This year’s DRS Father-Son Yom Iyun focused on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Shabbos, “to give the parents and children an opportunity to learn together in a meaningful …
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2/2/18
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I'm thankful for the March 21–22 nor’easter that blew across Long Island and dropped a foot of snow in Nassau County. No, really, I am.
Early last Thursday, I was shoveling snow at …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/29/18
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One of this city’s largest hospitals has accused a Hasidic group that visits sick patients of lying about the hospital’s policy to limit access by volunteers to patient floors and …
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By Debra Nussbaum Cohen, JTA
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5/30/18
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Someone has suffered the loss of a loved one. We visit the mourner’s home during shiva to offer words of consolation. Upon leaving, a Sephardic custom is to say “Min hashamayim tenuchamu,” may …
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By Rabbi Marc D. Angel
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7/25/18
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Another terror attack in Israel on Sunday morning. This time not “random.” This time, an Arab co-worker who knew his victims tied them up and murdered them. Does it get more evil than …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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10/13/18
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Representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System announced the finalization of their partnership at a news conference at South Nassau on Tuesday. The affiliation …
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By Mike Smollins, Herald Community News
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12/5/18
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Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods. They’re an irresistible source of extraordinary flavors, textures, and aromas, and can be baked, fried, sautéed, mixed with meat, chicken, …
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By Judy Joszef
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2/6/19
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“Trump” was once a dirty word in this room.
Eight years ago, in the same building — Sheldon Adelson’s Venetian casino resort, the site of the Republican …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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4/10/19
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In 1801, Thomas Jefferson had finally had enough. For the better part of 25 years, Americans had been paying ransom and tribute to the Arab nations of the Barbary Coast (Morocco, Algeria, …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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7/24/19
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Some pasukim of the Torah are “luckier” than others and their frequent repetition has enabled them to become active components in our tefilah experience. The beginning of our parasha, …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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10/10/19
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