On a late-Shabbat walk in Manhattan last week, I found myself weaving through a large, loud group of people. It turns out it was a pro-Trump rally. One of the people standing around stopped me, …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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3/31/16
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Chicken soup is known as the “Jewish penicillin,” but there’s much more to the deep connection between the Jewish experience and healing, argues a new exhibit.
“Medicine …
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By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman
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3/31/16
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By Alina Dain Sharon
Israeli water experts say that a combination of water from rainfall, recycling of wastewater, desalination of seawater, and a large-scale water conservation campaign has made …
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By Alina Dain Sharon
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3/31/16
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For many students, science fairs are both fun and enlightening. At top, Shulamith School for Girls students Tamar Davies (left) and Sophie Bhatia are eager to explain their exhibits. Below, fourth …
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3/31/16
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Hundreds of community members across the spectrum of age, neighborhood and affiliations, filled the ballroom of the Sands Atlantic Beach in Celebration of Yeshiva of South Shore’s 59 …
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3/31/16
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Yeshiva of Central Queens will celebrate its 75th with a gala dinner at Leonard’s Palazzo in Great Neck on April 10.
In 1941, Yeshiva of Central Queens opened its doors with six …
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3/31/16
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Led by senior Zechariah Rosenthal, a National Merit Finalist, the Rambam Varsity College Bowl team won the sixth Annual Rambam College Bowl All-Star Challenge.
The tournament hosted HAFTR, HANC, …
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3/31/16
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Menahalim and principals of local yeshivas gathered recently to plan CAHAL classes for the next school year.
CAHAL was developed 24 years ago to provide individualized classes for children with …
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3/31/16
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DRS freshman Ben Leifer decided to do something extraordinary with his Labradoodle named Chase.
Ben and his family took Chase home from a breeder in Connecticut three years ago, when Chase was …
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3/31/16
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When I married in 1983, my friends were either renting apartments in Forest Hills, Riverdale or Flatbush. We chose Forest Hills. It was a nice Jewish community, only a 25 minute subway ride to …
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