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Uncategorized Torah June 17, 2026

“If Only”

Reb Hirsch Leib Lippel was a respected Breslover chassid and mashpiah, one of the unique figures and ba’alei mesorah of Rebbe Nachman’s kevutzah who settled in Yerushalayim. When...

Uncategorized June 16, 2026

The Significance And Joy Of Wearing Tefillin

The Zohar states: “Happy is the man who wears tefillin and knows its reason” (1:139a). What is the purpose of tefillin, and why...

Uncategorized May 27, 2026

Finding The Right Fit In Israel

One of the constants in my line of work as a real estate broker has been working with clients who...

Uncategorized May 26, 2026

A Matter Of Perspective

Spending Shavuos on the East Coast, I was enjoying the unseasonal sunshine and the pleasant warmth. Then the weather reverted...

Uncategorized May 19, 2026

A Tale Of Two Atzerets

This is going to be a hard column to write because it touches on perplexing and enigmatic ideas. Many of Chazal as...

Uncategorized May 19, 2026

Five Israeli Property Hotspots For Smart Buyers

For over 35 years, Tivuch Shelly has been helping families and investors find their place in Israel—guiding thousands from “just...

Uncategorized May 18, 2026

The S&P 500 Has Hit 18 All-Time Highs This Year. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

It’s mid-May, and the S&P 500 has already closed at a new all-time high 18 times this year. That’s roughly...

Uncategorized May 13, 2026

Between the Lines – Bernie Kastner – May 11, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_XyIOZ2ZRk

Uncategorized 5TJT Podcast May 6, 2026

Between the Lines – Altchie Pelcovitz – May 6, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoLqufkwvE

Uncategorized April 29, 2026

This Idea Is For The Birds

There are times in life when you experience unusual situations that leave you wondering just how different people’s lifestyles are...

Uncategorized Torah April 28, 2026

Emor: Helping Each Other Shine

Rav Yehuda Amital, zt’l, was a unique talmid chacham, visionary, and builder of Torah. After his family was killed in Auschwitz, Rav...

Uncategorized April 20, 2026

The Space Between Us

Rebbe Chanina Segan HaKohanim (RCS”H) says: “Always pray for the welfare of the government, for if not for its fear,...

Uncategorized Torah April 20, 2026

V’ahavta And Tzelem Elokim

There are many powerful pesukim in the Torah. Some speak of Divine presence in this world, whether through creation or supernatural intervention....

Uncategorized April 15, 2026

You Didn’t Overpay Taxes in April. You Under-Planned in October

A client sat down with me last week, frustrated. He’d just filed his taxes and owed way more than he...

Uncategorized Advice April 14, 2026

The Space We Can’t Fill

This Pesach felt stressful even before it began. A month before yom tov, our plans fell apart and what should have...

Uncategorized March 30, 2026

A Eulogy For Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz

Immediately after Shabbos, we received heartbreaking news. An IDF soldier was killed in combat in Southern Lebanon. He was identified...

Uncategorized March 29, 2026

Making the Most of Your Maror

The Seder is over. You’ve cried bitter tears over being enslaved in Egypt—or cried bitter tears when grating and eating extra-sharp horseradish....