Issue of July 17, 2009 / 25 Tammuz 5769
Some of the most deeply unpleasant people in the world are the ones who bear grudges. You know the type — she still badmouths you because you spilled …
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7/15/09
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By Malka Eisenberg
Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770
A unique program at Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center combines the commandment of visiting the sick (bikur cholim) …
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10/27/09
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Parshat Beshalach
by Rabbi Avi Billet
January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770
The first mishnah in Rosh Hashanah says there are four “Rosh Hashanahs” in the year for different calendar events. …
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1/28/10
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By Malka Eisenberg
Issue of May 14, 2010/ 1 Sivan 5770
Americans like to talk about aggressive Israeli drivers and the high death toll on Israeli roads, but American roads are actually …
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5/12/10
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By Malka Eisenberg
Science fiction is now fact on Long Island.
The world’s smallest pacemaker, uniquely able to respond to emotional stress and remotely alert the patient’s doctor to any …
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9/1/10
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The most respected institution in Egypt is not taking sides. Standing by as supporters and opponents of embattled President Hosni Mubarak fight on in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the soldiers are also guarding the Ben Ezra synagogue from potential looters.
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By Sergey Kadinsky
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2/10/11
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Education secures victory. Describing one conclusion for Israel’s lackluster performance in the Second Lebanon War, Col. Roni Suleimani of the IDF Education and Youth Corps, said that religious programming makes the difference in motivating his soldiers to fight. “Many have questions why it is necessary to serve their country. Our mission is to strengthen the answers to these questions, which strengthens their fighting spirit,” Suleimani said.
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By Sergey Kadinsky
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6/15/11
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Calendar for the week of Oct. 7, 2011
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By The Jewish Star staff
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10/6/11
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Dear Aviva,
What is your take on platonic relationships? I’m in the dating scene, and while I am marriage minded, I really appreciate my close friendships, even though they are inter-gender. The problem is that people keep telling me that I give off mixed signals. I’m just someone who appreciates close relationships, even if I wouldn’t want a particular person to be my spouse.
Is friendship so bad?
-Buddy
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By Aviva Rizel
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1/30/12
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Matt Schneeweiss found himself facing a crossroads at the beginning of his sophomore year in high school and chose the path of Torah.
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By Malka Eisenberg
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5/17/12
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