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Dating September 23, 2026
DATING FORUM
Question I was raised in a Chassidishe-style home. My father does not wear a shtreimel on Shabbos, but he wears an upbent...
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Torah September 23, 2026
Sukkot: Bendability
Sukkot is the yom tov most closely associated with achdut. Its two central mitzvot, the sukkah and the arba minim, present two different models of how people...
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Health / Nutrition September 23, 2026
The Wisdom to Be Invisible
Birth is an extraordinary paradox. A woman is profoundly active, and at the same time, profoundly surrendered. As the mother...
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Real Estate September 23, 2026
Building a Safe Sukkah
I remember years ago putting up a sukkah before Sukkot and being so proud that we finished it and had everything ready...
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Torah September 23, 2026
Sukkos: True Simcha
Although the mitzvah of simcha applies to all the yamim tovim, only Sukkot is specifically designated as “zman simchateinu—the time of our joy.” Of the...
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Torah September 23, 2026
Sukkos: Sheltering Together In Divine Presence
As the holy Baal Shem Tov sat in his sukkah, a great tumult raged outside. In the early days of the...
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Torah September 23, 2026
With “Fronds” Like These
Out West we have traditionally used palm fronds for schach. In fact, I never saw those bamboo poles that are popular...
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Torah September 23, 2026
The Double Musaf on Sukkot
In Parashat Pinchas (Bamidbar 28–29) we find a complete list of all the korbanot musaf which we offered in addition to the daily tamid offering in the Beit HaMikdash. If you...
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Torah September 23, 2026
A Legacy of Unity and Torah: Ahead of First Yahrzeit, a Gathering at OU Headquarters to Honor Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt’l
Rabbis, Jewish and community leaders, friends, OU board and staff members, and family gathered on Tuesday, September 15 in New...
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Heard In The Bagel Store September 16, 2026
Four Soldiers
The painting “Four Soldiers” by the artist Chava Roth has been on the front page of the 5TJT issue prior to Rosh...
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Torah September 16, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Rabbi Chaim and Jared from Sukkos 5786 Rosh Hashanah tables being set for more than 90 guests that joined us...
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Uncategorized September 16, 2026
Returning Through Stories
“G-d created His world with a scribe, a book, and a story.”—Sefer Yetzirah After many years of teaching Torah, Rebbe...
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Home September 16, 2026
Tanchum Gershon Portnoy
You may not know his name, but you almost certainly know his melody. Tanchum Portnoy, who composed the beloved melody...
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Torah September 16, 2026
The Five Yamim Noraim Niggunim The Chazzan Never Sings Alone
There are moments during the Yamim Noraim when an entire shul seems to remember, all at once, that it has a voice....
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Torah September 16, 2026
What If That Was the Last Thing You Said?
We are living in a time of more words than ever before. Think about how many words we encounter and...
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Home September 16, 2026
Preparing for Yom Kippur with OU-Certified Hydration Products
As Yom Kippur approaches, preparing for the fast is about more than planning the seudas hamafsekes. Proper hydration in the days and...
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Torah September 16, 2026
What Israel Can Learn From Them
Rabbi Kalman Topp and his wife, Jordana, recently announced that they are making aliyah to Israel. For the past 17 years, Rabbi...
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Torah September 16, 2026
Yom Kippur: Once A Year
Widely regarded as the Posek haDor, HaGaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zt’l, was one of the great leaders of the last century, a...
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