By Rochelle Maruch Miller
Think you’ve heard it all when it comes to the dangers of the sun? Sure, you know that tanning salons are unhealthy and you should avoid the sun during peak hours and wear sunscreen. But that’s just the start—and what you don’t know could literally kill you.
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By Samuel Sokol and David Bedein
“The soldiers are the grandchildren of the Nazis’ victims, the Nazis’ survivors. They have come here to consume food quickly and consume life quickly. This is the true image of Israel.” So goes a news story posted on the website of the Nazareth-based NGO (non-governmental organization) I’lam: Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel (www.i
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From The Editor's Desk
By Larry Gordon
Our commentators say that a poor man, one who is stripped of all his earthly riches and worldly possessions, is comparable to a dead man. And if that is the case, then not only has Bernard Madoff been sentenced to life in prison and then some, he has effectively been condemned to death or, some might say, already executed.
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Death, Despair, And No Hot Chocolate
By The Legendary Danny O’doul
As far as current events go, this past week was packed chock full of enough to satisfy even the most hard-core news junkie or cable-news-addicted insomniac.
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By Prof. MK Arieh Eldad
Once upon a time, there was such a state.
“I don’t think there’s a Palestinian nation. There’s an Arab nation. I don’t think there’s a Palestinian nation. That’s a colonial invention. Since when were there Palestinians? I think there’s only an Arab nation. Until the end of the 19th century, Palestine was the southern part of Greater Syria.
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By Esther Mann, LMSW
Dear Esther, I’m almost embarrassed to call what I’m going through a “problem.” I’m sure there are many people who would love to be in my shoes right now. Nevertheless, I am feeling out of sorts and wonder if you have any ideas for me.
I’m a professional and I’ve had my own private practice for over 30 years.
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By Hannah Reich Berman
News of someone’s passing brings sadness to our hearts, but the sorrow and tragedy are compounded when the person in question is unusually young and leaves behind parents. Last week, the world was stunned to hear of the untimely demise of The Gloved One. Presumably it’s tacitly understood that “untimely” is not synonymous with “unexpected.”
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Are We There Yet?
By Stuart W. Mirsky
As the recent collapse of General Motors demonstrates, the times are certainly a-changin’. After nearly three decades of faith in free markets and the prosperity they seemed to deliver, GM’s swoon into the arms of the Obama administration via the long expected bankruptcy heralds a new era and we don’t quite know where it’s leading.
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In this series of articles, we will discuss many halachos that frequently arise during the summer months. The Satmar Rebbe, zt’l, used to say that one who goes to the country should remember that although one may be leaving his home, one cannot leave Hashem.1
Preparing for davening.
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The effort behind establishing a mikvah in Oceanside, New York, began over 50 years ago. Located in a residential area, the neighbors at that time were not interested in welcoming a non-residential property into the community. “Can’t you use your own tub?” some remarked.
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Indiana’s budget for the coming fiscal year, signed on Tuesday by Governor Mitch Daniels, includes a scholarship tax credit program to benefit needy schoolchildren, no matter what type of school they wish to attend—public or private, including religious schools.
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Our Aliyah Chronicle, Part 120
By Shmuel Katz
Last November, Goldie and I signed a contract to buy a house that (at least on paper) was supposed to be built in the second stage of construction in the new Nofei HaShemesh neighborhood of Bet Shemesh. (Some of you may recognize this as the neighborhood to which Rabbi Rosner and his family made aliyah.)
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On the heels of a successful conference on energy conservation on April 30, Yeshiva University’s Institute for University-School Partnership convened a conference attended by 14 day schools from the Five Towns and Queens.
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Emunah of America celebrates the first anniversary of their new cookbook, Chef’s Confidential: Secret Techniques And Signature Recipes Made Kosher. Edited by Chef Michele Friedman, graduate of the French Culinary Institute and The Culinary Institute of America, this book includes 100 recipes contributed by some of the world’s greatest chefs.
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The Dish
By Elke Probkevitz
These are not your average take-out burgers or the flat, tasteless patties that are pre-made in the grocery store. The perfect burger has just the right balance of crusty, charred exterior and juicy, moist center.
The foundation of a hamburger is, of course, the meat.
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By Anessa V. Cohen
This last weekend, I found myself listening to dozens of spins on where we stand with the economy.
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By Warren Levi
Q. My child is disciplined while in karate class. However, he is lazy at home. I am a single parent who has had to make sacrifices to pay for his karate tuition. How can I make him appreciate this and in return help me by keeping his room tidy?
A. Children often need to be taught to show appreciation.
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Special Supplement: Talkin’ Taklin (Part 3)
By Rabbi Yosef Sebrow
Alexander The Great: Greek Chic In Vogue
Alexander III of Macedon, also known as Alexander the Great, conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire. He conquered Eretz Yisrael around 332 BCE. He also conquered Babylonia, where most of the world’s Jews still lived.
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By Mordechai Kastlebaum
I learned a lot recently about a local organization that many of us take for granted. I attended the Priority-1 dinner on June 17 and got a surprising glimpse of a group of people who are doing extraordinary things for our children and for our community.
