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Israel August 5, 2026

The UK’s Targeted Campaign Against Israeli Families Must Stop

By: Moshe Phillips

This summer, anti-Zionist politicians in the UK have started another unfair attack against Jewish families and communities in Judea and...

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Torah August 5, 2026

Chronicle of the Khmelnitsky Massacres: Rabbi Nosson Of Hanover’s Yavein Metzulah

By: Nosson Wiggins

Rabbi Nosson of Hanover was born in the 1620s in Ostroh, Ukraine to parents that emigrated from Hanover, Germany to...

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Israel August 5, 2026

American Jewry Is Drifting From Israel—Now We Know Who Taught It

By: Ronn Torossian

When a third of American Jews tell pollsters that Israel is committing genocide, the reflex in Jerusalem is to blame...

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Home August 5, 2026

What Will You Take Home From Israel?

By: Sivan Rahav Meir

“What will you take home with you from your visit to Israel?” I put that question to a group of...

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Advice August 5, 2026

Returning To School: A Challenge Beyond The Standard Checklist

By: Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick

As schools prepare to open, I receive numerous calls, emails and texts from colleagues and friends who work in yeshivas...

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Real Estate August 5, 2026

Summer Thoughts

Sometimes I wonder if I were to make a list of the top ten favorite things to do by Five...

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Health / Nutrition August 4, 2026

Strengthening Jewish Continuity: PUAH And Altneu Synagogue Explore Fertility Preservation, Halacha, And Building Jewish Families

On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, PUAH partnered with Altneu Synagogue for an intimate evening focused on fertility preservation, bringing together...

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Health / Nutrition August 4, 2026

Brain Atrophy: Does Hearing Loss Change Your Mind?

Listening Difficulties Might Affect More Than Communication Hearing loss can change how you connect with the world. But research suggests...

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Home August 4, 2026

Soundtrack Of A Generation: The Honorable Mentions (Part 2)

By: Ben Levi

Last week, I introduced a project where over the coming weeks, I’ll be counting down what I believe are the...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

By: Rabbi Chaim Bruk

Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Howard Schweitzer at the Mensch Club Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Reb Shloime Werdiger Rabbi Chaim Bruk...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Re’eh: Personalizing Prayer

By: Rabbi Moshe Taragin

In Parashat Re’eh, Moshe Rabbeinu begins preparing us for the profound changes that will accompany our entry into the Land of Israel. The...

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Food August 4, 2026

Summer’s Gold

By: Naomi Ross

It’s no coincidence that the best cooks are proponents of “cooking seasonally.” You may wonder if that really matters in...

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 29, 2026

Those Summer Days

By: Larry Gordon

It might be the most coveted and enjoyable season of the year depending on which part of the world you reside in. Although it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, it’s winter in locations like Melbourne, Australia and Johannesburg, South Africa, but nothing like your typical New York winter. With Tishah B’Av now behind us, baruch Hashem, […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 21, 2026

That Bar Mitzvah

By: Larry Gordon

Larry and parents with fruit boat One thing is clear to me—that day will never be forgotten. And the fact that I write about this event at least once a year illustrates to me that you, the reader, might never forget about it either even though you weren’t there. Later on, it would become known […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store July 15, 2026

That Week

By: Larry Gordon

This is the week on our annual calendar that is very different from all the other weeks. And it’s always been that way. Perhaps over the decades we’ve changed somewhat, but the week in question—this week—has somehow always managed to maintain its grit and character and essentially been the same regardless of what’s going on […]

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Understated Heroes

By: Larry Gordon

They do their work in a quiet and discreet fashion, but at the same time, with fierce determination. They are the women of Sister to Sister, an organization that provides multiple levels of support and assistance to women of all ages as they navigate the vicissitudes of divorce. My contact in Sister to Sister is […]

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Blueberry Yogurt

By: Larry Gordon

There were no yogurts on the store shelves for a few weeks because the machinery was being updated to meet the growing demands of the market. Having written the above paragraph, I’m wondering how I will be able to write a full essay on the subject of yogurt, including the various flavors, the taste, the […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store June 24, 2026

Those Post Cards

By: Larry Gordon

One of the requirements of summer back in the day was we had to write home at least once a week. To achieve that objective, our parents packed a number of stamped postcards so all we had to do was conveniently scribble out a few lines on the cards just to let them know we […]

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Heard In The Bagel Store June 17, 2026

Calendar Quandary

By: Larry Gordon

Summer is almost here. It’s hot outside, school is ending, seasonal plans are underway, and it’s time to start looking ahead while always keeping in mind the special days of years gone by. As I sit here, I’m conjuring up some of the most notable summer memories I’ve manage to collect over the years, baruch Hashem, […]

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Israel August 5, 2026

The UK’s Targeted Campaign Against Israeli Families Must Stop

By: Moshe Phillips

This summer, anti-Zionist politicians in the UK have started another unfair attack against Jewish families and communities in Judea and…

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Israel August 5, 2026

American Jewry Is Drifting From Israel—Now We Know Who Taught It

By: Ronn Torossian

When a third of American Jews tell pollsters that Israel is committing genocide, the reflex in Jerusalem is to blame…

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Israel July 29, 2026

FIDF And Israel Ministry Of Defense To Establish New Rehabilitation Center For IDF Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injuries

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) and the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) have signed an agreement to establish…

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Israel July 29, 2026

First Cohort Of Wounded IDF Veterans With PTSD Completes Practical Electronics Engineers Training, Immediately Hired By IAI

Graduates (shown from behind for security reasons) with the program leadership: David Peretz, IAI; Yair Katz, Head of the IAI…

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Israel July 29, 2026

The Light Within The Darkness

By: Hillel Scheinfeld

I sit on the floor this morning in Beit Shemesh on Tishah B’Av, the day established by our Sages as…

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Israel July 28, 2026

Summer Weddings And The Ubiquitousness Of Jerusalem

By: Moshe Phillips

The HuffPost website recently featured a young Jewish writer explaining what she wanted for her wedding: “I want Jewish traditions…

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Israel July 9, 2026

Presenting Israeli Real Estate in a New Hostile World

By: Miriam Gold, Marketing Manager

For over 40 years, Shelly Levine, founder and CEO of Tivuch Shelly Real Estate, has presented Israeli real estate to…

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Israel July 8, 2026

NBN Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of ZEI Fellows To Israel

This week, Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Zionist Education Initiative (ZEI) welcomed the inaugural cohort of its ZEI Fellowship to Israel, bringing together…

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