Torah November 18, 2025

Toldos: The Unaffiliated Nations

By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein When a very pregnant Rivkah consulted with the prophets Shem and Ever to find out...

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Torah November 18, 2025

What’s In A Name?

At a Chassidic wedding recently, I gave my congratulatory berachah to the father of the groom and then to his son. Scores...

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Torah November 18, 2025

Perpetuating G-dliness

Peru u’revu, the commandment to have children, is the Torah’s first mitzvah and, in fact, Hashem’s first words to man (Ber. 1:28). It...

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Torah November 18, 2025

The Opportunity To Finally Learn Hilchos Eruvin Is Here!

Lomdei Daf HaYomi B’Halacha to Complete Hilchos Shabbos and Embark in Hilchos Eruvin By Chaim Gold Hanhalas Dirshu in discussion...

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Uncategorized November 18, 2025

Toldos: Ya’alah

Rebbe Yoram Michael Abergel, zt’l, was the pillar of Torah of Netivot in southern Israel, a great mezakheha-rabim, talmid chacham, builder of Torah, and...

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Torah November 18, 2025

The Message Of Ayala Shkuri

By Sivan Rahav Meir In the photo with me is Ayala Shkuri. Visible in the photo behind us are her...

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Torah November 18, 2025

The Soft Voice Of The True Torah Personality

In this piece, from 2024, Rabbi Hauer, zt’l, alludes to those who use strident voices when disagreeing with others, even...

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5TJT Podcast November 12, 2025

Kinos Hashluchim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZG_NT0gO34

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From the Editor November 12, 2025

Schumer’s Purim

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries It’s a Purim story early in the season. Senator Chuck Schumer, who knows next to nothing about...

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Words of Wisdom November 12, 2025

The Special Children’s Center

By Malkie Hirsch-Magence “I have learned much from my teachers, more from my friends, but from my students—more than all...

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Heard In The Bagel Store November 12, 2025

Kaddish Revisited

And so, once again, I am one of those voices you hear in shul saying Kaddish at the appropriate times during davening, which...

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Inside Out November 12, 2025

An Open Letter To Dave Portnoy

By Yochanan Gordon Dear Dave, I want to begin by saying that I’m an admirer of your passion for pizza...

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Travel November 12, 2025

Pesach Program Concierge: A White-Glove Approach To Navigating The Process

Finding the perfect Pesach program can be an arduous task fraught with anxiety and frustration as families strive to create...

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Torah November 12, 2025

Mamdani’s Shocking Victory In New York—What Does It Mean?

By Sivan Rahav Meir 1. In November 2024, the United States held its presidential election. That same week, I met...

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Torah November 12, 2025

Rabbi Meir Kahane And Me

By Cheri F Rosen I first met Rabbi Meir Kahane the summer before my senior year in high school. He...

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Torah November 12, 2025

Where Our Story Began And Continues

By Juda Honickman I grew up in the Five Towns, where we learned the stories of our ancestors like family...

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Torah November 12, 2025

Our Moadim

We previously studied the significance of Shabbat, the holy day that signifies our relationship with Hashem and occurs each week....

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Torah November 12, 2025

Friends Don’t Let Friends Embrace Antisemites

By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg I still remember a slogan from a well-known public service announcement: “Friends don’t let friends drive...

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