Home February 3, 2026

How Two Bar Mitzvah Boys Used Their Passion for Sports to Create Gaming Stations for Underprivileged Peers at Migdal Ohr

Natan Kalina with his thank you gift signed by the kids of Migdal Ohr Dovi Mirkhani with his thank you...

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Community February 3, 2026

Netanyahu: ‘World War Jew’ Ideology Threatens Israel And Western Democracies

Minister Chikli (L) presents the Annual Award of Honor for the Fight Against Antisemitism to Senior Counsel Leo Terrell Credit:...

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Home February 3, 2026

Finding Meaning in Giving: Winter Break on the Touro–Birthright Trip

By Chevy Carmel It was a week filled with holiness, a week of getting my hands dirty, a week of...

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5TJT Podcast January 30, 2026

Between the Lines – Ron Jager- January 29, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmr8Ejsbp_g

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From the Editor January 28, 2026

Meeting Eli Sharabi

We’ve all read and heard the stories. But until you meet a hostage and hear their story up close, as...

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From the Editor January 28, 2026

Trump’s Next Move

It’s starting to look like making peace is a lot more difficult and complex than making war. Over the last...

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Heard In The Bagel Store January 28, 2026

A Florida Cut

I needed a haircut, but where do I go down here in Florida and place my head in the hands...

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Heard In The Bagel Store January 28, 2026

From A Distance

After all this time, this could have been my first major snowstorm without any snow. Indeed, snow is a beautiful...

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Inside Out January 28, 2026

Anatomy Of A Thought

By Yochanan Gordon I’m writing to you from Hollywood, Florida. By the time you’re reading this I’ll already be home,...

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Words of Wisdom January 28, 2026

25 Years Of Impact

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence Getting nachas calls from teachers shouldn’t be limited to any specific age bracket. I don’t think there’s...

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Home January 28, 2026

The Last Mourning

By Lee Weisbord The recently arrived girl stood silently watching waiting for the sun to rise. Early morning was her...

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Advice January 28, 2026

Dating Was Never Meant To Look Like This: Rethinking The Shidduch Conversation

By Rachel Tuchman, LMHC We keep talking about the “shidduch crisis” as if it’s some kind of a math problem, but...

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Food January 28, 2026

A Tu B’Shevat Celebration

Tu B’Shevat is the Rosh Hashanah L’Ilanos, the New Year of trees. Does it look like the trees are blooming? Mine...

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Advice January 28, 2026

The Illusion Of Control

We like to believe we’re in control of our lives. We plan. We calculate. We work harder when things feel...

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Torah January 28, 2026

A Full-Page Ad And Photo Op: Is Ye’s Apology Enough?

By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg This week, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took out a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street...

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Advice January 28, 2026

Self-Care Is Not Selfish: Reframing Plastic Surgery As An Investment In Well-Being

By B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS In recent years, the concept of self-care has extended far beyond bubble baths...

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Torah January 27, 2026

Alexander’s Story

By Sivan Rahav Meir I received the following note from Devori Kleytman, who asked me to share the story of...

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Letters to the Editor January 27, 2026

Letters to the Editor

North Lawrence Dear Editor, I would like to cordially take umbrage with the recent actions and press campaign of the...

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