Halachic Musings: Marry My Ex — Please!
No, the headline is not a Henny Youngman joke. Rather, it was the basis of a question that was posed recently to two outstanding gedolei ha’dor: Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein,...
Halachic Musings: Pesach Overview Part 2
By Yair Hoffman
Month Of Nissan
During the month of Nissan, we do not fast — not even for the yahrzeit of a parent. We do not recite the prayer...
Torah With Derech Eretz
Senator Todd Kaminsky was recently privileged with sharing in the celebrations of two respected institutions in the Five Towns. (1)Â Senator Kaminsky at Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns...
Tribute To My Uncle Reb Yisrael Gordon, z’l
By Yochanan Gordon
My great-uncle Reb Yisrael, the son of Reb Yochanan (yes, my namesake) and Zeesha Gordon, passed away early Sunday morning, the eve of Tu B’Shevat, at the...
Biale Rebbe Of Bnei Brak to Visit Five Towns
Barely a year has passed since the Biale Rebbe’s last visit to the Five Towns, yet hundreds are excitedly anticipating his return. Each year, when the Rebbe arrives at...
Souls on Fire: Encountering Niflaos HaBorei
Musings of a Shliach From Montana
Just the other day, I took a “quick” five-hour roundtrip drive to a beautiful ranch off the beaten path. The purpose of the visit...
Yeshiva Darchei Torah Dinner: A Look At The Honorees Part 2
By Benzion Kaplan
Hakaras Hatov Award: Mr. and Mrs. Yumi Kleinbart. Yossi Kleinbart is now in his fourth fruitful year as a talmid of Mesivta Chaim Shlomo, and his parents,...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana: A Letter To Zeesy
Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah are two of the most amazing days, when Jews get to celebrate alone with Hashem and His Torah. The Midrash relates that the seven...
‘Immersed In Torah, Engaged With The World’
The headline atop this article is the motto of the Gush. But what is “the Gush”? It is one of the foremost Modern Orthodox Torah institutions in the world....
Dirshu Yom Limud U’Tefillah Inspires on Chofetz Chaim’s Yahrzeit
By Chaim Gold
What do Houston, Miami, Brooklyn, the Five Towns, and Lakewood all have in common? All of them were cities that participated in Dirshu’s momentous Yom Limud U’Tefillah...
Latest article
Netanyahu Expected to Freeze Judicial Reforms Amid Mass Civil Disobedience
(March 27, 2023 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to freeze his government’s judicial reform program on Monday.
He is set to deliver a speech...
True Character
Each one of Masechet Avot’s perakim begins with a central teaching. The fourth perek opens with Ben Zoma’s definition of four characters: the...
Heard In The Matzah Factory No More: A 5TJT Fan Relates
By Chaim Yehuda Meyer
I read with great interest Larry Gordon’s article, “The History of Cake” (March 17, 2023). Mr. Gordon reminiscences about the Passover...