Kippur, which is within a week away, is...
Dovid And Huxley: A Love Story
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
I’ve always been an animal lover, so it should come as no surprise that my children share that same love. They also share the ability to...
Into The Light
By Hillel Fuld
Not sure I should be putting this into writing.
Since I can remember, I have always been confused by anti-Semitism. I get it—they hate us. But why?
Well, Jewish...
A Cold Sukkos
By Yochanan Gordon
It was in shul on erev Rosh Hashanah when someone in my vicinity was conversing with a friend about how the weather in Uman is similar to...
Head And Shoulders
This isn’t sponsored content by Procter & Gamble for Head and Shoulders shampoo. As someone who has been selling advertising for this newspaper for over a decade and a...
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