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Summer Memoir III
By Larry Gordon
In follow-up to last week’s nostalgic reminiscence about my personal torment after allowing two fly balls to sail over my head in right field during a vital color-war baseball game in summer camp, I must add a couple of observations.
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The Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484 BCE–c. 425 BCE) says that the country of Lydia (in what is now western Turkey) was the first to mint coins, around 650 BCE. The Gemara, however, states that Avraham Avinu minted his own coins, and that the dinar was the smallest coin in circulation at the time of Mattan Torah.
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Another Mother's Musings
By Phyllis Lubin
The sprinklers aren’t on yet. It’s 10:30 on a Sunday morning—who knew they wouldn’t be on until 11:00? There we were: Rochel, Lea, Yussie, and I in an almost empty playground in Cedarhurst Park.
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Thousands of women were inspired when they attended Yad L’Achim events this June. The attendees sat in admiration and awe of Yad L’Achim’s mesirus nefesh involved with pidyon shvuyim, rescuing of Jewish women and children trapped in Arab villages.
In May, the daughter of a Hamas sheikh was in America to tell her inspiring life story.
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
One Sunday more than a decade ago, I lay in a curtained-off cubicle adjacent to a hospital’s emergency room, my chest bared and awaiting the sort of wired paddles that make still, supine bodies on medical dramas jump like chopped onions in a hot, oiled frying pan.
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By Judah S. Harris
The Tel Aviv Beach came to Central Park for one day on Sunday, June 21. The special event was part of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Centennial Celebrations that are taking place in Israel and select cities in other countries.
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Since its founding almost three decades ago, TAB (Torah Academy of Brooklyn) has consistently been in the forefront of successfully identifying and addressing chinuch-related issues—usually before they turned up on the radar of what are perceived as more mainstream channels.
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The Tifereth Zvi Shul had a fun, relaxing, and unusual Sunday morning experience on June 21, as some 35 fathers, grandfathers, and kids embarked on a four-hour adventure in Jones Inlet. After a 5:45 a.m. Gemara shiur and a 6:30 a.m. Shacharis, they made their way to Freeport.
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From The Chassidic Masters
By MeaningfulLife.com
There can be no order, no program, no achievement, without priorities. Life, as we envision and try to live it, consists of important and less important things, primary and secondary goals, severe and less severe setbacks.
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A full field of 144 golfers recently participated in the Ohel Golf Classic ’09, held at the Seawane Club. From the shotgun start until the end of the day, there was nary a raindrop and all the players completed the 18 holes.
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Halachic Musings
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
At what age do we go gray, or better yet, when do we go white? This is not just a theoretical discussion; it has practical halachic significance. There is a mitzvah in the Torah to rise before an older person and to respect Torah scholars. The mitzvah (see Sefer HaChinuch #407) includes rising in their presence.
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The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has a central location in Cedarhurst at 207 Grove Avenue and several satellite locations around the community. The central phone number is 516-569-6733.
Meetings and Groups
Cards and Friendship Group. Come alone or bring a friend for a fun afternoon at the JCC.
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, believed to be responsible for the murders and maiming of untold numbers of innocent African men, women, and children, is now Jewish.
Well, at least in his own mind—and according to his wife, Victoria, who also told the BBC that her husband still believes in the Christian savior.
Still, Mr.
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This year, in conjunction with their graduation, the eighth-grade students of Yeshiva of South Shore published Sefer Baruch Shekeevanti, a compendium of chiddushim reflecting the insights that the boys said in shiur that correlate to commentaries recorded hundreds of years ago.
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Through The Eyes Of History
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Pinchas the son of Elazar the son of Aharon HaKohein appeased My anger against the B’nei Yisrael by taking my revenge amidst them, and so I didn’t have to destroy them with my vengeance. —Bamidbar 25:11
The plot to destroy the Jews. Parashas Balak ends with events of the sins with the daughters of Moav.
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From The Editor's Desk
By Larry Gordon
After visiting her doctor, a 27-year-old woman—married and with three small children—discovers that she has an advanced case of cancer. Of course it’s not a simple matter. Not only is there an immediate medical situation that has to be addressed, but also life itself in this family is about to be disrupted on every level.
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By Larry Gordon
Who would have thought that someday I would long for those summers of days gone by, the annual departure from the overheated and odor-filled streets of the city for the idyllic and pristine setting of the mountains...?
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Our Aliyah Chronicle, Part 119
By Shmuel Katz
I am very excited to share some of our latest news. On July 1, I will be taking on the position of international director of development of Machon Puah: The Puah Institute for Medicine and Fertility in Accordance with Halacha, in Yerushalayim.
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By YY Jacobson
The narrative is dramatic, tragic, and unmistakably Jewish. Four men—Korach, Dasan, Aviram, and On—are the leaders of a mass mutiny against Moshe, the leader of the Jewish people, and his brother Aharon, the High Priest.
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By Rabbi Dr. Simcha Y. Cohen
Summer sleepaway camp, a guiltless vacation from parenting. The time arrives and we’ve prepared everything for our kids. The children are intense with anticipation. It has been only a few days since they were released from the bondage of school.
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