Advice October 28, 2025

Maximize Your Charitable Impact In 2025 Before The New Tax Changes

With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), new tax changes will take effect in 2026, significantly...

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Torah October 28, 2025

The Munkacser Rebbe

The multitudes that typically walk past the bustling intersection of Boro Park’s 14th Avenue and 47th Street are accustomed to...

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Uncategorized October 28, 2025

After The Flood

Long ago, in the early days of creation, a lone enigmatic figure lived. Noach surpassed those around him through his...

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Torah October 28, 2025

A Prisoner In Ensisheim

The Maharam’s Arrest and Imprisonment in Ensisheim and Wasserburg The yeshiva of Rothenburg, headed by Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg (known...

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Torah October 28, 2025

Lech Lecha: From Everyman To Hero

Avraham was arguably one of the most remarkable figures to ever walk this earth. Living in an ancient, savage world...

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Torah October 28, 2025

A Lichtigeh Velt

An anecdote: Professor Eli Weisel, zy’a, was once “speaking in learning” with one of his teachers, the brilliant professor, Rabbi Saul...

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Torah October 28, 2025

Avodah As Work

Our last piece studied Shimon HaTzaddik’s listing of avodah as one of the world’s three pillars. Though Shimon HaTzaddik’s mention of avodah refers to korbanot and tefillah,...

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Torah October 28, 2025

Alone, But Not Lonely

Written in the aftermath of October 7th, this piece, like so many others by Rabbi Hauer zt’l, provides hope and...

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Torah October 28, 2025

Prime Property

The Hebrew word rechush (“property”) and its variants appear seven times in parashat Lech Lecha, making it the parashah with the highest concentration of such instances. It...

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Words of Wisdom October 22, 2025

A Material Dating World

I love drawing parallels between the observant and non-observant dating worlds because, at the end of the day, the dating...

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From the Editor October 22, 2025

Endorsing Bruce Blakeman

If we’ve learned anything over the last few years, it’s that casting your ballot is the most important thing you...

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Torah October 22, 2025

It’s Not Only The Hostages—It’s Us Too

Several days have gone by since the return of the last living hostages from Gaza, and the relief and elation...

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Inside Out October 22, 2025

A Living Paradox

By Yochanan Gordon In last week’s column, titled “Sacrosanct and Secular,” I mentioned in passing the book my grandfather, Nison...

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Heard In The Bagel Store October 22, 2025

In The Beginning

It all started in Israel 5786 years ago. The Divine idea was to set aside one of about a billion...

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Heard In The Bagel Store October 22, 2025

Jerusalem Diary

In the aftermath of the Sukkos yom tov here in Jerusalem, there is a shift of sorts, at least in the touristy...

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Torah October 22, 2025

What I Learned From Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt’l

Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman I keep hearing Rabbi Hauer’s, zt’l voice. Not in sound, but in thought—the pauses between words, the care...

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Torah October 22, 2025

One More Conversation With Rabbi Hauer, z’l

Coming off a joyous Simchas Torah, the excitement of the yom tov heightened with gratitude for the return of the twenty living...

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Judaism/Spirituality October 22, 2025

AMIT To Honor Visionary Leaders At National Event

(Courtesy of AMIT) Celebrate an evening of inspiration and impact at AMIT Children’s National Event, Sunday, November 9, at the Museum of...

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