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July 30, 2015

Your Clean Bill of Health

Not long ago I received an email from an acquaintance—let’s call her Jill— who was flustered about a bill she got from a doctor. It

Don’t Eat the Cat Food

Anyone who has visited my house knows we have two cats that we imported from Yerushalayim in 2006. (If you’ve ever had difficulty getting out

The Power of a Post-it

During one of the early days of my stay at a residential eating disorder treatment facility, there was mention of “positive affirmations.” At the time

People of a Certain Age

A beautiful blue sky. Breezes wafting from across the water. Old friends laughing and reminiscing as we enjoyed lunch at the lakeside café. What could

Let the Kids Play

[Recently two articles appeared in The New York Times (an Op Ed by David Kohn May 16, 2015, and a news article by Motoko Rich,

Observing Tu B’Av

Outside of Israel, Tu B’Av, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av (which started this year on Thursday night, July 30), is the

The KOF-K Rabbi Who Made BJ’s Kosher

Teaneck—Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovits travels most of the week. In charge of new business development at the Teaneck-based KOF-K Kosher Supervision, he has spearheaded a

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