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CHANUKAH

Torah “R” Us: Are Too Many Toys Bad for Our Children?

By Jack (Yankl) Botwinik “Can we stop by the dollar store?” my nine-year-old pleads as we drive home from school. “I really need something for Ari’s party tomorrow, and I…

HEALTH

Frum and Fit: Are We Fulfilling Our Torah Obligation to Take Care of Our Bodies?

Many Orthodox Jews seem to think that as long as the food is kosher, what one eats is not so important. They believe that if having five servings of fresh…

OPINION

Rising to the Occasion: Reviving the Practice of Standing up to Honor One’s Parents

“In the period that will precede the coming of Mashiach . . . youth will blanch the faces of elders; elders will stand in the presence of minors—the son derides…

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Man of G-d: Remembering Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Rabbi Hauer used this mindset and framework to believe in everyone’s potential, even those whom others didn’t believe in—or those who didn’t believe in…

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