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Syrian Rebels: Hezbollah Using Chemical Weapons

June 20, 2013 - 10:14 AM
 
Putin Perpetuates Antisemitic Lie of First Soviet ‘Mostly Jewish’

June 20, 2013 - 9:51 AM
 
‘Sopranos’ Star Gandolfini Dead at 51

June 20, 2013 - 8:48 AM
 
Taliban Pulls a Fast One in Doha, Claiming Rebirth of Califate, Humiliating Karzai

June 20, 2013 - 8:35 AM
 
Netanyahu Limits Gas Exports to 40 Percent

June 19, 2013 - 11:34 PM
 
Islamic Militants Bomb UN Compound in Somalia

June 19, 2013 - 11:27 PM
 
Pet Shop Boys Singer Rejects BDS Propaganda

June 19, 2013 - 11:17 PM
 
Israel Will Be ‘First Totally Digital Country,’ Says Cisco CEO

June 19, 2013 - 11:04 PM
 
Police Detain Four Jews for ‘Bowing in Prayer at Temple Mount

June 19, 2013 - 10:11 PM
 
KKK Member Tried to Sell X-Ray Weapon to Kill ‘Israel’s Enemies’

June 19, 2013 - 9:39 PM
 
Michelle Obama and Daughters Visit Berlin Holocaust Memorial

June 19, 2013 - 8:26 PM
 
Israeli Food Exports to US Reaches a Record $224 Million in 2012

June 19, 2013 - 8:13 PM
 
Christine Quinn Attends Kabbalat Shabbat Service

June 19, 2013 - 7:17 PM
 
Terrorist Receives Doctorate from Hebrew University

June 19, 2013 - 6:06 PM
 
American Quaker Group Sponsors BDS Summer Camp

June 19, 2013 - 5:49 PM
 
More than 500 Fatah and Hamas Media Freedom Violations Since Split

June 19, 2013 - 2:49 PM
 
Jewish Victims of Lynch Attempt: We Didn’t Shoot for Fear of Jail

June 19, 2013 - 2:33 PM
 
Army Radio: French Officers Train Syrian Rebels in Jordan, Turkey

June 19, 2013 - 1:36 PM
 
Peres Awards Presidential Medal to Clinton

June 19, 2013 - 1:13 PM
 
Israeli Civilian Captures Terrorist

June 19, 2013 - 1:08 PM
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I Won’t Stop For Death; It Will Stop For Me

Posted on: June 14th, 2013

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The importance of death customs has been ingrained in me since birth. When I served as a shomeret for my grandmother, I was instructed not to eat, drink or perform a mitzvah in the same room. In the shock of death, it seemed rather inane to be told it would be considered mocking the dead. My grandmother was gone; she couldn’t do those things because she didn’t exist anymore, a fact that still makes me tear up.

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Never Mind Why

Posted on: June 14th, 2013

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I would have to say that one of the most annoying things about having a newspaper advice column, aside from all these people writing to me and asking for advice, is that they frequently don’t tell me WHY they’re asking.

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See The Dark

Posted on: June 7th, 2013

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Another tree is down. I’m driving down Lakewood Avenue, figuring that maybe, just maybe, the tree that blocked the middle of North Lake Drive has been removed, and I can go through. After all, they had a whole day. I’m sure things have been taken care of.

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Wedding Etiquette For Guests

Posted on: June 7th, 2013

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It's hard to believe that June is finally here, but one look through the day's mail is enough to convince me that the school year is almost over and summer will be here before I blink. What makes me say that? The plethora of large cream envelopes, addressed in calligraphic letters, bearing stamps with pictures of creamy white roses.

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Respect Your “Border”: It’s Good For Your Wallet

Posted on: June 7th, 2013

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A popular topic of discussion in newspapers, magazines and talk shows revolves around the management of personal finances - or rather the lack of them. In most cases, dealing with overwhelming debt is the topic de jour. Seems many people are drowning in it. Spending more than they have has mired countless consumers into a financial quicksand with maxed out credit cards and collection agencies knocking on the door. Speaking of doors, many face eviction and the loss of their home.

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Manuel Josephson, Orthodox American Patriot

Posted on: June 6th, 2013

SectionsMagazineGlimpses Into American Jewish History

Last month we sketched the life of Manuel Josephson (1729-1796), who immigrated to New York in the 1740s. Manuel was one of the few learned Jews residing in America in the 18th century. His talents were recognized by Congregation Shearith Israel, and he served on the synagogue’s bet din for several years and as its parnas (president) in 1762. He earned his living as a merchant.

