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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Home January 27, 2026

This Is Our Hatzalah

Hatzalah South Florida Credit Photo Credit Marder Photography This is our home. It is where families live, where children grow,...

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Home January 27, 2026

Guardian Of The Soul: Choosing For Hashkafa

When young parents in our community sit down to draft a will, the conversation almost always turns to the most...

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Home January 27, 2026

Valuable Stuff

I realized the other day that we speak regularly about the different aspects of buying and selling homes, but we...

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Torah January 27, 2026

Honoring Hashem By Revering Talmidei Chachamim

By R’ Mordechai Young One the Mashgiach at Ponevezh Yeshiva asked a bachur to stand near the Rosh Yeshiva in the morning. Rav Shach, zt’l, was always thinking...

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Torah January 27, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

(left to right) Yanky Bruk, Rochel Banon, Rabbi Chaim, Mushkie Deitsch, and Chanochie Deitsch at Chai Lifeline’s 2024 Gala The...

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Torah January 27, 2026

OU Women’s Initiative to Celebrate Third Nach Yomi Siyum With 22,000 Women Worldwide

Women Everywhere Are Invited to Mark This Collective Achievement in Torah Learning Amid her busy life as a mother of...

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Dating January 27, 2026

DATING FORUM

Question I never thought I would have to write to an advice column, but here goes. A long time ago,...

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