The Touchy Types

Question I’m not trying to shock you, but this is something I believe you should know. I apologize for my bluntness, but matchmakers say they want to know this kind...

Purim in the Shadow of October 7th

By:  Rabbi Zvi Gluck It’s the question that’s on all of our minds.   As Purim approaches, our hearts are heavy with the weight of recent events. How do we celebrate a...

Medicaid Planning

By Haas & Zaltz, LLP A recent National Public Radio (“NPR”) article discussed one family’s experience with the Medicaid estate recovery program, something many elderly Americans and their families face....

‘The Empty Wagon’: A Review Of R’ Yaakov Shapiro’s Attack on Zionism

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro’s "The Empty Wagon" is one of the most controversial books to hit the Orthodox world in decades. Its 1,373 pages deal with the...

Wicked Wishes

Recently I have begun to seriously question the advisability of listening to the news. This is because of a flaw in what I choose to think of as my...

Self-Serving Single Shadchan

Question Recently, I was contacted by a guy who said he was a shadchan with a large database of résumés in various WhatsApp groups. Over the phone, he sounded like...

Jews And Our Cars

I was driving through Lido Beach the other day on my way to Long Beach and into the Five Towns, mindlessly following the directions of my Waze app; I...

Dr. Fluency: Where Fluent Speech Is Within Your Reach

  One of the unique dimensions that distinguishes us from other forms of life is our complex speech. Very often, the way we articulate a message can be the key...

The Curious Case Of Adar Bet

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence You know how in some families, there’s that one month when there is a lot going on? Well, in ours, that month was one that doesn’t...

Hi, I’m MGHM

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence I was recently published in a magazine and wondered if it confused others reading the article when I was referred to by my three last...
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