Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 7/18/08

Posted on: July 16th, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 7/11/08

Posted on: July 9th, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 7/04/08

Posted on: July 2nd, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 6/27/08

Posted on: June 25th, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 6/20/08

Posted on: June 18th, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 6/14/08

Posted on: June 12th, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 4/06/08

Posted on: June 4th, 2008

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Our Son Refuses To Attend Day Camp

Posted on: June 4th, 2008

Rabbi Horowitz: We are not quite sure how to respond to the request of our 12-year-old son, who is begging us to be "left alone" for the second "trip" (the last four weeks of summer) and not attend a local day camp.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communties – 5/30/08

Posted on: May 28th, 2008

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Obesity Is Another Concern

Posted on: May 28th, 2008

Our Yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs face the growing rate of childhood obesity. "Overweight children are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to grow into obese adults. Obesity can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, bone and joint problems, asthma, and several types of cancer," says Chaya Stern, RPA and nutritionist.

Allergy Alert: Enough to Make You Nuts

Posted on: May 28th, 2008

The sweet and salty salvation of picky eaters across the lunchroom has become public enemy number one to many children. The tub of peanut butter that taught me the meaning of "industrial size," is no longer relevant in many schools.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 5/23/08

Posted on: May 21st, 2008

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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 5/16/08

Posted on: May 14th, 2008

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Helping Our Children Deal With Tragedy (Conclusion)

Posted on: May 14th, 2008

Dear Rabbi Horowitz: We are all aware of the terrible churban that recently took place in Yerushalayim's Merkaz HaRav yeshiva, where eight precious neshamas were taken from us.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 5/09/08

Posted on: May 7th, 2008

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Helping Our Children Deal With Tragedy (Part I)

Posted on: May 7th, 2008

Dear Rabbi Horowitz: We are all aware of the terrible churban that recently took place in Yerushalayim's Merkaz HaRav yeshiva, where eight precious neshamas were taken from us.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communties – 5/02/08

Posted on: April 30th, 2008

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In-Laws

Posted on: April 23rd, 2008

A few years ago I was invited to be a guest on a talk show. An interesting question came up from a young man who wanted some information on the topic of in-laws. He wanted to know if I had ever known of a couple divorcing because of their in-laws. My response was that although divorced people may blame the in-laws for the marriage failure, in most cases this does not happen directly, but indirectly- YES!

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities – 4/18/08

Posted on: April 16th, 2008

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Take A Child To Shul… Please: Emulating The Ways Of Hashem

Posted on: April 16th, 2008

A terribly sad version of the expression, "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink," often comes to mind whenever I am approached by single parents (usually mothers) asking me to assist them in finding a caring, responsible adult to take their child or children (usually their son or sons) to shul on Shabbos and/or Yom Tov.