Pioneers of the Periphery: Olim of the South Got that pioneering spirit? You’re invited to help build Israel’s periphery by planting roots in southern soil with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Posted on: September 19th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesMy five-part series on toxic people brought an avalanche of responses the likes of which I have not seen in my four years of writing this column.
Posted on: September 19th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesBefore Rosh Hashanah - Yom Kippur, it is customary to pray at the graves of one's parents.
Posted on: September 11th, 2007
Sections → MagazineIn my previous column I wrote about older singles who were undermining their chance at getting married by letting others make decisions for them on as to whether to date a proposed shidduch or not.
Posted on: September 11th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesFor many, Polish Jewry is a misnomer; they (even those that come to visit) think that there is no longer any Jewish life, that it was all killed in the Holocaust. In the past year, I have been privileged to see just how much life there is in Poland.
Posted on: September 11th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDear Ann, I got a lot out of your article on line, relating to how to deal with a toxic person...
The Jews Of Martinique And Guadeloupe
Posted on: September 5th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish History"The Jewish history of Martinique and Guadeloupe is relatively short, spanning only about 60 years.
Posted on: September 5th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Are the constant increases in yeshiva tuition justified? Can anything be done to alleviate the financial pressure on parents?
Understanding And Empathizing With Challenging Behavior
Posted on: September 5th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRona came to town to visit family and friends. She looked forward to reconnecting after years of living so far away. She had made sure her chronically ill spouse was well cared for at home while she had a much-needed break from care giving.
Posted on: September 5th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesA Day of Remembrance for the Jews of the Lodz Ghetto was recently held in the city.
Toxic People: What They Teach Us (Part Five)
Posted on: August 29th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWhen dealing with toxic personalities it is very important to remember some basic strategic rules that apply not only to them but can also apply to difficult people who are not toxic per se.
Posted on: August 29th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Should second-generation Holocaust survivors (children of survivors)receive reparations from Germany?
Posted on: August 29th, 2007
Sections → MagazineThis past week I was told two shidduch stories that made me sad and mad at the same time - because it is infuriating and tragic when people sabotage themselves or let others do so to them.
Posted on: August 29th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThis past week I had the honor of attending the Remembrance Day commemorations that took place in the Polish town of Piotrkow Trybunalski.
Dealing With Toxic Relatives And People (Part Four)
Posted on: August 22nd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesDealing With Your Own Feelings
Posted on: August 22nd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThis year's International Summer Yiddish Language And Culture Seminar will take place August 13 - September 2.
Posted on: August 22nd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Should New York legalize medicinal marijuana?
Dealing With Toxic Relatives And Toxic People (Part Three)
Posted on: August 15th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesIn the past two weeks I have shared two letters from well spouses who were dealing with difficult machitanim. One pair of machitanim was coming to visit for the birth of a new grandchild but insisted that their daughter in law's mother not be present at the Shabbos meals, or they would not come. The other letter dealing with difficult machatanim was from a well spouse whose daughter is soon to be married. It seemed that this well spouse and her husband could do nothing that did not offend the groom's parents.
Hot And Bothered: Letting The Steam Out
Posted on: August 15th, 2007
Sections → MagazineIt's the dog days of August, and between the sizzling heat, the numbing humidity, the rain and the never-ending traffic and airport delays, there is a lot to complain about people's actions.
Posted on: August 15th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week, Mr. Sigmund Rolat visited his birthplace in Poland, the city of Czestochowa. As he does on every trip, he took time out to pay his respects to the local Jewish cemetery.
Dealing With Toxic Relatives And Toxic People: Who Are They? (Part Two)
Posted on: August 8th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week I shared two letters from well spouses who are dealing with "machitanim" (the parents of your son or daughter in law) who appear to be toxic personalities.
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