Israeli Dad Dealing With Coronavirus Scare in Wuhan, China
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Like many parents when their small children are a bit under the weather, Ofer Dekel measures his boy’s temperature frequently.
But in Dekel’s case, his concern for...
Home For The Holidays
By Larry Gordon
So where are you going for Pesach? Israel? Miami? San Diego? Brooklyn? It’s an oft-asked question whose frequency and rate of inquiry will be accelerated over the...
Contestants Rise To ‘Chopped’ Challenge
It may have been cold outside on Monday, December 19, but inside Gourmet Glatt (Cedarhurst) things were quite literally sizzling, as three contestants armed with skillets and...
Coffee and tea take stage on Broadway
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, the LA-based import and celeb favorite, is expanding again in Manhattan. The new leases are at 1700 Broadway, between 53rd and 54th streets,...
Overnight Camps Sue Cuomo Over Summer Closures
By Marcy Farrell
Following New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision last week to stop overnight camps in the state from opening this summer, Agudath Israel of America-led Association of...
Israel Expands Self-Quarantine Restrictions
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Between 50,000 and 80,000 Israelis are currently in home quarantine due to potential exposure to the coronavirus as the country tries to stem the spread...
A Friendship In Jeopardy
By Hannah Berman
Sometimes two women become close friends, but their husbands don’t hit it off and are simply polite and respectful when in each other’s company. Fortunately, that was not...
Central, Yachad Volunteer, Learn, Make New Friends
By Akiva Frishman
At a Jewish-owned farm and retreat center in Connecticut, 27 young women participated in Yachad and Yeshiva University’s High School for Girls’ Annual Leadership Service Mission, a...
Enjoy the Spirits of Yom Tov
By Gamliel Kronemer
L’chaim — to life — is the traditional toast one gives, particularly when toasting with distilled spirits. Spirits were historically viewed to be life imbuing (hence the...
Unique Dental Technology Only Available At M&M Dental Office
Here it is in a nutshell: Prior to this amazing new technology, only two options existed for tooth replacement procedures—either dentures or implants. Everyone knows how uncomfortable dentures are,...
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