יום חמישי, ג׳ תמוז תשפ״וThursday, June 18, 2026
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Naomi Klass Mauer is the co-publisher of The Jewish Press.
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Moish worked for us for over 40 years, and he often joked much later in life that if we hadn’t computerized our printing, he’d still be working on the linotype for The Jewish Press.
Ellen was great fun to be with, but my sister and I could also share troubling situations with her. She was wise beyond her years. If she could help in any way, she was right there.
In the beginning, we were summer friends. Possibly we exchanged a letter or two during the year, but when summer came, we embraced each other, so happy to be together again.
He was a Torah Scholar who spent his day, every day, learning Gemara until 3 p.m. in his home study. Only after that did he set out for his office at The Jewish Press.
Everyone is elderly, and most have gray hair, but their eyes shine, especially when they speak of their past.
You were a very special physician, the old-time doctor who made house calls and telephoned patients to see how they were doing. You were a man of truth and honor. There are very few doctors around these days who do, or even want to do, what you were willing to do.
We were all still in euphoria from Hoshana Rabbah, and the return of the hostages, so we went into the holiday in a very happy frame of mind.
For me as a youngster I couldn't wait to turn thirteen. I would finally be a TEENAGER. The world was going to open up for me.
He really was an amazing speaker. The Torah just flowed from his lips. He was so brilliant, but also so modest.
So why did I move? I am in a wheelchair and have a very good caretaker, but on a daily basis, I was lonely. I discovered that if I don’t have conversations with people every day, I was not only forgetting my Hebrew, but I was losing some English as well.
I had planned a different response to the word catastrophe, but living in Israel now, during the ballistic missile barrages from Iran, that word has taken on a new meaning.
The years ahead were filled with grandchildren who have given me wonderful memories, and now my life is filled with great-grandchildren and we are making memories together. With Hashem’s help we will go on making memories for many more years.
Throughout the years, wherever I’ve traveled, I’ve met people who tell me they became religious through the pages of The Jewish Press. Others, who came from small communities devoid of a large Orthodox presence, have told me that as children they waited by their rural mailbox on Thursdays for The Jewish Press.
I will turn to the Greeks of this season and tell our readers an adorable thing one of my grandsons said 14 years ago, after his grandfather died a few days before Chanukah.
The soldiers go out to war with the Shema on their lips. It's been very hard this past year and so many holy soldiers have been killed, but they went out in the name of Hashem, very devoted to the land and people of Israel.
This has been a year of bloodshed. We lost so many precious young men; so many young women became widows, and little children orphans. Is this Gog U’Magog, I have often wondered?
Let us all pray to Hashem for many more boker tov's when all our enemies will be destroyed.
One of my all-time favorites is the bird of paradise. Until I moved to Israel I had never seen, nor heard of it.
I was very excited to see my name on the certificate attesting to the completion of the studies of Neviim and Ketuvim.
When I am sitting down and have great grandchildren around, they take my cane and it becomes transformed to a horse or to a magic wand, and that gives me added pleasure, or should I say nachas, watching them play.
Monday we had sirens in Jerusalem. It's very frightening. It's hard for me to rush anywhere, and the only place I can go is into the hallway – and then comes the loud boom, thank G-d.
To all my loved ones and friends, and to everyone I know, when the time is right for you, leave the Diaspora and come join me.
I could never be a nazir. I like to drink Moscato wine on Shabbat. And even though I love long hair, it is not flattering on me so I am forced to get a trim cut from time to time.
I have a wall of windows in my apartment, and every evening I try to watch the sunset. First it’s bright yellow and then it’s pink and orange and all of it is golden. Yes, my JERUSALEM OF GOLD, I will love you.
Many a morning as I was getting ready for school, Dad would come home to daven and then back to work he went. I don’t know when he slept or ate, but he never missed his prayers.
She was a wonderful storyteller. And that is how I learned so many parts of my history. Our visits always ended with ice cream, a favorite of both of ours.
As I was packing to return home to Jerusalem, I realized that I hadn’t asked Zevie if it was Ivan’s shofar that he had blown.
Mom understood that she would probably not get a chance to say very much to the Queen so she was busy writing the few words she wanted to convey. In fact, she spent more time on this than her outfit.
All the years when I would leave Israel, I would stop at the top of the staircase going onto the El Al plane (remember those days) and I would say a tearful goodbye to the angels of Israel.
