In My View
By Howard Kopel
Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, “it means what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” …
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9/5/08
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By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of Dec. 12, 2008 / 15 Kislev 5769
No, that wasn’t just a nip in the air; it’s really cold outside, which means Chanukah is just around the corner. In addition …
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12/10/08
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By Mayer Fertig
Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769
A kosher food pantry in Far Rockaway that has seen a large increase in need — some 90 new people a month, on average — is likely …
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3/18/09
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6/24/09
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By Micah D. Halpern
Issue of Oct. 2, 2009 / 14 Tishrei 5770
I am a member of a small select group. I am one of few people who believe that the United Nations serves an important purpose.
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9/29/09
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1/6/10
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by Aviva Rizel
Issue of April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyar 5770 All questions are real. Identifying details have been changed to preserve anonymity. Dear Aviva,
My daughter is a very good girl. She is a …
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4/23/10
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Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul 5770 Dear That's Life,
We were reading and relaxing; it was Shabbat after all, and I suddenly thought I heard bagpipes in the distance. I asked my husband if he …
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8/13/10
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After a lengthy debate, the Rabbinical Council of America has come out with its position regarding organ donation and brain death: it doesn’t have one, but everyone else does.
Whether brain …
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By Michael Orbach
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1/20/11
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For the average restaurant patron, navigating the landscape of modern cuisine is becoming increasingly difficult. In part because we, as the consumers, are demanding a greater range of creativity from the chefs who cook for us and these chefs respond by changing up ingredients and techniques to accommodate our diversifying tastes.
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By Zechariah Mehler
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5/18/11
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