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Family Celebrates Upsherin By Picking Potatoes For Israel

Twenty-five members of the extended Marks family from Woodmere, New York recently traveled to Israel to celebrate their son Moshe's upsherin. However, this was no ordinary upsherin celebration.

You’ve Got To Believe!

I had no way of seeing it coming - a "quick" traffic light and I was caught in the middle of a sea of cars. The second I started to run I was horrified to see the car closest to me race in my direction. I felt doomed. The few seconds it took me to run past the car were filled with the terrible thought, "This is it. That car is going to hit me."

The Loss Of Femininity (Part II)

Last week I wrote about how female caregivers are affected by the role reversals that take place as they care for husbands with chronic illness. As the husband's illness progresses, and he is able to do less and less for himself, his wife ends up doing more. And, as she continues to take on the traditional male roles, her loss of femininity may escalate. When this happens, it is reflected in how she cares or perhaps in how she stops caring and taking care of herself.

When Sam Ehrenhalt Told Off The New York Times

Sam Ehrenhalt no doubt would have thought it ironic that The New York Times gave him such a laudatory send-off a few days after he passed away on May 31 at age 83.

Giving Credit

Tzippy wandered around the Jerusalem mall, where she had planned to meet her daughter. She was not really in the mood for this excursion, but her daughter had insisted on it.

‘Success Comes In Cans; Failure In Can’ts’ An Interview With Dr. Morris Mandel’s Son

In one of his thousands of aphorism-filled columns for The Jewish Press, Dr. Morris Mandel wrote, "Counting time is not as important as making time count."

Do You Know What Time It Is?

Human 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.

A Mom Like No Other

Remembering Rebbetzin Lillian Chomsky On Her First Yahrzeit

It’s Time For Superwoman And Super Caregiver To Retire (Part II)

Malky's father-in-law had been in the hospital for months. Now, with Pesach approaching and his health improving, her in-laws would be joining Malky and her family for the holiday. Malky knew it would mean more demands on her time, and she understood that being an on-site caregiver was not going to be easy. But Malky loved her in-laws and wanted them with her for Pesach.

Justice And Jewish Slavery: Daimler-Chrysler’s Final And Inevitable Collapse

On its face, it would surely be foolish to blame Daimler-Chrysler's extraordinary woes on the very dark history of Daimler-Benz. On its face, the combined company's deep decline is manifestly a function of bad economic judgments. After all, from the very start, the 1998 decision by Germany's Daimler-Benz to merge with Chrysler simply made no financial sense.

It’s Time For Superwoman and Super Caregiver To Retire (Part I)

Many members of the baby boomer generation have now become caregivers. It was part of the baby boomers' assumed character as young women to be the group that could do it all. We would work, raise our children, and go on to advanced degrees - all at the same time and with no help needed from anyone. Asking for help was not part of our persona. We were Superwoman. Our daughters, growing up in our homes, must have thought we were crazy.

Slim Down for Summer

We are back to that time of year again. The winter clothes are going to the back of our closets and the summer clothes are starting to come out. This is the time to make changes, so we will be prepared for summer.

Kosher Tidbits from Around the Web – February 12, 2009

Ever wonder if baking fortune cookies is halchically permitted?  I never thought about it, but really how do you know if the ink is...

Kosher Tidbits from Around the Web – February 12, 2009

Ever wonder if baking fortune cookies is halchically permitted?  I never thought about it, but really how do you know if the ink is...

A Gift For A Well Spouse

A well spouse often has so many roles and responsibilities that even those closest to her don't always see them all.

Polish Writer Henryk Halkowski

Polish writer Henryk Halkowski, z"l, one of Poland's most notable contemporary Jewish personalities, died suddenly on January 1, just days after celebrating his 57th birthday.

Israel’s Supermarkets Feel Crunch Of Creeping Recession

The recession has hit supermarket shelves in Israel, where November sales were down 12 percent compared to the same month last year.

Title: Ten Lost

When Sender Zeyv published his first novel Aleph Shin eight years ago, it captured a host of enthusiastic readers.

The Other Side Of The Story (Part I)

Miriam and Judy were close. Even though their ages and lifestyles were very different, they connected.

Crowds, Conventions and the Slow Death Of Individualism in America

My dear readers, let's look for a few moments behind the news. As we may readily learn from the philosophers, every sham can have a patina.

Spiritual Security Blankets

This past week my youngest child turned four.

Painful Words: A Painful Reality

Jews 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.

All Those Who Are Hungry…

I am writing this article as I sit in an airport waiting for a delayed plane.

Title: Mipeninei Noam Elimelech

English-language readers are fascinated with Rabbi Tal Zwecker's Mipeninei Noam Elimelech.

The Image Before The Text:

First there was the word. It was spoken on the mountain and we were afraid. Then it was written fire on fire.

Weinbaum Yeshiva High School Students Attend YUMUN

Fifteen students from Weinbaum Yeshiva High School in Boca Raton, Florida, recently attended the Yeshiva University's National Model United Nations.

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