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What Grows In The Space Between Two People

eI’ve been thinking a lot about the couples who walk into my office these days. Most of them are around...

Does Choosing Plastic Surgery Mean You’re Not Thankful? A Jewish Perspective on Gratitude, Agency, and Self-Care

As a plastic surgeon, I hear this question more often than one might expect—usually whispered, sometimes hesitantly, and always with...

DATING FORUM

Question I’ve been doing shadchanus for only five years, but I’m already burnt out. I try my best to help them, but...

Should Members Of Congress Be Allowed To Trade Stocks?

By Jack Strulowitz One of the things I love most about the public markets is their openness. Anyone can participate....

When Grief Becomes Growth

This week marks nine years since my mother passed away. It is strange how time affects grief. In some ways,...

When Your Adult Child Is Dating: How To Support Them Without Losing Yourself

When your adult child enters the dating world with the goal of marriage, it can stir up an unexpected mix...

Now You See It…

Until last Friday, I had a four-week growth of hair on my face that many people in my circles looked...

Home Sweet Home

It usually takes place by the shul coffee station, but it can take place just about anywhere. One of my...

Kaddish Revisited

And so, once again, I am one of those voices you hear in shul saying Kaddish at the appropriate times during davening, which...

The Eyes Have It

One thing I’ve been familiar with since I was four is eye doctors. I don’t know the medical explanation, but...

Oh, Brother!

There were times during the process when I just felt like crying. About eight months ago, my brother Binyomin took...

In The Beginning

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

Devil In The Details

By Yochanan Gordon A friend of mine—a shliach from overseas—messaged me Sunday that he was flying into New York for a quick...

Where The Messenger Meets His Mandate

A Kinus HaShluchim 5786 Retrospective Once a year, the Jewish world performs a quiet recalibration. Dots scattered across the atlas—Montego...

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...

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...

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....

A Living Paradox

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

One Turkey Vs. A Lifetime Of Shabbos

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch Magence You can tell by the ridiculous amount of hype that’s out there about this one...

A Night Person

By Malkie Hirsch-Magence I’ve always been a morning person. If you ask whether I need time to acclimate to my...

The Special Children’s Center

By Malkie Hirsch-Magence “I have learned much from my teachers, more from my friends, but from my students—more than all...

Full Circle Moments: How Olami House Is Transforming Jewish Growth In The Five Towns

“Anyone who spends time with these women can’t help but be inspired by their stories.” Something I’ve always marveled at...

A Final Song For Uncle Binyomin

I know the last place you’d expect to find something beautiful is at a levayah. And it’s especially heartbreaking when it’s...

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...

The Foundation Stone And The Future Of The Jewish People

At the heart of the Jewish nation lies a rock. It was not always that way. Originally, the center point...

OU And National Eruv Initiative’s Third Annual City Eruv Conference

Keeping hundreds of eruvin kosher worldwide is a complex, time-consuming, and often hazardous job for eruv supervisors, checkers, and builders. At the Third Annual...

OU And National Eruv Initiative’s Third Annual City Eruv Conference

Rabbi Baruch Gore demonstrates ladder safety to participants from Poughkeepsie, New York; Edison, New Jersey; Olney, Maryland; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

A visit to a legume plant in Fort Benton, Montana Rabbi Chaim cutting Shimon’s hair with his father, Reb Mendel...

Forty Talmidei Chachamim Available Anytime To Answer Questions On Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Eruvin

As Dirshu Embarks on Chelek Daled of Mishnah Berurah A Game Changing Hotline is Going Live HaRav Yehuda Aryeh Dunner...

Vayetze: Unheard Truths

Yaakov spent much of his life navigating accusations that shadowed his character and intentions. From his earliest years, he was...

5TJT Podcast Larry Gordon talks with Rabbi Marc Schnier

Kinos Hashluchim

5TJT Podcast with Gavriel Sanders

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Separate Seating Added At Ishay Ribo’s Historic Bethel Woods Concert In Upstate NY

Separate seating for men and women has officially been added to Ishay Ribo’s upcoming concert at Bethel Woods—the largest outdoor...

Shelly Levine Brings Israel’s Best Opportunities To The NYC Tristate Area

Shelly Levine, founder of Tivuch Shelly and one of Israel’s most respected real estate trailblazers, is traveling to the NYC...

The 50-Year Mortgage Makes No Sense

I don’t understand why our government never creates simple solutions to real-life complex problems. Why do they always make things...

So, What Does Your Credit Look Like?

So, when was the last time you guys checked to see what kind of credit scores you rated with the...

A Crucial Vote

I do not like to get involved in election matters when they occur in areas where I’m not eligible to...

Florida Chesed Network

As many 5TJT readers are undoubtedly aware, the state of Florida neither demands nor collects state income tax. Of course, those moving...

