oBy Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence Every week, we’re thanked by someone passing through or by someone who davens in our house for...
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Read MoreIt was just another news conference between two world leaders. It was late Monday afternoon and Bibi Netanyahu was in...
Read MoreRabbi Schonfeld (far right), mesader kiddushin at my marriage to Drora Aharoni, December 25, 1988, at the JCC of West...
Read MoreBy R’ Mordechai Young There is a story that my Rebbi from Sh’or Yoshuv, Rabbi Steinwurtzel, once told me: Once...
Read MoreThe first year of President Donald J. Trump’s second term has made one thing unmistakably clear: “Make America Safe Again”...
Read MoreGrowing Up Emotionally in Order to Build a Marriage By Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, LCSW-R, LMFT, DHL Bereishis (2:24) describes the psychological...
Read MoreAs the new year approaches, I notice that I’m less interested in resolutions and more interested in something quieter. Authenticity....
Read MoreEstate planning is often viewed as a task reserved for the wealthy or the elderly. However, the true purpose of...
Read MorereBy B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS “I want to get a facelift, but I’m afraid it will look unnatural.”...
Read MorelienBy Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein When Jacob sensed his earthly demise nearing, he called in his twelve sons and offered...
Read MoreQuestion Why do shadchanim always tell the girls to keep dating a good guy even if the girl feels no attraction for...
Read More{David Reubeni and Shlomo Molcho (Part II) Diego Pires, born into a family of converso Jews in 1500, occupied the...
Read MoreInterest in Israeli real estate continues to grow among North American buyers—and for good reason. To meet this growing interest,...
Read MoreParashat Kedoshim commands us to sanctify ourselves. “Kedoshim tihiyu—become holy.” How do we accomplish this? How do we become holy? The answer...
Read MoreA friend in shul shared with me that a mutual friend had lost his wife, and the funeral would be...
Read MoreDear Esther, Several years ago, my husband and I met a couple when we were away on vacation. They seemed...
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