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My Uncle Yumi Remembering Yumi Hirsch, a’h
By Ashi Elefant R’ Yumi Hirsch, a’h On the second day of Shavuos, Yumi Hirsch, Binyomin Tzvi ben Yosef, a’h, passed away. His petirah took place on the same day that his father—Yosef Hirsch, a’h—had...
View ArticleThe $100 Gene Test YU Program Subsidizes BRCA Testing
By Bruce Lander Subsidized genetic testing for the three common Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA mutations is now available for those whose testing wouldn’t be covered by health insurance, thanks to...
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Light Chocolate?
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Each year, the city of Chicago holds a Sweets & Snacks Expo. Just before the expo, the Almond Board of California (yes, there is such a thing) conducted a...
View ArticleLoath To Make An Oath
Daf Yomi Insights By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Rav Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen (1482–1565), the Maharam Padua, was an Italian sage born in Katzenellenbogen. He went to Padua and entered the yeshiva of...
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My Chazzan
By Larry Gordon Cantor Joel Kaplan It’s an annual event featuring four outstanding chazzanim, and it all happens on Monday night, June 8, at CBS—Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence. Cantorial music,...
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Rochelle Shoretz: A Life Of Inspiration
By Sandy Eller Rochelle Shoretz, a’h She may have lived on this earth for only 42 years, but in that relatively short time, Rochelle Shoretz, founder of Sharsheret and the first Orthodox Jewish woman...
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On The Campaign Trail
By Larry Gordon The Oliners and Weisenbergs with Mike Huckabee This is going to be a fascinating and even historic 18 months ahead as we enter into campaigns, primaries, and ultimately the selection of...
View Article5 Towns Dating Forum
Question I am a 26-year-old girl living in the New York area. I graduated from college five years ago. I’ve never been sure about what I want to do with my future, so I have been volunteering for an...
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DRS Honors
DRS Yeshiva High School wishes a hearty mazal tov to this year’s Class of 2015 honorees. Valedictorian: Daniel Aharon. Daniel Aharon is a gifted student who has achieved amazing academic success...
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News From The Hills
By Chanita Teitz The United States Supreme Court has upheld the ongoing policy of the U.S. State Department to omit Israel as the country of birth on passports of U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem. There...
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Touro Colleges Honor Top Students
LCM Valedictorian: Simcha Himmel. As far back as high school, Simcha Himmel knew he wanted to pursue a career in marketing. He was fascinated by the approach companies utilized to gain brand...
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New Rabbi In Five Towns
By Larry Gordon After a long and far-reaching search, the more-than-100-year-old Congregation Shaaray Tefila in Lawrence has elected a rabbi to replace Rabbi Dovid Weinberger, who left the shul almost...
View ArticleSeeing Red
From The Other Side Of The Bench By David J. Seidemann, Esq. One of my siblings is color-blind. He has difficulty with the color green. It does not present a problem when he is driving, as he can...
View ArticleThe Many Faces Of ‘Judgmental’
By Doni Joszef That’s a tacky tweet. That’s an idiot driver. That’s an oversized belly. And that’s an undersized IQ. The judgmental mind surveils its surroundings for blemishes and defects. We scan the...
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A Thirst For Learning
By Larry Gordon The key words are “the next level.” I heard those words from Rabbi Hershel Billet, Rabbi Shalom Axelrod, and Rabbi Shay Schachter. They are ready to lead their community ahead, to step...
View ArticleDisrespecting A Mitzvah
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman “Disrespect” can be defined as “the lack of showing respect” or “rude, impolite, or offensive behavior. The general intent of these definitions is that the...
View ArticleRhetoric vs. Reality
By Larry Gordon Large parts of the crowd at the Jerusalem Post Conference in Manhattan on Sunday booed the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Jacob Lew, as he addressed the audience of over a thousand. It...
View ArticleSheitels From One’s Own Hair
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman It is a question that seems to be on the mind of a number of people. And people of all ages seem to be asking it. What is the halachah regarding using one’s own...
View ArticlePolitical Roundup
Croci–Kaminsky Bill To Mandate ‘NY Rising’ Reports Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Senator Thomas D. Croci (R-Sayville) to require quarterly reporting to the...
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Vizhnitz Simcha Complications
Machberes: Inside The Chassidish And Yeshivish World By Rabbi Gershon Tannenbau Portrait of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey Rabbi Mordechai Hager, born in 1922, is the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey and has...
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