“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”—Herman Hesse Yom Kippur, the most serious day of the Jewish

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(Courtesy of Puah) “Pregnant and nursing mothers must fast the entire fast on Yom Kippur” (Shulchan Aruch. Orach Chaim 717:1). Most nursing mothers find it

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Stafford Fitzgerald Haney, US Ambassador to Costa Rica from 2015 to 2017, former Englewood resident, international businessman, speaker of five languages, son of an African-American

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Having transitioned smoothly to a new position, I find myself compelled to cast a backward glance and spend a few moments in reflection. After 40

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