Home January 14, 2026

Between Contract And Closing

We read a lot of information on how to prepare for purchasing a new home. There are a lot of...

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Dating January 14, 2026

DATING FORUM

Question I love reading your column in the 5TJT and would be so grateful to hear your thoughts on my situation. My...

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Advice January 14, 2026

Feeling Different In Your Skin? What To Do When Your Body Starts Sending You New Signals

By B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS Have you noticed that you feel more fatigued than you used to, even...

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Advice January 14, 2026

Relationships Don’t Stay Contained

We tend to talk about relationships as if they live in one place. At home. In marriages. In families. Behind...

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News & Politics January 14, 2026

Hochul’s State of the State Was Another Political Stunt

By Gabriel Boxer Governor Kathy Hochul’s latest State of the State address was filled with soaring rhetoric, carefully scripted applause...

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Advice January 13, 2026

MINDBIZ

Dear Esther, My family moved to the Five Towns close to two years ago. When we first arrived, we were...

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Home January 13, 2026

A Journey to Recovery: Shimmy’s Story

I’m Shimmy, * a CFO and father of three from New Jersey. From the outside, my life looked solid, even...

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Food January 13, 2026

Annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience

The Date: KFWE NY/NJ 2026  Annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience The Kosher Food & Wine Experience 2026 (KFWE NY/NJ)...

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Torah January 12, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

This past Motzaei Shabbos we hosted a Movie Night for our Chabad house community at the home of an amazing couple whom...

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Home January 12, 2026

Finding Happily Ever After: Steve Eisenberg Presents The International Shabbaton 2026

Finding Happily Ever After: Steve Eisenberg Presents The International Shabbaton 2026 From California to Chile, Puerto Rico to Panama, mention...

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Torah January 12, 2026

Lost Reactions vs. Loss Reactions

oxA young man presented me with a sheilah, a halachic question. He was in a situation where he was dealing with a death,...

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Uncategorized January 12, 2026

The Full Scope Of The Straight And The Good

In our last piece, we saw that Moshe stressed the importance of following what is “yashar and tov, straight and good in...

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Torah January 12, 2026

Vayera: The Cost of Not Listening

Stubborn. Wooden-headed. Inflexible. Intransigent. These are the words that come to mind when reflecting on the folly of the Pharaohs...

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Torah January 12, 2026

The Warning Embedded In Parashat Vaeira

By Rabbi Leo Dee I keep thinking about Parashat Vaeira as I read the headlines. Vaeira is the moment when G-d tells Moses: “You’re not...

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Torah January 12, 2026

Outpouring Of Passion And Inspiration As Far Rockaway/Five Towns Community Comes Out En-Masse For Dirshu Chizuk Event

By Chaim Gold  HaRav Shimon Galei delivering Divrei Hisorerus at the event Partial view of the participants at the Far...

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5TJT Podcast January 8, 2026

From the Editor – This Week’s Stories, January 7, 2026

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Torah January 7, 2026

When Football Meets Faith: Does G-d Really Care Who Wins?

By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg On Sunday night in Pittsburgh, the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers’ seasons came down to one...

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From the Editor January 7, 2026

Mamdani 

Perhaps you don’t realize it, but it’s a good thing when an elected leader like Zohran Mamdani says it loud...

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