In Israel I discovered that lox is a delicacy and quite expensive, so I don’t indulge very often.
When we had to return to the U.S. 12 years later there was an ache in my soul.
As we are about to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, we treasure that gift from the Almighty.
Rachayli comes from a family of medical professionals... Don’t listen to the doctors? But the gadol ha’dor had given his eitzah. And that was what they followed.
Moish Inker said that you had a photographic mind and everything about you was Torah.
He made the country come alive, and all the sacrifices suddenly felt like our own.
There wasn’t anything that I was afraid to ask my mother, and no matter the question she always gave me the honest answer.
For the sake of peace, we are trying to be silent, and peace is very important. But I fear that is not the way you would want us to be.
Speaking of her feelings for Israel, Irene says, ‘my heart always beats a little faster, and I experience a moment of inner joy, when I land in Lod Airport and feel the ground of Israel under me.’
It was a family project from the beginning, and our children helped out as Shalva counselors – doing music, art, and caring for the other children. We couldn’t have done it without them.
When my daughters grew up they would go shopping for pocketbooks in my closet. And I would smile every time I saw one of them wearing one of my stock.
In 1960, my father started The Jewish Press. It was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream – to launch a newspaper that would teach Torah and be a voice for Jews all over the world.
The years pass, but my memories of you – my beloved mother – only get stronger.
All through Shabbos I saw men and women engaged in animated conversations, and a number of young men and women approached the shadchanim for help, which was forthcoming.
This is the museum to bring students and all young people to – to show them that the Holocaust wasn’t about Jews going like “sheep going to the slaughter,” as so often has been said.
When The Jewish Press became successful he gave jobs to friends who were out of work, even when he didn’t really need them. They didn’t know that, because he made them feel important.
Mom, I also look at your picture every day in my room and at work, and I thank Hashem for giving me the blessing of having had you for a mother.
Pesach in Israel is extraordinarily special. You can actually feel the chag in the air. For days beforehand, everyone is busy cleaning and preparing for the holiday.
Recollections on a perfectly harmonious Shabbos.
A loving reflection by Naomi Klass Mauer, a devoted daughter and a loving wife, to her mother and husband who passed from this world-within hours of each other-7 years ago.
Yoni Hikind's yeshiva was the perfect fit for boys that didn't seem to fit anywhere else.
Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber served as one of the parade’s grand marshals.
I listened to the speeches and marveled at the words of Torah coming from the non-observant master of ceremonies. Yes, the very air of Israel makes one wise.
My father started The Jewish Press at the urging of Gedolei Yisrael. His dream was to be a voice for Torah Jewry, to help Jews wherever they were, and to support the new state of Israel.
A loving memorial to two great pillars of the venerable The Jewish Press
It is the end of an era with Arthur’s passing and with him, the last of the old guard of The Jewish Press.
"The idea of bringing people back to Yiddishkeit was inside me from my childhood days."
My advice: Sit your children & grandchildren down when they're older and tell them about the person whose name they bear; tell them stories about that person, what made him or her so special to you.
As always, though, the heart and soul of the parade were the marching bands, singing groups, and hundreds of day schools and organizations representing virtually all segments of the Jewish community.
For his 16th yahrzeit (10 Shevat), I asked all the grandchildren to write some memories of their Zaidie that stand out in their mind.
However, many people who visit a therapist and feel they weren’t helped conclude that “therapy doesn’t work.” This is unfortunate because those people don’t get the help they could receive.
It was so fitting for you to become a doctor. Your whole nature was to give and take care of people.
"Ma, how I miss your guidance, your wisdom, your deep emunah. Ma-Oh, how I miss you just being you."
Rabbi Lau is a world class speaker. When he relates stories, even concentration camp stories, the audience is mesmerized. As we would soon discover, he is in the movie as well.
Everyone in the kehilla can get involved, she added, and mothers can network with each other.
The book takes us through 2 years in the life of Ann’s daughter, son-in-law and their new baby born in France.
The book is exquisitely illustrated and young children will find it very easy to relate to every page.
“We have an extraordinary tie between the city of New York and the state of Israel,” the mayor told reporters. “Protecting the future of Israel is something so many New Yorkers care deeply about.”
Ida Nudel’s account of how the Soviets persecuted and punished her was far worse than imagined.