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My First V-E Day Without Grandpa

Posted on: May 24th, 2013

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Nearly half a million of them fought in Red Army uniforms, under communist slogans but with a personal vengeance that was solely the result of Jewish experience. More than the “Greatest Generation,” they were the living superheroes hidden in plain sight.

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Not Music To My Ears!

Posted on: May 24th, 2013

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With the semi-mourning period of Sefira behind us, and the festival of Shavuot as well (as evidenced by the tightness of our clothing due to over-indulging in irresistible versions of cheesecake that is an integral component of celebrating our receipt of the Torah), our community can look forward to participating in joyous engagement parties and weddings.

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Being Jewish

Posted on: May 17th, 2013

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Leah Katz, a TeenZone camper at Oorah’s TheZone summer camp and an 11th grader at Midwood High School, read her winning essay about how TheZone changed her views on Judaism at the Jewish Heritage Awards Ceremony held at Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’s office in April. The purpose of the Jewish Heritage Essay Contest is to acquaint public school students with Jewish history and customs and to help foster a deeper understanding of Jewish culture. The contest is open to students of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. Leah’s essay is reproduced in full below.

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The Nitty Gritty

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

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You have probably been planning your marriage since you were about three. Let’s fast-forward to a big milestone– your twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. (Don’t worry, you don’t look a day over twenty one!) Now, would you appreciate your husband buying you a dozen roses that some florist recommended?

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Shavuos-Related

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

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Welcome back to “You’re Asking Me?” where we attempt to answer questions sent in by people who fortunately have fake names, so they won’t be embarrassed. I don’t know how they got through school, though.

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Appreciation: Spiritual Penicillin

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

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One of the subjects I was taught as a young child in school was Tefillah. Since we spoke only Ivrit during our Limudei Kodesh and secular Hebrew studies - literature, creative writing and Jewish history - we pretty much understood the words we were davening.

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Manuel Josephson: A Learned 18th-Century American Jew

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

SectionsMagazineGlimpses Into American Jewish History

The overwhelming majority of Jews who came to America before the Revolutionary War did not have an extensive Jewish education. One exception was Manuel Josephson (1729-1796), who was born and educated in Germany. His extensive knowledge of Judaism qualified him to serve on the beis din of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York.

 

Say What?

Posted on: April 26th, 2013

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It was September 25, 2006. Tammy, an oblivious, petite, third grader lay in bed, counting her stationary collection, when she decided she needed a drink. As she descended the staircase, she was surprised to see her mother dressed in this bubby-like gown.

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Can ‘Yoni Ploni’ Afford To Be Frum?

Posted on: April 26th, 2013

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Shortly before Pesach, I received a rather agitated call from a long time reader of The Jewish Press who pleaded with me to write a column regarding what she insisted was the unwarranted high cost of Pesach food – in particular shmurah matzah – and how hard it was for young families to pay what she felt were over-inflated prices in order to keep strictly kosher.

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Wrapped

Posted on: April 19th, 2013

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I didn’t need that much garlic. After all… how much garlic, exactly, could I put into the chicken without overdoing it? But something made me leave the white, rounded head on the counter after cracking off a few bulbs, rather than putting it back in the fridge. Maybe I’d need more.

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The Ultimate Revenge: Erwin Weinberg Fights Back Against the Nazis

Posted on: April 18th, 2013

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Not too many Jewish World War II survivors from Germany can say that they had the distinction of being both interned in a concentration camp and liberating the captives in that same camp. Erwin Weinberg did just that.

Joseph Rosenfeld, the survivor, (on the left) with Alan Moskin, the Jewish War Veteran.
 

The Reunion

Posted on: April 18th, 2013

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The date May 4th, 1945 will forever be etched in their memories, and now it will be forever etched in ours. That fateful day toward the end of World War II was the day that American soldiers liberated Gunskirchen Lager, a subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.

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Queen Esther

Posted on: April 12th, 2013

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I can feel the fear pulsing through my veins, blocking out everything around me. I walk down the long, unembellished hall, which is dimly lit with fiery torches at every bend. I can’t help but wonder if it was purposely built this way to terrorize me. As I slowly edge towards the doors, I keep telling myself it’s going to be fine…but what if it’s not? I can feel my stomach twisting as I turn the last corner and come to a complete stop.

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How To Travel Like A Family And Stay A Family (Part II)

Posted on: April 12th, 2013

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Last month, I discussed our tumuloutous family trip to Israel and the many mistakes and some smart moves we made along the way. Hopefully you can learn from our mistakes and incorporate the lessons we learned in your own family trips.

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