Combining Modern Living in Traditional Jerusalem A unique and prestigious residential project in now being built in Mekor Haim Street in Jerusalem.
Posted on: July 8th, 2009
Sections → MagazineThe other day, while schmoozing with a friend, the conversation (as chats often do) turned to food. My friend talked about a delicious dish she had eaten as a guest during Shavuot. She mentioned how she planned to replicate it in her kitchen, but hadn't gotten around to it yet.
Polish Prisoners To Help Maintain Jewish Cemeteries
Posted on: July 1st, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesAs I have reported many times over the past 12 years that I have been writing this column, one of the major problems in Poland today, even greater then anti-Semitism, is the poor condition of Jewish historical sites. Many of the cemeteries are overgrown and synagogue buildings are in disrepair.
The Loss Of Femininity (Part I)
Posted on: July 1st, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesFor most women, care-giving means taking on many of the roles that were routinely filled by their husbands, in addition to those things they were already responsible for. For many of these women, this has been hard to deal with. Not just because of the difficult physical nature of these new, additional roles, or even the tremendous emotional burden that has been added to the women's daily routine.
Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer: Early 20th Century Wordsmith (Part I)
Posted on: July 1st, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryVirtually all of the rabbonim who came to America during the latter part of the nineteenth century did not speak English. A few did master the language and become proficient at speaking and writing it; one of these was Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer, who did more than just learn to speak and write in English - he also acquired a substantial secular education.
Posted on: June 24th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRecently, as I exited my car in a crowded parking lot, I saw an elderly woman approach an elderly man as he was getting out of his car. Wagging her finger in the man's face, the woman yelled. "Do you know why I'm here? I'mhere to tell you that you are not a very nice man!"
Posted on: June 24th, 2009
Sections → MagazineLike most people on this planet whose abodes are wired to electricity, I have a computer and go online. It is amazing to me that information on any subject or on any matter can be instantly retrieved with a few clicks of a mouse.
Posted on: June 24th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews is proud to announce the launching of the Virtual Shtetl website, which is devoted to the local history of Jews. Although at the moment of its launch the portal is primarily a source of information, its future is based on the interaction of web surfers using Web 2.0 technology. The medium created will constitute a bridge between the history of Polish Jewish towns and the contemporary, multicultural world.
Posted on: June 24th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews is proud to announce the launching of the Virtual Shtetl website, which is devoted to the local history of Jews. Although at the moment of its launch the portal is primarily a source of information, its future is based on the interaction of web surfers using Web 2.0 technology. The medium created will constitute a bridge between the history of Polish Jewish towns and the contemporary, multicultural world.
Posted on: June 17th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriWho are all these ladies with the gray hair and/or sheitels? We are all looking into each other's faces for a glimmer of recognition. Thank goodness everyone has a nametag; it makes it so much easier to identify each person.
More Responses On The Topic Of Chronic Illness and Shidduchim
Posted on: June 17th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesFor the last two weeks I have shared your responses, suggestions and experiences about marrying into a family wherein there is a parent who has a chronic illness. This was prompted by a letter I received from a woman who wrote that her daughter is having difficulty getting dates because her father has Multiple Sclerosis. Below are more letters from readers who wanted to share their experience and offer help.
Jewish Cultural Festival In Krakow
Posted on: June 17th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe 19th Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow will be held between June 27 and July 5. As always Janusz Makuch, director of the festival has organized an exciting program with all the usual performers and many exciting new exhibits, lectures, tours and musical artists.
Jewish Cultural Festival In Krakow
Posted on: June 17th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe 19th Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow will be held between June 27 and July 5. As always Janusz Makuch, director of the festival has organized an exciting program with all the usual performers and many exciting new exhibits, lectures, tours and musical artists.
More Responses On The Topic Of Chronic Illness And Shidduchim
Posted on: June 10th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThese letters are in response to a letter written by a woman whose daughter is having difficulty getting dates because her father has a chronic illness. She also pointed out that there is an assumption that life in their home is depressing because of the illness. These responses deal with both issues, but how they contradict the myth of depression is particularly interesting.
Posted on: June 10th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesPrzemysl On June 22, 2009 a tablet commemorating the former Scheinbach Synagogue building (today the town library) will be unveiled in Przemysl. The ceremony will take place at the former synagogue at 15 Slowackiego St. It is anticipated that there will be hundreds of guests from Poland and abroad. The tablet is a […]
Posted on: June 10th, 2009
Sections → MagazineHuman nature is such that we tend to procrastinate the attainment of important milestones and goals, such as an education or a shidduch. This is so because we delude ourselves into thinking that we have all the time in the world.
Thoughts On Shidduchim From The Families Of The Chronically Ill: – Responses
Posted on: June 3rd, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I shared a letter from a concerned well spouse whose daughter is having problems getting dates because of her husband's illness (Multiple Sclerosis). She indicated that there is an assumption that her house is depressed because of the illness. I asked for comments and suggestions from those who have experience with this situation. Below are responses that every shadchan and parent without experience with chronic illness should read.
Early Jewish Religious Observance In New York
Posted on: June 3rd, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn 1927 Captain N. Taylor Phillips1 delivered an address before Congregation Shearith Israel in New York in which he recalled some of the history and traditions of early New York American Jewry. His recollections give fascinating insight into Jewish religious life in America when the community was still in its infancy.
The Children Of The Chronically Ill And Their Battle For Shidduchim
Posted on: May 27th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDear Ms. Novick, I would like to thank you for your thoughtful column. The information you provide has helped me through the ups and downs of living with a spouse who had MS.
Ostroleka Jewish Cemetery Exposed During Roadwork
Posted on: May 27th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Jewish community in Ostroleka Poland was first established in the 17th century and like all other communities in Poland saw good times and bad. At the beginning of the 20th century the community numbered 6,219. During WWI the Russian Army destroyed the town while retreating and many Jews left for other cities, especially Warsaw. But after the war, Jews returned to Ostrolekaand by 1921 they numbered 3,352, more then a third of the total population.
Ostroleka Jewish Cemetery Exposed During Roadwork
Posted on: May 27th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Jewish community in Ostroleka Poland was first established in the 17th century and like all other communities in Poland saw good times and bad. At the beginning of the 20th century the community numbered 6,219. During WWI the Russian Army destroyed the town while retreating and many Jews left for other cities, especially Warsaw. But after the war, Jews returned to Ostrolekaand by 1921 they numbered 3,352, more then a third of the total population.
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Destroying the Chametz Within and Truly Preparing for Pesach