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David Lemmer
Sep 24, 2026, 7:16 PM
Sukkot: The Belief of the Ushpizin
Sukkos 5787 – Duvi Lemmer Sukkos and the Ushpizin, let’s focus for a few moments and let’s see what comes up. What is the one thing that unites the seven Ushpizin together? Well, the answer may be a “duh,” but it is nonetheless true....
Maayan Aviv
Sep 23, 2026, 2:51 PM
A Season for Renewal, and a Reckoning the Research Finally Confirms
We are in the period of the High Holidays. Each year, they give us a moment to pause and reflect on the year behind us, on how we cared for ourselves and one another, and on what we can do better in the year ahead....
Stephen M. Flatow
Sep 22, 2026, 3:04 AM
Remember the Alamo? Maybe Not Anymore
For a child of the 1950s, Davy Crockett, coonskin caps and the Alamo were part of growing up. Then came the day I realized my grandchildren might not know what any of it meant. An email arrived in my inbox recently inviting me to the...
Stephen M. Flatow
Sep 14, 2026, 12:06 PM
Is It Bigger Than a Breadbox? Ask Your Grandparents
The objects disappeared. Somehow, the words forgot to leave. I was doing a crossword puzzle the other day when I came across a clue whose answer was “breadbox.” I knew immediately what it meant. Then I stopped. How many people under 30 would? A breadbox,...
Joseph C. Kaplan
Sep 3, 2026, 11:40 PM
The More Things Change…
Doubling up was popular when I was a kid. We had, for example, Doublemint and Double Bubble gums, baseball doubleheaders, and movie double features. The latter two evoke fond memories of exciting days at the stadium and entertaining afternoons at Far Rockaway’s single-screen Columbia, Strand,...
David Lemmer
Sep 3, 2026, 9:40 PM
Nitzavim Vayelech: Blessings!
“Who wants a blessing? Who wants a blessing?” yelled the pauper from his corner in the street. People looked at him weirdly as they walked by him. “How can this beggar, who has had no success in his life, be giving out blessings for our...
Tani Foger
Sep 2, 2026, 12:42 PM
The Endless Scroll for Peace: Why do I keep fighting on social media?
Why do I keep posting my pro-Israel views on Facebook and Instagram? Why do I still naively believe that I have finally constructed the one defining argument that can persuade a friend, a former classmate, a neighbor’s son… who holds an opposing view? It’s been...
Stephen M. Flatow
Aug 31, 2026, 5:55 PM
And the Award for Best Everything Goes To…
The business behind “Best Dentist,” “Best Pizza” and other local awards — who wins, who pays and why your inbox is full of voting pleas Every few days, another urgent message arrives in my inbox. Vote for us as Best Dentist. Vote for us as...
David Lemmer
Aug 27, 2026, 6:59 PM
Ki Tavo: Crazy Vs. Stupid
Crazy or Stupid? These are two words that I would like to discuss this week. There is a certain feeling we feel after we do something impulsive. Like when we are speaking to a salesman about a certain product and you know that you want...
Stephen M. Flatow
Aug 26, 2026, 4:59 AM
Now it’s Hannah’s turn
A granddaughter leaves for a year of study in Israel, carrying Alisa’s Hebrew name—and beginning her own journey of Jewish growth, independence and discovery. Today my granddaughter Hannah left for Israel to begin her gap year. That sentence is easy to write. The emotions that...
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