"The idea of bringing people back to Yiddishkeit was inside me from my childhood days."
Shalva founders, the Samuels understood that special-needs children and their families needed more
Dr. Faier passed away in 2009, leaving two manuscripts. The first, A Day is a Thousand Years: Human Destiny and the Jewish People, was published posthumously in 2012.
You children will build the country and you will help restore Israel to her former glory.
Presented by the Destiny Foundation and the Young Israel of Flatbush.
“What we are seeing here in New York today is not an artistic expression that challenges the limits of morality, but a moral deformity that challenges the limits of the art.
We started The Jewish Press. Arnie was an integral part of the paper.
Home is Milwaukee where their congregation, Beth Jehudah, and community always await their return.
After they saw what happened in Gush Katif in 2005, they understood Judea and Samaria could well be next.
"I did all the things a rebbetzin should do."
Abusive men are usually on their best behavior before marriage. But they do provide clues.
“It’s the one time and place where so many people can come together and tell the world that we support Israel.”
The new soldiers received a gun and a Tanach, in which the “deed” to the land of Israel is found.
My involvement with Frum Divorce corresponds to a lot of the work I do at The Jewish Press helping agunot and others going through divorce.
Almost every year I am invited to attend the grand banquet of the International Shluchos Convention, the climax of a four-day weekend that attracts some 2,500 Chabad shluchos from all over the world – from Argentina to Australia, from Thailand to Kazakhstan, and from every state in the U.S. It takes place the weekend of Chaf Bet Shevat, the yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt”l.
You have been a role model and an inspiration to us from as far back as I can remember.
Shabbos at a Nefesh weekend is an experience all on its own.
This year’s parade, the 87th annual extravaganza of marching bands, floats, and giant balloons, featured something really unique and different: a balloon/float of a large blue dreidel.
Memories and thoughts of you my beloved husband are always with me. It is the third yahrzeit of your death and I remain bereft.
Even youngsters in Israel, years away from voting age, are knowledgeable about politics and don’t hesitate to discuss their opinions.
This past summer quite a few family members vacationed in Israel, some of them with young children. I remember how difficult flying from New York to Israel can be with small children, so with this in mind, I advised all of my family to book Isroyal VIP service along with their flight.
Tens of thousands of marchers and spectators showed their support for Israel on Sunday in New York City’s annual Celebrate Israel Parade.
I close my eyes and am transported back to Israel, where I spent the past six weeks.
"When positions opened, if there was a qualified woman for the job I was inclined to hire her."
So much has happened in the past few months and now the month of Shevat is suddenly upon us. And in a few days (Shevat 10) it will be your 13th yahrzeit.
I have not done this before. I have never memorialized two of the closest people to me in one article. I gave it a lot of thought, and it is not just because they died within hours of each other two years ago that I decided to do this. It is also because there was a tremendous connection between them, and as I thought of each one I was overwhelmed by the similarities.
Pro-Israel activists and concerned Jewish New Yorkers have been holding vigils and protests since Israel began striking Hamas missile launchers and terrorist operatives in Gaza last week.
There it was, a backyard full of my basement furniture, and bags and bags of waterlogged papers.
I recently interviewed Mrs. Tziporah Lifshitz of Maaleh Adumim, Israel about the recent posthumous publication of the book A Day Is A Thousand Years, Human Destiny and the Jewish People, authored by her late father, Dr. Zvi Faier, and edited by Tziporah and her mother, Chaya.
In a move that has sparked outrage among many in the Flatbush Jewish community, the New York City Department of Education has set into motion the opening of a Truancy Center at 1780 Ocean Ave., corner of Ave. M. The location is just yards from Yeshiva Shaarei Torah, a girls’ high school.
Internationally renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman and acclaimed Chazzan Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, chief cantor at Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue, have collaborated on a forthcoming CD titled “Eternal Echoes: Songs and Dances for the Soul.” The Jewish Press recently interviewed Perlman at his summer home in the Hamptons.
I had the tremendous zechut to attend the wedding of my granddaughter Rachayli Fuchs to Shaul Klein in June, and then, much to my delight I was able to make one of the Sheva Berachot. My guest list was composed and invitations extended. The divrei Torah would be delivered by my grandson Rabbi Raphael Fuchs and my nephew Meir Greenwald.
