Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Families Of Nazi Olympics Protesters Denounce China Ban On Darfur Activist
Posted on: August 13th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The children and grandchildren of prominent Americans who opposed the 1936 Berlin Olympics are following in their elders' footsteps, with an Olympics protest of their own.
When What You Can Do Changes (Part I)
Posted on: August 6th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesAs time moves on, and we get older, what we can do changes.
The Shidduch Parshah May Be Fattening And Bad For Your Health
Posted on: August 6th, 2008
Sections → MagazineI'm not a doctor, nor a biological scientist, but I do know that people under stress produce a hormone called cortisol, which helps the body deal with a stressful event by increasing energy and immunity and even lowering sensitivity to pain.
McCain Reportedly Considering Jewish Congressman For VP Slot
Posted on: August 6th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → NewsThe political world was abuzz this week with the news that Rep. Eric Cantor, the chief deputy minority whip in the House of Representatives and that body's lone Jewish Republican, was being seriously considered by Sen. John McCain as his vice-presidential running mate.
The Character Of Rabbi Jacob Joseph
Posted on: July 30th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryWhen RJJ passed away, he was survived by his wife, Esther Rachel[i], his son Raphael, and two daughters, Mrs. Anna Brody and Mrs. S. R. Schultz.
Some Financial Help From Social Security
Posted on: July 30th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesI have written several articles, in the past years, about the Well Spouse Foundation. I became a member of this organization decades ago.
Posted on: July 30th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDuring the construction work carried out in the city of Radom workers found a number of richly polychromatic (multi-colored) matzevot (tombstones) beneath the ground.
Posted on: July 23rd, 2008
Sections → MagazineAs Bnei Yisroel passed through the land of Ya'azer and Gilad in the "Ever HaYarden" (land East of the Jordan River) they noticed that the land was very fertile and quite suitable for grazing animals.
On The Topic Of Weight: Some Suggestions
Posted on: July 23rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThank you for your letters. I received so many letters on this topic asking me what a person can do to help, if mentioning weight is counterproductive.
Painful Words: A Painful Reality
Posted on: July 23rd, 2008
Sections → MagazineJews globally are commemorating the Three Weeks of Mourning period that began with last Sunday's 17th Day of Tammuz fast and culminates with the Fast of Tisha B'Av.
Posted on: July 23rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow is one of the most important and largest events of its kind in the world.
Further And Final Comments and Observations on the Topic of Weight
Posted on: July 16th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesI have spent the last few articles discussing what, I have come to believe, are abusive comments made to overweight people in the guise of caring and acceptability.
‘With Tears Running Down My Cheeks’
Posted on: July 16th, 2008
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesAn Interview With Holocaust Chronicler Stuart Mirsky
Posted on: July 16th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: What's on your summer reading list?
On The Topic of Weight – My Response
Posted on: July 9th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I shared a letter from a gentleman who felt it was appropriate to comment on people's weight.
‘Watch Over The Souls Of Your Children’
Posted on: July 9th, 2008
Sections → MagazineMy last two columns dealt with the biblical injunction that we "watch over our souls."
Restoration Of Poznan Cemetery
Posted on: July 9th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesA few weeks ago I wrote about the ceremony in Poznan, rededicating the Jewish cemetery, in which the famous Rabbi Akiva Eiger is interred.
On The Topic Of Weight – A Different Opinion
Posted on: July 2nd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDear Ms. Novick: There once was a time when I sincerely believed that I was open-minded regarding people who are overweight.
Posted on: July 2nd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn a recent front-page essay (May 30, 2008) and in last month's "Glimpses" column we traced the life of Rabbi Jacob Joseph (1840-1902). Rabbi Joseph, who studied in the famed Volozhiner Yeshiva, was an outstanding Talmudic scholar and one of Rav Yisroel Salanter's main students.
Dealing With The Inappropriate Comments (On the Topic of Weight)
Posted on: June 25th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesIn the past weeks I gave several examples of comments made to friends about their being overweight.
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