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The Current

Battered Business in Boro Park

Yochonon Donn

Perspective

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein

A Trump Tide Lifts All Ships

Yochonon Donn

Guestlines

Sowing with Tears, Reaping with Joy

Rabbi Yosef Chaim Karmel

Tribute

Rabbi, Teacher, Beacon of Light

Rabbi Warren Goldstein

For the Record

“Der Baal Teshuvah” Comes to America

Dr. Birnbaum’s continued search led him to Orthodox Judaism

Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

For the Record

There’s No Football Team in Lomza

The Lomza Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Yechiel Mordechai Gordon, spent more than 15 years in the United States fundraising

Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

The Current

Firewall under fire

As Israeli-made offensive cyber-tech from the NSO Group is revealed to have targeted world leaders, will Israel’s own edge be blunted by foreign-sales restrictions?

Eliezer Shulman

A Few Minutes With

A Few Minutes with Shlomo Toaff, Head of the Iron Dome Directorate

"Iron Dome was something that people thought was impossible"

Gedalia Guttentag

Recipes

Triple Bliss Caramel-Chocolate Bars

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Sarah Sacks

Recipes

Shawarma Wontons

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Match Quest

"Does This Qualify as Incompatibility?"

Important note: You can gauge that far more accurately from what she does than from what she says

Sara Eisemann

Family First Feature

Scaling the Wall You Built

Common ways daters self-sabotage—and strategies to get past the hurdles

Rosie Einhorn and Sherry Zimmerman

Magazine Feature

100 Years of Light

Leader, Father, Rebbi- Rav Gershon Edelstein Z"L

Mishpacha Staff

Tribute

Whatever Needed to Be Done

Mourning Reb Uri Mandelbaum, legendary principal of the Philadelphia Yeshivah

Rabbi Henoch Plotnik

Club Jr.

Club Jr. Episode 15: Season Finale!

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Jr. Contributors

Club Jr.

Club Jr. Special! A Trip to Beit Shemesh

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Jr. Contributors

Perspective

Kiddush Club Is Not the Problem

Our community does not have a unique problem, but we are small enough that we can create unique solutions

Rabbi Yisrael Motzen

Text Messages

No Room for Doubt

He is King and it’s His Will and Word, not ours, that is the very definition of truth

Eytan Kobre

Family Room

From Our Furniture Files

In the vast world of online furniture shopping, our contributors share their favorite rapid-fire tips to minimize the overwhelm.

Family Room Contributors

Family Room

Accessorize: The Bathroom Issue

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Rivki Rabinowitz

Fiction

The Anti-MILC Society

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Gila Arnold

Fiction

Tamar's life felt all wrong. Did the Sorting Sheitel make a mistake?

Gila Arnold

The Day After

Adjusting to The Day After: Chinuch

An expert panel featuring Rabbi Menachem Karmel, Rabbi Zvi Bender and Rabbi Ari Schonfeld, moderated by Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE

Mishpacha Contributors

The Day After

Adjusting to The Day After: Children's Tech

An expert panel featuring Rabbi David Ozeri, Dr. Eli Shapiro, and Mrs. Aliza Feder, moderated by Mr. Alex Paskie WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE

Mishpacha Contributors

Knesset Channel

Bibi’s Sweetest Victory

In this campaign, there were no rabbits pulled out of hats; the battle plan was carefully plotted from beginning to end

Avi Blum, ESQ

Israel's “Red Wave”

What forces and trends influenced Israeli voters to kick out the left and ride a center-right, or red wave into power?

Binyamin Rose

Family First Feature

Unleash Your Inner Artist

Here are step-by-step instructions to bring paint night to your home

Sarah Esral

Game On!

Long Drives, Late Nights, Lots of Laughs

You can pull out an old game from the basement — but why not play one of these creative, curated games for even more fun?

Chanie Nayman

Fundamentals

Flashback: Fundamentals, Issue 760

On Succos, we're here because we want to be

Miriam Kosman

Flashback

Flashback: Lifetakes — Chasing Clarity, Issue 759

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Toby Schorr

Magazine Feature

Turkish Trail Mix

Mile by mile, tweet by tweet, Rabbi Mendy Chitrik traipses through Turkey on the ultimate back-to-roots Jewish journey

Yochonon Donn

On Site

The Hills Are Alive

Sometimes to have a great trip, all you need is a Tanach

Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz

Family First Feature

I was engaged when I discovered that I was a carrier of the BRCA gene

Erin Stiebel

Family First Feature

Emerging from the Whirlpool

My hyperemesis gravidarum was unbearable. Then I found a path through the darkness

Tali Edelstein

Web Exclusive

Echoes From Lublin

Close to a century later, we're still singing the songs of a visionary scholar, builder, and leader.

