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April 20, 2026
The Shidduch Process And The Pressure To “Appear”
By B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS With Pesach now far in the rearview mirror, we have returned to our...
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Dating
April 20, 2026
DATING FORUM
Question I’ve been dating a guy I met at my married friends’ house while at a Shabbos lunch. It was...
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Uncategorized
April 20, 2026
The Space Between Us
Rebbe Chanina Segan HaKohanim (RCS”H) says: “Always pray for the welfare of the government, for if not for its fear,...
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Torah
April 20, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Menny and Chaim saying Shema at the top of the “M.” Rabbi Chaim catching his breath on a bench on the...
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Uncategorized
April 20, 2026
V’ahavta And Tzelem Elokim
There are many powerful pesukim in the Torah. Some speak of Divine presence in this world, whether through creation or supernatural intervention....
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Advice
April 20, 2026
Bikur Cholim: The Healing Visit
Our Sages offer guidelines on bikur cholim, the mitzvah of visiting those who are ill. These include structure for the timing of the...
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From the Editor
April 15, 2026
Keeping Track of Trump
Israel’s critics are having a blast, so to speak, blaming the Jewish state for dragging Donald Trump into war with...
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From the Editor
April 15, 2026
Going, Coming, Going
The young men and women who struggled to find a flight back to New York from Israel prior to Pesach...
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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...
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Inside Out
April 15, 2026
Basketball Court As Beis Medrash
By Yochanan Gordon In the airport earlier today, as we were boarding our flight from West Palm Beach, one of...
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Inside Out
April 15, 2026
The Unspoken Moshiach Seudah Speech
By Yochanan Gordon Every family has a child with social abnormalities—the type of kid who expresses what others think, but...
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Advice
April 15, 2026
Jewish Pride Must Make A Comeback: My Speech At Trump National Doral Miami
For 12 years, I was Vice Chair of Birthright. I went around the country, speaking to families and young people...
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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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Heard In The Bagel Store March 11, 2026
Missing Moshe
For us, these seven years have passed swiftly. For his five beautiful children, no doubt these seven years have felt more like an eternity. The memories of that day—as well as the shock—will live with us forever. Moshe Hirsch, our son-in-law, at just 39 years old, departed this world way too soon. Nison making a […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store March 5, 2026
The Need To Know
Here in the U.S., it’s just a bit more frustrating when events in Israel happen over Shabbos or yom tov. A woman who lives near us here in Florida says she has a grandson in Gaza, so she keeps her radio on over Shabbos. I don’t remember which war it was, but my dad once left […]
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Heard In The Bagel Store February 25, 2026
More On The Weather
At least now we don’t have to worry about any more paralyzing snowstorms since the worst appears to be behind us. That is, unless another monster nor’easter is planning to head our way in the upcoming days and weeks. Full disclosure compels me to admit that we escaped to Florida before the blizzard hit, so […]
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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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Israel
March 25, 2026
His Name Was Yehuda Sherman
By Juda Honickman Spokesperson for One Israel Fund His name was Yehuda Sherman. He was 18 years old. On Shabbos…
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Israel
March 25, 2026
Amid Ongoing Security Tensions, 40 North Americans Become Israeli Citizens In One Day
Caption Eli Schwartz Credit Yonit Schiller Welcoming new olim Photo Credit Yonit Schiller Newcomers, undeterred by war, arrive just in…
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Israel
March 18, 2026
EL AL Spokesperson:March 18, 2026 | 4:00 PM
EL AL provides an update regarding next week’s flight cancellationsEL AL announces that, due to the restrictions on operations at…
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Israel
March 13, 2026
EL AL Spokesperson
March 13, 2026 EL AL Will Operate Special Flights for American Citizens Whose Flights From Israel Were Canceled Thousands of…
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