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While things might have seemed very strange in this foreign college environment, especially because I was tossed in without any roadmap to help me navigate and understand the kinds of things I was seeing all around me, there was one area I was not worried about: academics. Northeastern Illinois has a rather derogatory nickname, “Northeasy," and it does not have a very good academic reputation. I didn’t think my classes would be very hard at all.

Recently the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the event that most consider the start of the Shoah.

I always feel that it’s important to fight back – even if you are going down, at least the opponent will have a scratch or bruise as well.

If you’re anything like me, just thinking about Pesach is enough to send shivers down your spine.

The Boston Public Garden is the first public botanical garden in America and dates back to 1838.

As I continue to share the cartoons from a well spouse group I interviewed, I'd like to share one that illustrates a common bone of contention to well spouses and their partners.

Search the Internet for innovative barbeque items and you might just be surprised at what you come across.

Before you head to the pool, dampen your hair and apply conditioner.

Okay, so no matter what exercise he asks us to do, some part of me complains.

Whether you're having a bad skin day or an important meeting, there are days when you might want to wear makeup – but without it melting off your face the second you step outside.

There are those who have the foresight to establish institutions that leave a lasting impression on Klal Yisrael. One such man was Rabbi Abraham Nachman Schwartz, who founded Yeshiva Torah ve-Emunah Hebrew Parochial School in Baltimore.

There is an old joke that describes a passerby who sees a man repeatedly hitting his head against a wall. Each time his head hits the wall, the man yelps in pain. Concerned, the first man runs up to him and asks why he keeps banging his head when it obviously hurts when he does so. The man answers, "Because it feels so good when I stop."

The museum at the Auschwitz death camp is warning that its historic buildings will collapse without funding from world governments.

To all of my friends who are always telling me that I should have a weekly column, this article is for you. The truth is, I love to write and would love to have a weekly column, but I have to be inspired. I am not one of those prolific writers who sit down at the computer and the words just flow. But once those inspirational juices get started, there is no telling where they will take me.

Looking to be a little daring?

Let’s be perfectly honest, holidays are just a convenient excuse to indulge in our favorite activity – eating.

A coat of paint in a cheerful color or a roll or two of wallpaper can definitely inject a touch of style into your pantry.

The small island of St. Eustatius [in Dutch: Sint Eustatius, and now named simply Statia] is one of the Netherlands Antilles islands, along with St Maarten, Saba, Cura?ao, and Bonaire.

My 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.

Pesach Magazine

The Foundation Momentum Iudaicum Lodzense was established on November 6 1995.

I look into the flickering flames of the Shabbos candles and I am thankful for the warmth and light that emanates from them and illuminates our home.

Among the missions left unfinished after the passing of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yossie Raichik was the completion of a Torah Scroll for a synagogue bearing his ancestor's name. That changed last week as his widow, Dina Raichik, joined a procession of hundreds of singing celebrants through the streets of Krakow, Poland's historic Jewish quarter, to finally welcome the Holy Scroll in the centuries-old Rema Synagogue.

Question: Jonathan Pollard is serving his 22nd year in prison for espionage. Do you think his actions warranted a life sentence?

In recent years The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland has been active in preservation work throughout Poland. They work with local and international groups, as well as individuals, in reclaiming and maintaining Jewish communal property in places where there is no Jewish community. Their website, http://fodz.pl/?d=1&l=en is full of useful information as well as links to other important sites.

Veteran pro-Israel activist Herbert Zweibon, founder and chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI, passed away in New York on Jan. 20 at age 84.

Just days ago, the question, "How is this night different from all others?" was asked at Pesach tables around the world.

The Gemara in Sanhedrin, Daf Mem Zayin, Amud Alef, concludes that a hesped or eulogy is in honor of the deceased, and not the living, so as such even though I am not worthy of being maspid you, I will say something nevertheless.

Lucky for you, I have three gorgeous cookbooks sitting on my desk, chock full of great Pesach ideas that will turn you into a kitchen hero and will have everyone licking their plates.