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May 6, 2026
Vote Forman-Mansdorf On May 19
Dr. Asher Mansdorf Murray Forman Once again, it’s time to vote for trustees of the Lawrence Union Free School District...
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From the Editor
May 6, 2026
Meeting Elise Stefanik
Next week over one thousand members of NORPAC will be traveling to Washington, DC to meet with lawmakers and thank...
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Torah
May 6, 2026
The Megaleh Amukot: The Life and Works of Rabbi Nosson Nota Shapiro of Cracow
Rabbi Nosson Nota (ben Shlomo) Shapiro was born in 1585 into one of the most prominent rabbinic families in Europe....
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Heard In The Bagel Store
May 6, 2026
Make Me A Match
We’ve been focused on trying to make shidduchim for many years. After last week’s tribute to three young men who tragically passed...
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Advice
May 6, 2026
A No-Holds-Barred Talk About GLP-1
Everywhere we turn lately, people are talking about going on GLP-1s (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound) as a form of weight...
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News & Politics
May 6, 2026
Germany’s Secret History Of Nuclear Assistance To Iran
One can only imagine the anxiety and stress everyone would have felt if a warning blast coincided with the memorial...
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Inside Out
May 6, 2026
Kavod
The Gemara in Yevamos teaches that Rabbi Akiva had twelve thousand pairs of students stretching from Giv’as to Antifras, and they all perished during...
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Torah
May 6, 2026
Behar-Bechukosai: Komemiyus!
A revolutionary educator and builder of Torah, the famed Alter of Slabodka, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt’l, reoriented the focus of avodas...
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Real Estate
May 6, 2026
The Tradeoffs Passive Real Estate Investors Overlook
We’ve all been there. You’re at a kiddush or a simcha and someone pulls you aside to tell you about this great real estate...
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Torah
May 6, 2026
Are You Trying To Inspire… But Pushing People Away?
A man once tried to convince his friend to start exercising. Every time they met, he’d shake his head: “You...
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Letters to the Editor
May 6, 2026
Letters to the Editor
All We Have Left Are the Memories Dear Editor, Time waits for no one. Zev, a’h, is buried in Israel at...
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Heard In The Bagel Store May 6, 2026
Make Me A Match
We’ve been focused on trying to make shidduchim for many years. After last week’s tribute to three young men who tragically passed away over the last few years, the reactions were varied. More than anything, it conjured up great sadness in many of us. As a follow up, I wanted to do something more upbeat and productive, […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store April 29, 2026
Zev At 20
Had he lived and gone on in life, Zev Friedman would be 36 years old today. So why is this essay entitled Zev at 20? It might be simple to compute, but Zev lost his life as a 16-year-old boy all those years ago. So, what does this tragic event have to do with this […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store April 22, 2026
By The Book
It was nasty and more than a little antagonistic. Am I referring to a debate at the United Nations? A meeting between the leaders of the U.S. and Iran? Nope. Except for the combative nature of the meeting, it was absolutely nothing like that. There were raised voices and multiple opportunities for participants to express […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store April 15, 2026
Rearview Mirror
With Pesach behind us and Orlando, at least for us, in the rearview mirror, I can say it was truly delightful. And as I told my friends, Dani and Eli, it truly was the ultimate Pesach. Coincidentally, that is what they call their Pesach programs, as these endeavors are known. Here in Orlando, where we […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store March 30, 2026
An Empty Seat At The Seder
I’ve written a lot about my brother Binyomin and the fact that he passed away almost a half year ago. It was just a few days after Sukkos, after we had celebrated a beautiful and long yom tov in Jerusalem with a big part of the family. He had not been well for months after they discovered […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store March 25, 2026
On The Road Again
Our sages explain to us that concerning the 40 years the Jewish people spent wandering in the desert on their way to Eretz Yisrael, 38 of those years were spent in approximately one place. That means for 38 of the 40 years, the Jewish people were essentially encamped in the same location. Most of those 38 […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store March 18, 2026
An Unusual Week
Mr. and Mrs. Nudel, a’h This week we observed three major events which I’m fairly certain I’ve written about in the past, though perhaps not as a singular unit. Here’s the important thing. It’s now eight years later. This week, just before we went to press, we observed the 8th yahrzeit of my mother, Sara Rosa basAharon. Next […]
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April 29, 2026
“Move on.” This Is How It Starts
“Nearly a third of Long Island residents don’t believe the Holocaust should be required teaching and suggest Jews just ‘move…
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Israel
April 29, 2026
There Are No Coincidences
As we approach the latter parshiyot of Sefer Vayikra, Leviticus, it is worthwhile to pause and reflect. Those of us who are immersed…
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Israel
April 22, 2026
A Tale Of Four Azakot
An az-a-ka, plural azakot, is the modern Hebrew word for a siren blast. Those in Israel have become painfully familiar with the…
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Israel
April 21, 2026
The Israel-Iran Conflict: Post War Challenges
As we follow the news from Israel, we hear mixed reports regarding the ceasefire. Some officials report that the war…
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Israel
April 14, 2026
When the Siren Sounds, Not Everyone Can Move to Reach Safety
The Purple Vest Mission confronts a life-and-death question too often left unasked: who is included in our systems of survival?…
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Israel
March 30, 2026
“Dr. Strangelove” Or: “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb Shelter”
By Alan A. Mazurek, MD Ah, what a complicated relationship we, like all Israelis, have with our shelter. I began…
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Israel
March 29, 2026
Rebuilding Childhood: A Passover Story Of Healing And Hope
Israel Orphans of 10-7 Credit @ashkenazi Passover is a time of memory and renewal, a moment when we gather to…
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Israel
March 29, 2026
A Eulogy for Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz
Immediately after Shabbos, we received heartbreaking news. An IDF soldier was killed in combat in Southern Lebanon. He was identified…
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