EndNote

Still Coming Out of Mitzrayim

"Whenever Pharaoh knocks at my door, I sing the song to remind myself that I’ve got a little bit of Moses in me, too”

Riki Goldstein

Feature Videos

WATCH! Stardust in Seagate

The next chapter of Yossi Green's musical journey!

Yisroel Besser

Feature Videos

Take 2 with Rabbi YY Jacobson

Yisroel Besser

Impressions

But then there are the gifts that don’t fit into shoeboxes, or shelves, or even albums

F. Jakabovits

The Moment

Living Higher: To See and Appreciate Potential

From 1958 until his passing in 1991, Rav Ezriel Yehuda Leibowitz led the American Vienner kehillah

Mishpacha Staff

LifeLines

New Brother, Old Brother

The brother we knew was never coming back

C. Saphir

On Site

Breslov in My Backyard

Finding the essence of prayer in a Jerusalem wadi

Shoshana Friedman

On Site

WATCH: Live in Caesarea

Watch: Follow Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz on a virtual tour around the sites at Caesarea!

Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz

Feature Videos

WATCH: On Site Live in Tzippori!

Follow Rabbi Schwartz around Tzipori and hear the amazing stories from the time of the mishna and gemara

Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz

Counter Point

All Our Children: The conversation continues

"When parents stop sacrificing their children upon the altars of self-image, we will have students who feel valued by, and love for, the systems they are in"

Mishpacha Readers

Perspective

Before You Send Your Son

If you want to take advantage of Eretz Yisrael, don’t bring America with you

Yosef Herz

Halachah

Keep, toss, save, sell: A Pesach cleaning primer

Rabbi Doniel Neustadt

Magazine Feature

Not Giving Up on Uman

Can thousands of Breslovers fuse spirituality with safety in the heart of Ukraine?

Ben Horodenker

Sit Down Comedy and Asher Yatzar | Take 2 with Yossi Hecht

How can you keep smiling when tragedy strikes… twice?

Yisroel Besser

Feature Videos

Soft Yesses and Blocked Numbers | Take Rabbi Tzadok Katz, Rabbi Meir Levi & Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein

When your work puts you inside some of the most sensitive situations in our community, how can you keep from burning out?

Yisroel Besser

Money Talks

Watch! Money Talks with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Money Talks

WATCH! Money Talks with Naftali Horowitz

Exclusive bonus podcast episode with Kosher Money's Eli Langer, featuring Naftali Horowitz

Mishpacha Contributors

Money Talks

Watch! Money Talks with Jeff Cohen

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Money Talks

Watch! Money Talks with Yoel Yitzchak Bodek

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Incredible Lab

Make your own tornado tube with Yochanan Ghoori!

Watch Yochanan Ghoori's homemade tornado!

Yochanan Ghoori

Incredible Lab

Make Your Own Tornado Tube!

Use colored Chanukah oil and some spinning power to create your own tornado vortex

Yochanan Ghoori

Feature Videos

Sanhedrin Stopovers: Rabi Yehuda ben Bava's Kever

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz

Feature Videos

Sanhedrin Stopovers: Shefaram Synagogue

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz

Halachah

Minhag Yisrael or Made Up?

Real minhagim have a halachic power whereas a made-up practice does not

Rabbi Doniel Neustadt

Parshah

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Faigy Peritzman

Musings

Forever Special Children

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks had a bewildering array of titles, but his greatest title of all was Rabbi — because more than anything, he shared the Divine light of Torah with the world Photo: AP Images When Shabbos came to a close, and I learned of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks — the famed former

Brochie Wolfson

Family Tempo

All the Broken Roads

New husband. New baby. So why did she want to run home?

Ariella Schiller

More Community

Feature Videos

WATCH: Take 2 With Avi Schnall

Was it a bit too much with the Trump fever? Could we have played it smarter or calmer? Did our organizations come through for us during COVID? Hard questions. Honest answers

Yisroel Besser

News In Depth

Not in New Jersey

“There’s a big difference between the two governors and their personalities”

Yochonon Donn

Magazine Feature

Right Turn at the WZO

Rabbi Pesach Lerner's battle for tradition

Yonoson Rosenblum

D-Day for MAGA

Have We Burned Our Bridges?

I presented the question to a roundtable of askanim and people on the street: Has our community burned bridges with over-the-top demonstrations of support for one party over anoth ...

Yochonon Donn

The Moment

Chevron’s Capsule System Shidduchim

What about shidduchim? The yeshivah has hundreds of bochurim of marriageable age, and under the guidelines, they aren’t allowed to go out to restaurants or hotel lobbies

Mishpacha Staff

On Site

Traces of Jewish life in the verdant hills and valleys of South Wales

Riki Goldstein