A time of year that helps teach us why Jerusalem is so important
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769
Jerusalem. Just the sound of the word should set off …
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7/8/09
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By Michael Orbach
Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770
When Joshua Horesh died this past July at the age of 89, he was remembered as a caring father who doted on his three children and …
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10/21/09
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Parshat Bo
Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Before the instruction of “Hachodesh hazeh lachem” established the calendar for the Israelite nation, G-d told Moshe, “Now speak to the …
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1/20/10
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Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar, 5770 All questions are real. Identifying details have been changed to preserve anonymity.
Dear Aviva,
I am 42 years old and am trying to get back together with my …
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5/5/10
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Issue of August 27, 2010/ 17 Elul 5770
Dear Aviva,
What do you do about a lazy family member? My family is very close-knit. We are immigrants, we work hard and we rely on each other a lot. …
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8/25/10
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I was in a local restaurant the other day and I couldn’t help overhearing a few young women talking at a nearby table. (Admittedly, listening in was not exactly polite on my part, but it was very …
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By Michael Salamon
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2/3/11
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Letters to the Editor
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6/1/11
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The very word itself, teshuvah, brings to mind the very essence of the element and experience of spiritual return. Teshuvah is the experience of returning, not to the good old days, but rather to a new world experience, one that is G-d centered and ordered.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/28/11
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Let’s face it, how many of us would like to limit the amount of fat in our diet? How many of us actually do?
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By Judy Josefz
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1/19/12
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With a blast of a horn, the serious contestants surged forward, their sneakered feet slamming into the pavement as they curved out of North Woodmere Park and veered right onto Branch Boulevard.
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By Malka Eisenberg
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5/3/12
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