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June 16, 2026
Lost In Translation: When Doctors Speak A Different Language
One of the greatest ironies in medicine is that we spend years learning how to communicate with one another, and...
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Home
June 16, 2026
Florida Frees Residents From Real Estate Taxes
As Florida voters cast their ballots this November, they will decide if the residents of this amazing state will be...
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Advice
June 16, 2026
Stay In The Game
I don’t follow sports. At all. In all my life, I don’t think I’ve watched five consecutive minutes of basketball....
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Advice
June 16, 2026
Whispers
Your body starts whispering to you that it needs some TLC, or tender loving care. As time passes and it...
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Uncategorized
June 16, 2026
The Significance And Joy Of Wearing Tefillin
The Zohar states: “Happy is the man who wears tefillin and knows its reason” (1:139a). What is the purpose of tefillin, and why...
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Torah
June 16, 2026
The Positive In The Negative
By R’ Mordechai Young For a few years I worked in an afternoon program teaching some boys. Towards the end...
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Torah
June 16, 2026
Korach: Misreading Intentions
We had hit rock bottom. After the sin of the spies, we were sentenced to wander the desert for forty...
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Advice
June 16, 2026
Limitless Possibilities
Someone approached me the other night with an observation. Our generation grew up with discipline. Our parents taught us to...
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Advice
June 16, 2026
The Shidduch Lounge Initiative: Bringing Hope To The Community Supported By Research
By Naomi Rosenbach, PhD It should come as no surprise that the new Shidduch Lounge Initiative, founded and led by...
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From the Editor
June 10, 2026
Re-Electing the Mayor
It’s clear that when an elected official is up for re-election and he or she has no opposition, it’s a...
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From the Editor
June 10, 2026
Stop And Go War
No one likes it and no one wants it. But these neighborhood bullies have to be dealt with once and...
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News & Politics
June 10, 2026
Congressional Leaders Lambast Iran And Antisemitism At ZOA Washington Mission
{IMG U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Antisemitism Chair Leo Terrell, Esq. with ZOA National President Morton Klein {Caption U.S....
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Current Issue
Heard In The Bagel Store June 10, 2026
Florida In June
If Florida was created to escape the single-digit winter temperatures that we experience in New York, what’s the point of flying down to South Florida to trade hot, sunny days up north for hotter and even more humid days down south? This meteorological conundrum is about the old Florida that our bubbies and zaidesused to frequent. Today, the […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store June 3, 2026
A Busy Day
During different times of the year, there is a plethora of events and activities that are meant to attract different segments of New York and New Jersey’s vibrant Jewish communities. And the start of summer is one of the busiest times. In fact, last Thursday was so busy that we could have spent the entire […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store May 27, 2026
The Genius of Congressman Tom Emmer
The first time I met Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn) was the other night at a NORPAC event in Lawrence. Emmer is the majority whip in the House, and after listening to him for just a few minutes, it was clear that he’s a genius with an impressive grasp of the congressional map as it stands […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store May 27, 2026
Meeting Laura Gillen
You cannot be anything but pleased with Rep. Laura Gillen’s staunchly pro-Israel voting record and her commitment to a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. Ms. Gillen (D-NY-04), who is very personable, understands that a large part of her district contains an active, engaged segment of the New York Jewish community, which numbers about 3 million statewide. Congresswoman […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store May 19, 2026
Missing Kahane
Perhaps you’ve seen the old video of Rabbi Meir talking about how he made aliyah with his family and volunteered for reserve duty with the IDF. He was too old at the time to serve as a regular enlisted soldier, so like all Israeli citizens, he joined the unit they felt best suited him. Back in New […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store May 19, 2026
Those Shavuos Memories
If you’re reading this on yom tov, then you know Shavuos is one great chag. We have everything packed into it. There are special prayers and liturgy recited in shuls, including the recitation of Megillat Ruth, a tale of transformation that we can learn so much from even today. Not to mention that our meals are something […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store May 13, 2026
Humble Cheesecake
My dad was fond of expressing what he believed were the unique distinctions between the various Jewish holidays. He usually noted that on Sukkos, we were able to dine on whatever we wanted but could not eat wherever we wanted. That means we were required to live as much as possible in our sukkah. Then there was Pesach, […]
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Israel
June 10, 2026
Disappointment Is Not Despair
I have written about this subject before, and unfortunately it is time to revisit it once again. It was about…
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Israel
June 10, 2026
Ambassador Huckabee And The Eyes Of Yehoshua And Calev
By Juda Honickman Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit across from Ambassador Mike Huckabee at his Jerusalem…
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Israel
June 10, 2026
96 Years Of Saving Lives: Magen David Adom Marks Anniversary with Reunion Event
Magen David Adom Team During the Swords of Iron War Magen David Adom MDA Reunion Kobi Hershtal & Eli Bin…
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Israel
June 4, 2026
Heroines Of October 7 On Stage And Livestream
HEROINES! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul Credit: Rebecca Kowalsky HEROINES! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul Credit: Sharon Altshul…
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Israel
May 27, 2026
The Dark Roots Of “Jewish Supremacy”: How A Holocaust Inversion Slur Went From Being Used Only By Pariahs To Becoming Chic
Where did the epithet “Jewish supremacist” come from? Why would an organization that claims to “organize and mobilize pro-Israel, pro-peace…
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Israel
May 13, 2026
Gather Us From The Four Corners Of The Earth
As we anticipate a resumption in the attacks on Iran along with the continued attacks on Hezbollah, we are filled…
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Israel
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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