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Rav Shmuel Hirth shares insights for the new mesivta bachur Yecheskel Ostreicher Photos By Yitzy Engel   On the list of significant calendar days, Rosh Chodesh Elul definitely holds a special place. It’s the day Moshe Rabbeinu ascended to Hashem to atone for a nation’s grievous sin thousands of years ago. Today, it marks the […]

      Reuvain Borchardt Pictures by Heritage Photography As frum families spread across nearly every corner of Central Jersey, one town mysteriously remains somewhat of a frontier. The three dozen Orthodox residents who have happily settled in Brick are hoping to change that. They say their town offers the affordability, convenience, and quality of […]

By Reuvain  Borchardt   Photos courtesy of Yitzy Engel Photography and Reuvain Borchardt       As you make your way through traffic on Cedar Bridge Avenue, like an oasis in a rapidly urbanizing jungle there suddenly appears a stretch of serene land — 192 acres of it, with long patches of quiet asphalt surrounded […]

Ari Zoldan’s music has taken him from simchah halls to hospital rooms, from roaring dance circles to near-silent moments of dveikus. Through it all, his goal has remained the same. A bonfire crackles softly, its embers rising into the star-studded velvet sky before vanishing into the Motzei Shabbos Nachamu night. A warm amber glow flickers […]

A Tishah B’Av Anthology Shani Pruzansky How many tears can one day hold? How much suffering can one nation bear? How much darkness can one exile bring? On this one day a year, When we immerse ourselves in the overwhelming pain of galus, Let us say, Enough. We’ve shed oceans of tears, We’ve borne centuries […]

    By Reuvain Borchardt   US Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) visited Agudath Israel’s Lakewood office to learn about Agudah’s Zahav program, which provides support and resources to seniors, and Yahalom, which assists families of children with special needs.   While organizations often invite legislators to their offices, this was a rare case of the […]

Road trips promise freedom, friendship, and adventure. But what happens when bachurim are left to navigate on their own? Binyamin Goldman The hum of the rented minivan was the only sound on the long stretch of I-81, save for the occasional rustle of a bag of Ostreicher’s cookies being passed around. Yaakov leaned his forehead […]

Rabbi Yecheskel Menache’s efforts to bring the geulah, two halachos at a time     M. Brejt   Rabbi Yecheskel Menache is a collector. He doesn’t collect rare manuscripts or antique vases. Yet he gathers up his treasures with the same excitement and enthusiasm as any treasure hunter. And his wares are far more precious. […]

The Speech We Give Our Kids and the One We Never Give Ourselves   S. Rosen This op-ed column provides a platform for readers to share unique perspectives on the ussues that matter most. It’s a space for thoughtful commentary from people liek you, who bring unique insights and experiences to the conversation. Each article […]

Rav Bunim Schreiber’s remarkable first visit to Lakewood   By Reuvain Borchardt   The Keren Olam HaTorah delegation boasts some of the greatest tamidei chachamim and tzaddikim from Eretz Yisrael, most of whom are well-known and revered by the American Torah community. Yet one of the revelations of this trip has been Rav Yisroel Bunim Schreiber, rosh yeshivah of Yeshiva Nesiv […]