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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is a time of reflection, a time of spirituality. For many people, tefillah, community and family feel like a
Step #4 Part 1 פתח תפתח את ידך כי לא יחדל אביון מקרב הארץ על כן אנכי מצוך לאמר פתח תפתח את ידך לאחיך לעניך
Editors’ note: Judy Rubin Krasna is a parent of a young woman with an eating disorder who is committed to helping young people and their
“Hey Freddy – hurry up, man! Don’t you know that stopping for ten seconds means ten places further back in line?” Fred knew. The Camp
Long before “simanim” were trendy, when I was growing up we always had a “Rosh Hashanah seder” complete with apples and honey, pomegranates, dates, black-eyed
Mortimer Jonah Cohen was born on the last day of Pesach, 22 Nisan, 5676, (April 25, 1916), in the Bronx. Aside from being what his
As we move out of the mourning of Tisha B’Av, and into our preparations for the High Holy Days, we are given tools of consolation.
Step # 3 Part 2 ולפני עור לא תתן מכשל And you shall not place a stumbling block before the blind (Vayikra 19:14) After reading
My earliest memory of helping anyone purge and organize their clothes closet was in 11th grade. Phylicia, one of my best friends at the time,
Sometimes the scariest thing to a writer is the blank page. I learned that from Professor Toporoff, my first creative writing professor in college. Can’t
Last month, this column discussed the myths about legalizing marijuana, and its impact on our children. A few weeks later, we were invited to attend