Time To Say Goodbye To Summer

Each year when I take down my sukkah and store it away for the next year, I need to come to terms...

Post Mamdani

Dear Editor, Last week [November 21, 2025] I wrote a letter regarding the inevitable future of New York City. Since...

Letters to the editor,

Dear Editor, As the end of the secular year approaches, the danger that NY Gov. Kathy Hochul may allow “Assisted...

Letters to the editor

Curtis Sliwa for Mayor Dear Editor, I agree with your article that Curtis Sliwa is the best choice for NYC...

Charedim And The Draft

BANNER: Letters Dear Editor, Over the past years, even during peacetime, I have been dismayed at the unwillingness of most chareidiyeshiva...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Dear Editor, You indicated that Sharon returned Gaza because he wanted to be known as a man of peace. Medically,...

Legendary Satmar

Dear Editor, In his letter of June 27, Rabbi Heshie Billet takes the 5TJT to task for allocating front-page coverage to the...

Israel returns bodies of two hostages from Gaza

Terrorists murdered Judy Weinstein-Haggai and Gadi Haggai at Kibbutz Nir Oz, then carried their bodies to the Strip. (June 5,...

The Silence On Tucker Carlson’s Rhetoric Is Dangerous

By J. Philip Rosen For the better part of the last two months, I have sat across the table from...

The Risks Of Staying In Cash

By Jack Strulowitz  When people talk about investing, the word that comes up most often is risk. Risk of losing...

Ma’ale Adumim, Your Gateway To Jerusalem

As Israel continues to grow and evolve, few developers have had as meaningful an impact as the Ben-David Group. With...

Good Memories From Childhood

Last week I happened to read an obituary of an Israeli hero named Eli Gil who passed away at the...

A First- Ever Collaboration Brings NYS DOH-Approved, Cutting-Edge Birthing Centers to Brooklyn And The Five Towns

Judy Ribner, DNP, CNM and Joshua Klein, MD, FACOG, visionary co-founders of the newly NYS DOH–approved birth center that is...

Congressman Randy Fine Speaks At NORPAC Event In 5T

By Moshe Hill Rep Randy Fine and County Executive Bruce Blakeman address LI NORPAC gathering Florida Congressman Randy Fine is...

Pesach Program Concierge: A White-Glove Approach To Navigating The Process

Finding the perfect Pesach program can be an arduous task fraught with anxiety and frustration as families strive to create...

EL AL Announces CEO Appointment And CFO Transition

On September 21, the EL AL Board of Directors announced significant leadership changes at the company, marking a new chapter...

Ishay Ribo’s Historic Upstate Concert Nears Sell-Out; Final Pavilion Tickets Released

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has announced that Pavilion seating is now nearly sold out for Ishay Ribo’s upcoming...

Yamim Baim: The Historic Jewish Music Festival with Ishay Ribo, Avraham Fried, Zusha, and ShmuelJUMP Yamim Baim

Inside Yamim Baim: The Historic Jewish Music Festival with Ishay Ribo, Avraham Fried, Zusha, and Shmuel Ishay Ribo Courtesy Yamim...

Then And Now

 These are the songs of days and years and decades gone by. Songs by iconic composers like Rabbis Shlomo Carlebach...

HANC High School Meets With Author Of “One Day In October”

By Abigail Saldin, HANC ‘26 What does bravery and heroism mean to you? On Monday, October 20, the students at...

HAFTR Students Reflect and Celebrate a Successful Year

By: Ben Lipton Before the school year came to an end, HAFTR High School students and faculty took a well-deserved...

HAFTR Excels At YLMUN 2025

By Natalie Bellehsen and Leah Kammerman  By Natalie Bellehsen and Leah Kammerman  The third annual Yeshiva League Model United Nations...

MTA Inducts New Members Into The National Honor Society

By Mayer Schwartz (’25) MTA held its annual ARISTA induction ceremony, where a select group of rising seniors were named...

What Teens Want Their Parents To Know

What Teens Want Their Parents To Know By: Mia Kaplowitz, Leila Makowsky, Tamar Jansenson These reflections were written by Shulamith...

DATING FORUM

Question My son is dating a girl who has self-harmed in her past via cutting. We didn’t know much about...

DATING FORUM

Question I’m a twenty-three-year-old preschool teacher who’s been dating without much luck for four years. I finally met a guy...

DATING FORUM

Question My friends and I read the article last week about the lady who says she’s not a real shadchan, but...

DATING FORUM

Question I’m not an official shadchan, but I try to help singles all the time. I find that it is the...

DATING FORUM

Question I met a girl at an event and thought she was pretty, so I asked her out without doing...

DATING FORUM

Question Why should I still be frum after everything I have been through and am still going through? I was born into...

A Thanksgiving Reflection

Thanksgiving is more than a date on the calendar. It’s a pause in a busy world, a moment to step...

