Out Of Many, One
By Yochanan Gordon
“E Pluribus Unum” is a Latin phrase that appears on the dollar bill, which means out of many, one.
Yom Kippur, which is within a week away, is...
A Place To Belong
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
It’s always a good time when I get that ominous WhatsApp message from the editor (my pet name for Abba) that goes:
“Hi.”
Now, if you’re one of...
About Women
A woman called our offices last week to find out where she could find our newspaper in Jackson, NJ. She said she is an avid reader of 5TJT, and...
Can Too Much Positivity Be A Bad Thing
By Betty Gulko
“Stay positive!” “Look at the bright side of things!” “Keep on smiling!”
These are some of the things you may hear me say pretty often. Making a shift...
Printed in honor of the Wedding of the author’s son, Yehuda Leib Hoffman to...
Ruby wished to purchase a property from Simon. The payment involved X amount of cash and Y amount of funds to be transferred via a cashier’s check at the...
Save The Agunah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Dahlia Oziel is a singer, songwriter, and Instagram influencer who has started a revolution in how the Jewish community responds to agunos. The terrain has now...
Mishloach Manot Mishap
By Hannah Berman
Some people are just destined for trouble. I am a member of this group, which could aptly be called “Schlemazels of the World.” If it were an...
A Chipped Glass
By Malkie Hirsch
Oftentimes, when I’m approached by someone about my writing or my social media platform, they’ll use the words “real,” “raw,” or “honest” to describe my writing, content,...
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman Launches Re-Election Campaign in Massapequa
By Moshe Hill
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, among the highest-ranking Jewish Republicans in America and the first Jewish Executive in the county’s history, kicked...
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I suffer from bipolar disorder. Baruch Hashem, I am stabilized and take all treatments for my condition with utmost seriousness and no corner cutting....
Restoring Moral Clarity Once Again
The great construction project began. A newly freed nation, emerging from generations of slavery, was now entrusted with the most epic and ambitious building...