Slice of Life By Eileen Goltz Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Let me get this out of the way before I go any further: pomegranates, while delicious, good for you in so many ways, and … more

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Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 Wedding Wedding of Lulu Grace Feldhamer (Cedarhurst/ Brooklyn/Binghampton) & Nathaniel James Dubin (Queens, NY) — Jan. 10, 2010 Bris … more

Parshat Va'era by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 How old was Moshe when he fled from Egypt in Chapter 2? Depending which Midrash you follow, he was either a … more

Palestinian leaders hold up female terrorists as role models by Micah D. Halpern Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 The United States is hounding Israel to make peace with the … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 I would like to meet the genius that said, “Starve a cold, feed a fever,” or is it the … more

Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 Don’t buy Facebook argument To the Editor: Regarding “Why I don’t facebook” (Opinion; Rabbi Reuven Spolter; Jan. 8, 2010). Wasn’t this … more

Winter coats and canned food are the link By Michael Orbach Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 In what could be the coldest winter to hit New York since the 1970's and after what … more

Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 Dear That’s Life, There’s something surreal about being able to pick up a birth certificate and a death certificate at the same office at the Town … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 Last Wednesday, January 6th was the 806th yahrtzeit of the Rambam [Maimonides]. Some scholarly … more