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I have spent the last two articles discussing some common joys and problems we face as the holidays come and go. Baby Boomer women, growing up in the era (or should I say, "with the error,") of the self imposed attitude of "we can do it all" without help, have for the most part not discussed the difficulty of the holidays with anyone except other boomers.

She rolls the dice. Her face is serious, concentrating on the outcome.

She rolls the dice. Her face is serious, concentrating on the outcome.

Using your gut feelings to figure out life and what you should do about it is the hallmark of Dr. Orloff's Intuitive Healing practice. The popular psychiatrist's newest book, Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life teaches readers how to transform their self-sabotaging tendencies in order to become free to live, to love, to forgive and to progress.

A heartwarming story about a fictional lady who knitskippot for oddly shaped cartoonish heads, A Mitzva for Zelda is a good book for young readers and little listeners. It can put smiles on every face as it teaches about reciprocity and the concept of gratitude.

For me, the moments before sundown every Friday evening are like a "mini" Yom Kipper.

I recently had the good fortune to be able to attend a musical in New York City that was entirely in Yiddish, a presentation of the National Yiddish Theatre Folks­biene.

About a year ago I saw a Russian television broadcast in which Vladimir Putin, riding a noble steed, reaches the edge of a lake, deftly removes his shirt and in an impressive display of muscle, leans over and washes his face in the crystal- clear water.

It is difficult to describe the sickening, gut-wrenching sensation I experience when I get phone calls from parents whose children were sexually abused or from adults who have carried the horrible scars of childhood abuse for decades, often shredding their relationships and ruining their lives.

Our pressure on Shedma continues. Our goal is for Shedma not to be transferred to Arab control.

What do you get when you mix a Jesuit publishing company, a Reform Jewish scholar, an Orthodox Jewish painter, and a thesis on human-divine encounters?

"You have such a pretty face. If only you could do something about your weight."

Coming home to a full answering machine of questions and calls, many insisting that you call back immediately to fill them in during a crisis, is the last thing anyone wants to face.

Pain can sometimes be sanitized by language, but it can never be truly anesthetized.

Question: Is capital punishment "cruel and unusual"?

About a year ago, one of Jeff and Karen Cohns' frequent Shabbos guests returned home from a date distraught and dismayed.

Readers will fall in love with the captivating illustrations and the healthy emotions shared by a grandfather and granddaughter in lap-sized Grandfather's Wrinkles.

Popular speaker and author Rabbi Pinchas Winston has written one of the best books of his career.

Author: Cy Tymony Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishers

Author: Rabbi Lazer Brody Publisher: Kalcom Publishing

Major Roi Klein. It is a name that held no meaning to us.

"You're going to give four years of your life to the country and this job.

"You're going to give four years of your life to the country and this job.

"Take a sock at Hitler! Sock your dough in bonds and stamps!" says one comic.

Roi Klein. It is a name, that until recently, held no meaning to me.

In memory of the chayalim of the IDF whose lives were prematurely snuffed out when they still had so much living to do.

A little past her second birthday, my toddler has entered into a new phase of independence.

I am not sure if many readers understand the severity of a young soldier's life during periods of conflict.

For the last two weeks I have tried to give you a different perspective of a caregiver.

Shavuot marks the birthday of King David and for this reason it is customary in many communities to read Megillat Ruth since Ruth was his great-grandmother.