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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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Inside Out November 5, 2025
An Upside-Down World
A rosh yeshiva from Bnei Brak was in my office last week, on the day of the million-man protest against the proposed...
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Inside Out October 29, 2025
The Sound Of Silence
By Yochanan Gordon Word spread Wednesday afternoon of my uncle Binyomin’s passing after about half a year of battling illness....
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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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Inside Out October 17, 2025
Sacrosanct And Secular
By Yochanan Gordon How was this Sukkos different than all other Sukkos holidays? Wait! Pesach is the holiday that highlights...
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Inside Out September 25, 2025
High-Holiday Tickets
Within the last six months, my wife met with a local proprietor to put some items on hold, which he...
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Inside Out September 17, 2025
Tishrei: An Exercise In Closeness
Reb Pinchas of Koritz famously said, “An imperfect tzaddik has the capacity to love an incomplete rashah; but the definition of a complete tzaddik,...
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Inside Out September 10, 2025
Elul: The Month Of Victory
“Im tachane alai machane lo yira libi; im takum alai milchama, b’zos ani boteach.” “If an encampment comes upon me,...
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Inside Out September 3, 2025
Chai Elul: The Definition Of Life
By Yochanan Gordon This coming week marks Chai Elul, the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and his spiritual heir...
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Inside Out August 27, 2025
Mutual Milestones
By Yochanan Gordon As adults, the milestones we mark grow fewer and farther between. Beyond weddings, anniversaries, and perhaps a...
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Inside Out August 20, 2025
Inside Out
By Yochanan Gordon I realize that the title and header are the same: this was done by design. Allow me...
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Inside Out August 13, 2025
(Don’t) Sweat The Small Stuff
By Yochanan Gordon This article has been proofread and edited by a number of editors. Before it was completed and...
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Inside Out August 6, 2025
Only G-d Can Comfort Us
By Yochanan Gordon I’ve heard people express how difficult it is to mourn the loss of something we’ve never seen...
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Inside Out July 31, 2025
A Visit Home
By Yochanan Gordon It’s been five weeks since we stood in the parking lot at Marshalls on Rockaway Turnpike, waving...
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Inside Out July 23, 2025
Industrial Revolution 2.0
By Yochanan Gordon Technological advances are unfolding at a pace never before imagined. What once took decades to evolve now...
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Inside Out July 16, 2025
17 Tammuz At The Ohel
By Yochanan Gordon I know, this might feel a little déjà vu. Just last week, my sister and fellow columnist...
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Inside Out July 10, 2025
Who Is The Meltzer?
By Yochanan Gordon Winter and summer aren’t just defined by digits on a thermometer—they usher in entirely different mindsets. Winter,...
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Inside Out July 3, 2025
Understanding Khamenei
By Yochanan Gordon A joke is told about a reckless repeat offender who was constantly pulled over for endangering others...
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