This Week’s Edition

Heard In The Bagel Store August 13, 2025

Comfort Our People

By: Larry Gordon Last week was an auspicious anniversary for me. It was the weekend of my bar mitzvah parashah and the Haftorah—Nachamu,...

Heard In The Bagel Store August 6, 2025

On Shoes

By Larry Gordon When we lived in Brooklyn over near Kings Highway, there was a shoe repair shop by the...

Heard In The Bagel Store July 31, 2025

Country Roads

The winding, twisting roads somehow became ingrained in my memory. Perhaps it was all that driving during my youth, before...

Heard In The Bagel Store July 23, 2025

The Hills Are Alive

Last week I received a note from Rabbi Ephraim Luft in Bnei Brak informing me that he has a collection...

Heard In The Bagel Store July 16, 2025

A Summer Diary

Here is a ragtag and somewhat out-of-order collection of reminiscences of my summers throughout the years, which includes my birthday...

From the Editor Heard In The Bagel Store July 9, 2025

Sisters Helping Sisters

So much of our lives is about dealing with the unexpected and unanticipated situations that life throws at us. Such...

From the Editor Heard In The Bagel Store July 3, 2025

Golf, Tefillin, Boca

The headline could be part of the question: Which one of these things does not belong? Actually, it’s a complicated but at...

Heard In The Bagel Store This Week's Edition June 26, 2025

The Mamdani Problem

The much-discussed Democratic primary to select a candidate to run for mayor of New York City is now behind us....

This Week's Edition From the Editor June 26, 2025

War, Peace, And Trump

By Larry Gordon If this is a war with Israel, you might be interested in knowing when exactly it all...

This Week's Edition Torah June 23, 2025

Faith’s Role In A Breakthrough Moment

The past week has been both exhilarating and dizzying. Each day brings a surge of euphoria. With Hashem’s help, the...

Torah This Week's Edition June 23, 2025

Growing the Fringes (Part 2/2)

In Part I of this essay, we explored the words tzitzit and gedilim, offering a possible way of understanding the nuanced difference between...

From the Editor Heard In The Bagel Store June 19, 2025

Stuck In The Middle

In the beginning of my front-page column on the situation in Israel, I referenced my unpacked suitcase that sat by...

This Week's Edition From the Editor June 19, 2025

Last Week In Jerusalem

By Larry Gordon My suitcase was sitting empty on the floor in another room. I’ve learned to pack quickly when...

This Week's Edition 5 Towns Community Heard In The Bagel Store June 11, 2025

A Love For Lawrence

Lawrence Deputy Mayor Tammy Roz On Tuesday, June 17, the Village of Lawrence will hold its annual election for Trustee....

This Week's Edition Heard In The Bagel Store June 11, 2025

Here Comes The Judge

On June 17, there will be a tight race for Village Justice taking place in the village of Atlantic Beach...

This Week's Edition Heard In The Bagel Store June 11, 2025

Meeting Susan Alter Klaperman

She’s an impressive and erudite woman with a lot on her mind and even more to talk about. Last week,...

This Week's Edition From the Editor June 11, 2025

Next Week In Jerusalem

By Larry Gordon We are looking forward to an exciting week in Israel with the Israel Heritage Foundation, led by...

From the Editor This Week's Edition May 28, 2025

The Case Against Harvard

By Larry Gordon Deborah Lipstadt, the Biden administration’s former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, told CNN last Friday...

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