Assemblyman Brown Meets With RFK Jr. And Dr. Oz To Advance Health Care Reform Agenda

Assemblyman Brown Meets with Dr. Oz Assemblyman Ari Brown (R-Cedarhurst) met with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

Time To “Circle The Wagons”

By Joseph Frager, MD In the 1800s, Americans traveling in Conestoga wagons towards the West would circle the wagons at...

The Polite Jihadist

New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s successful run for the city’s top job became a reality in part by getting...

Make Transportation Safe Again

espoLiving in one of the most densely populated and heavily traveled regions in the world comes with a unique set...

Blocks From Swastika Incident, Governor Hochul Announces $20 Million In Additional Non-Profit Security Grant Funding

On Wednesday, November 5, Senator Sam Sutton joined together with Governor Kathy Hochul, Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, State Senator Stephen...

A Night With ZAKA

It was a great night in Newark, New Jersey, an evening to benefit the remarkable volunteers of ZAKA, which include...

Israel Versus Israel

At the conclusion of any future investigation that may be held, the findings will most likely determine that the problem...

Schumer’s Purim

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries It’s a Purim story early in the season. Senator Chuck Schumer, who knows next to nothing about...

A Hero Of Israel

Hopefully, the war in Gaza will come to an end and Israel will be able to get back to normal...

Thoughts on the Mamdani Win

As long as we’re on the subject of mindless Jew-hatred, there’s now the matter of New York City’s mayor-elect, Ugandan-born...

Terrible Tucker

Broadcast journalist Tucker Carlson did not become a sudden or overnight critic or hater of Israel and Jews. It has...

How A Rabbi And PhD Gained The Most Insight From His Mother: Review of “Happiness in the Face of Adversity: Powerful Torah ideas from a Mom’s parting words”

By Rabbi Elie Feder, PhD, $19.99 (196p) ISBN 978-1961602670 Review by Michele Justic The greatest scholars, philosophers, and scientists of...

When the Stock Market Feels Too High

The headlines keep repeating the same phrase: all-time high. The stock market is up again, portfolio values are higher than...

Renovating With Safety

I regularly drive around various sections of town to see what different homeowners are up to in sprucing up their...

Real Estate Allergies

Allergies may not be the first subject one considers when purchasing a home, but for some homebuyers who suffer from...

Going Green

“Going green” refers to the movement by environmentalists, energy specialists, and organizations throughout the United States interested in educating people...

Making The Move

You have assessed your needs and determined your financing limitations, and you maintain a vague idea of which neighborhoods you’d...

County Executive Bruce Blakeman Announces Law Enforcement Endorsements Ahead Of November Election

Bruce Blakeman joined leaders of several prominent law enforcement unions who announced that they would be endorsing the incumbent candidate...

A New Appreciation For My Extended Family

By David Goldman The Five Towns is blessed with events and fundraisers almost every week. I’ve been to many of...

Achiezer Men’s Health Event

Your health can’t wait. How many of us don’t even have a primary care doctor? Skipping checkups and pushing off...

Long Beach And Lido Jewish Communities Gather For Annual Labor Day Barbecue Honoring Local Police Officers

Members of the Long Beach and Lido Beach Jewish communities gathered this past Sunday to show appreciation and honor the...

Meeting Congressman Brian Mast

By: Larry Gordon Congressman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) is a great legislator and an important friend of Israel and the Jewish...

The Possible Dream

By: Larry Gordon Last week we did an in-depth look into the life of a single Israeli soldier who spent...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog To Receive Honorary Doctorate, Address YU 101st Annual Hanukkah Dinner In NY

President of the State of Israel, His Excellency Isaac Herzog, will be the guest of honor at the Yeshiva University...

YU’s Sy Syms School of Business Launches Finance Master’s Program, Boosting Student Career Prospects

Program Features Wall Street Proximity, Access to Top Financial Institutions and Internships YU’s Sy Syms School of Business is launching...

Back To School Is Hard: Parents Can Help

By Chaim Neuhoff, PhD Director of Community Outreach and Clinical Program Development, Ohel As summer winds down and we begin...

Avi Fertig Named Director of Career Services at Touro University’s Lander College of Arts & Sciences

Avi Fertig of Woodmere was appointed Director of Career Services at Touro University’s Lander College of Arts & Sciences, Dean...

Protecting Our Kids: Real School Safety Requires Action, Not Politics

By Congressman Anthony D’Esposito With back-to-school season just weeks away, parents across Long Island are preparing their children for another...

New OU-JLIC Directors Bring Fresh Energy To Seven Leading Universities

JLIC NYU co-directors Elayanna and Rabbi Zechariah Rosenthal Rabbi AJ and Yakira Baumol didn’t set out to work full-time in...

