Words of Wisdom December 31, 2025

Unlocked Doors, Open Hearts

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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Inside Out December 31, 2025

G-d’s Essence

By Yochanan Gordon “B’shuv Hashem es shivas Tzion, hayinu k’cholmim.” When G-d returns the captives of Zion, it will become...

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Torah December 31, 2025

Yosef And Eretz Yisrael

By Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon  At the end of Parashat Vayechi—which of course is also the end of Sefer Bereishit—Yosef tells his brothers that...

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Uncategorized December 31, 2025

Bibi And Trump

It was just another news conference between two world leaders. It was late Monday afternoon and Bibi Netanyahu was in...

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Torah December 31, 2025

“A Rabbi For All Seasons”: A Tribute To Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, zt’l

Rabbi Schonfeld (far right), mesader kiddushin at my marriage to Drora Aharoni, December 25, 1988, at the JCC of West...

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Torah December 31, 2025

The Fire Of Embarrassment

By R’ Mordechai Young There is a story that my Rebbi from Sh’or Yoshuv, Rabbi Steinwurtzel, once told me: Once...

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News & Politics December 31, 2025

Order, Strength, And Security: One Year Of Making America Safe Again5Tow

The first year of President Donald J. Trump’s second term has made one thing unmistakably clear: “Make America Safe Again”...

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Torah December 31, 2025

Throw Away Your Old Toys

Growing Up Emotionally in Order to Build a Marriage By Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, LCSW-R, LMFT, DHL Bereishis (2:24) describes the psychological...

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Advice December 31, 2025

New Year, New Me, Or Something Like That

As the new year approaches, I notice that I’m less interested in resolutions and more interested in something quieter. Authenticity....

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Advice December 31, 2025

The Hidden Cost Of Dying Without A Will: Understanding Intestacy And State Law

Estate planning is often viewed as a task reserved for the wealthy or the elderly. However, the true purpose of...

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Health / Nutrition December 31, 2025

Ask Aviva: Your Questions On Beauty, Aging, And Plastic Surgery—Answered

reBy B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS “I want to get a facelift, but I’m afraid it will look unnatural.”...

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Torah December 31, 2025

Vayechi: Good and Pleasant

lienBy Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein When Jacob sensed his earthly demise nearing, he called in his twelve sons and offered...

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Dating December 30, 2025

DATING FORUM

Question Why do shadchanim always tell the girls to keep dating a good guy even if the girl feels no attraction for...

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Torah December 30, 2025

The Royal Secretary of Portugal, Diego Pires

{David Reubeni and Shlomo Molcho (Part II) Diego Pires, born into a family of converso Jews in 1500, occupied the...

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Israel December 30, 2025

Tivuch Shelly Brings Israeli Real Estate To NY & NJ: Why Now Is The Right Time To Buy in Israel

Interest in Israeli real estate continues to grow among North American buyers—and for good reason. To meet this growing interest,...

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Torah December 30, 2025

How We Become Holy

Parashat Kedoshim commands us to sanctify ourselves. “Kedoshim tihiyu—become holy.” How do we accomplish this? How do we become holy? The answer...

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Torah December 30, 2025

Nostalgic Reunion

A friend in shul shared with me that a mutual friend had lost his wife, and the funeral would be...

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Advice December 30, 2025

MINDBIZ

Dear Esther, Several years ago, my husband and I met a couple when we were away on vacation. They seemed...

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