Close to 30 years ago, I was invited to participate in a regional convention of New Jersey NCSY in one of the upstate New York

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This week we remember Queen Elizabeth II. I’d like to share some of my memories of her. During my time in Canada, the Commonwealth, I

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Kudos to Nina Glick for her recent Jewish Link piece about the plague of loud noise in our community. This was the subject of a

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I think most people would agree that technology is an essential part of modern life. In this century, it is impossible to ignore. Whether we’re

In today’s day and age, it feels like five minutes don’t pass without hearing the familiar ding of a text or the classic iPhone ringtone