Now You See It…

Until last Friday, I had a four-week growth of hair on my face that many people in my circles looked...

The Impact Of Bad News On Children: When Is It Normal To Be Abnormal?

Recently I was contacted by several schools regarding how to handle death and trauma in a community. For example, if...

Toldos: Ya’alah

Rebbe Yoram Michael Abergel, zt’l, was the pillar of Torah of Netivot in southern Israel, a great mezakheha–rabim, talmid chacham, builder of Torah, and...

Finding Our Moral Voice

What do you do when the society in which you live seems to have lost its way? How do you...

Every Page A Story: Touro University Dean Henry Abramson Completes 2,711-Day Talmud History Video Project

A page of the “survivors’ Talmud,” printed in the shadow of the Holocaust in a DP camp from which Dr....

After The Flood

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

Boca Community Unites To Celebrate Historic Hachtara Of Rav Yehuda Willig At Yeshiva Of South Florida

In a milestone moment of inspiration, pride, and achdus, the Boca Raton community came together recently for a momentous celebration as...

Eden Gardens, Orlando Celebrates The Launch Of A New Full-Time Kollel

A new chapter of Torah growth and community development is unfolding in Eden Gardens with the official establishment of the...

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...

Yeshiva University: Where Exceptional Students Experience Extraordinary Opportunities

This fall, Yeshiva University brought its community together through three powerful events—one commemorating Oct. 7, one confronting a crucial issue...

An Open Letter To “My” Birthright Graduates

By Philip Rosen I write this open letter with great love and concern. I was on the board of Birthright...

Amid War And Uncertainty, The Orthodox Union Brought Over 2,000 Youth To Israel This Summer

JLIC’s Summer in Jerusalem internship and beit midrash program brought 45 college students to Israel this summer. TJJ participants ran...

Shelly Levine Brings Israel’s Best Opportunities To The NYC Tristate Area

Shelly Levine, founder of Tivuch Shelly and one of Israel’s most respected real estate trailblazers, is traveling to the NYC...

The Light That Endures

Ditsa Or’s Unspoken Speech The following text was never read aloud. Ditsa Or prepared it carefully and worked on it...

The Tuition Crisis And The Question We’re Afraid To Ask

By Juda Honickman Every few months, another article or social media post goes viral about the “tuition crisis” in the...

Awakening To What Truly Unites Us

Tishrei is a season of awakening, and a sacred invitation to return. Each year it calls us to prepare our...

“She Watches Over Me, And I Watch Over Her”: How OneFamily Helps Grieving Mothers And Widows Heal Together

A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law bond in the wake of tragedy, healing their shared grief A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law learn new...

Building A New Anglo Community In Jerusalem: Rabbi Korobkin To Lead New Katamon Project

Building A New Anglo Community In Jerusalem: Rabbi Korobkin To Lead New Katamon Project Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin, senior rabbi...

Take it Easy, Turkey!

American culture has a special place of honor for the beloved turkey. Specifically, the Thanksgiving Turkey: the glorified, regal presentation...

That Red Stuff: Satisfying Autumn Lentil Soup!

I’m not sure when it happened, but after a few years my children came to expect my Red Lentil Vegetable...

Add A Spark Of Freshness To Chanukah With De La Rosa 613 Organic Vinegars

This Chanukah, fill your home not only with the glow of the menorah but with the brightness of flavor. De La Rosa...

Pumpkin Spiced Up!

Leaves fluttering and spinning as I walk down the street. Burnt orange and crimson crunching under my feet. The nights...

Pomegranate Hacks

When I was a kid, opening a pomegranate and taking it apart was serious business. We draped ourselves in aprons...

Sweet Or Not: Luscious Wines For A Sweet New Year

A column about recommended wines for Rosh Hashanah should not automatically be about either sweet and/or new wines. It is...

Meet Judy Ribner, DNP, CNM

As a doctorally prepared midwife, I have devoted my professional life to supporting physiologic birth in out-of-hospital, community-based settings. Working...

Meet Dr. Joshua U. Klein, MD, FACOG

I am a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, and I spend most of my professional life helping individuals and couples...

The Salt Caves At Acuzen Wellness

If you are living in the Five Towns vicinity and have not visited the Salt Caves at AcuZen Wellness, you...

Orthodox Union Unites Bikur Cholim Leaders at First-Ever Nationwide Conference

It spanned just six and a half hours, but for 70 heads of North American Bikur Cholim organizations, the Orthodox...

MedEx Launches In Australia With First-Ever Events in Sydney and Melbourne

Over 100 Physicians Attend MedEx Australia Events as Israel Expands Global Effort to Recruit Medical Professionals In a landmark step...

The Temporary Becomes Permanent: Lessons From The Sukkah

B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS Every year as Sukkot arrives, I am struck by the paradox of the sukkah. On...