In his motzei Shabbos update, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt said it was too early to say with certainty what Shavuos would look like, but that COVID-19 restrictions were definitely heading toward …
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For The Jewish Star
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4/22/21
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“She thinks you’re her son,” Gloria Lebeaux, director of social work for the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, told this reporter, …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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11/15/17
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Israel and Morocco are promoting a declaration on “Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response” which is an excellent example of “health diplomacy.”
Health diplomacy …
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By Ofir Koren and Hillel Newman, JNS
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10/11/23
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Most of the clients who visit Tanya Rosen, a Brooklyn-based nutritionist specializing in weight loss, are Orthodox Jews like herself. Nutrition By Tanya operates five branches — in Monsey, …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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2/1/17
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Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park has been recognized by the Newsweek’s America’s Best Nursing Home 2024 list. The award …
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10/11/23
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When Emil and Lili Berkovits moved to Boynton Beach, Florida, from Salem, Massachusetts, in 2014, they were excited to start their retirement after Emil’s long career as a cantor.
A …
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By Shelley A. Sackett, for ICRF
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12/4/19
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In 1987, I went backpacking across Japan during its famous cherry blossom season. Unfortunately, I suffered from terrible allergies and my nose was running like a faulty faucet. In desperation, I …
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By Brian Blum, Israel 21c
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7/6/22
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Following St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s laboratory accreditation by the Joint Commission’s Laboratory Accreditation Unit, the lab and affiliated departments were scrutinized in …
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8/12/15
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A yearlong restoration of a Torah scroll dating to 1880 is being undertaken by Calvary Hospital.
The scroll — No. 515, from the town of Taus-Domazlice in the former Czechoslovakia …
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By Celia Weintrob
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8/12/15
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At 3-1/2, Peretz Apfelbaum may not completely understand it yet, but some kitchens can put his life in danger.
The Brooklyn boy is allergic to peanuts …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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7/19/17
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