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GPARENCY Commits $100K Minimum to 50 New Mortgage Broker Positions No Experience Required Aliza Kesserman Following a recent spike in growth, GPARENCY, founded in the Lakewood area and now spanning the nation, is expediting the process of hiring 50 new mortgage brokers. The company has seen rapid success since its launch, averaging a new contract […]

Meir Kass Petirah of Rav Shalom Cohen zt”l Rav Shalom Cohen, famed rosh yeshivah of Yeshivat Porat Yosef and nasi of the Shas Party’s Moetzes Chachmei HaTorah, was niftar on Sunday at the age of 91. R’ Shalom, born in 1931, was one of eight children of the mekubal Rav Ephraim HaKohen, who was a […]

Lakewood Poskim and Rabbanim Seek to End a Spiraling Rental Crisis Elisheva Braun “My landlord just informed me that he is raising the rent by fifteen percent. Do I have to pay the increase?” “My tenants, who have been living in my basement for years at the same rental rate, are paying hundreds of dollars […]

Mrs. B. Grama Facilitated by Shira Markovitch When I was raising my children in Eretz Yisrael four and five decades ago, food was very expensive. We kollel wives were all faced with the challenge of feeding our families on a paper-thin kollel budget, and we made do without fish and poultry during the week. In […]

How we relate to others depends on one factor: what we see when we look at them. Annoying, difficult, not my type leads to sinas chinam. He’s Hashem’s creation leads to kavod—honor and respect. That is why on the day we mourn the Churban,the national tragedy which, according to Chazal, arose from sinas chinam,nothing can […]

Shira Markovitch Ahh…summer. There’s nothing like it…until you hear, “Ma! I’m so booooored!” And then you groan and wish away the summer you were enjoying just moments before. But no longer—and you won’t need to dig into the recesses of your memory for those Bnos-leader days to find activities for your kids to do on […]

Ahavas Tzedakah, founded by Dr. and Mrs. Shanik, has been helping local families in need for the past 30 years. Working hand in hand with many local rabbanim, the organization ensures that donors’ tzedakah money is maximized to the fullest to benefit those who need it in the most dignified way possible. Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, […]

Baruch Mattir Assurim! Judge Grants Rabbi Eisemann’s Motion for a Retrial in Light of Explosive New Evidence Meir Kass In a tremendous victory for SCHI founder Rabbi Osher Eisemann, b’chasdei Hashem Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone on Tuesday granted his motion for a new trial, vacating the result of a 2019 trial in which a […]

Elisheva Braun Bike paths and lakes wend their way through the grassy landscape of Twin Rivers, and brightly colored slides loop through the many parks that inhabit the neighborhood where mid-sized suburban homes rest on quiet streets. Although it may feel like a separate planet, Twin Rivers—a development in East Windsor, New Jersey—is a mere […]

The Nekadesh Event and Its Aftermath Shoshana Itzkowitz If you were there, you’ll know these words do not begin to do it justice. If you were not, these words will certainly be insufficient in describing it. Black-on white, single-dimensional print is utterly inadequate to paint a picture of the atmosphere, energy, and inspiration of Nekadesh. […]