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Sandy Eller is a freelance writer who writes for numerous websites, newspapers, magazines and private clients. She can be contacted at sandyeller1@gmail.com.
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By Sandy Eller
Voting is the best evidence of visibility, and here on Long Island, the presidential and congressional election came and went, but we still have county and town and village offices, all of which are important sources of resources that our community needs every year, explained Kadinsky.
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I couldn’t believe that I found myself among thousands of people and that that moment in time had been preserved, said Stern.
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A well-chosen book can bring a kid hours of pleasure and also instills a love of reading, an activity that will serve them well in the years ahead.
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Students expressed their gratitude to the volunteers in a two-minute video, sharing how they went from feeling frightened to uplifted in the span of just a few short days.
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I saw what was happening in our city and country, I decided that I couldn’t sit back anymore, Vernikov told The Jewish Press. As someone who immigrated from a place that wasn’t free, I wanted to be a voice for Jewish people, New Yorkers and Americans.
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Tuition prices getting you down? Read how one yeshiva in upstate NY is slashing its prices.
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After being liberated in January 1945 by the Red Army, the 51-year-old Friedmann discovered that the hundreds of works he had left behind in Berlin and in Prague were all gone, looted by the Nazis, who stole some 600,000 Jewish-owned pieces of art during the Holocaust.
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For people like me, who already have quite the cookbook collection, Best of Kosher is a great resource, saving me endless minutes of thumbing through book after book in search of a favorite recipe.
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With so many excellent choices, there’s no time like the present to instill a love of reading in your children and with wonderful books like these, you might just find yourself borrowing a few of them to enjoy on your own.
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All classes are to be given exclusively in English by a competent teacher, with remedial instruction provided as needed for students to become proficient in English.
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Imagine a crowd of 50,000 or even more praying in Uman and [the Russians] decide to shoot missiles, said Korniychuk. Can you guarantee that won’t happen after they were shelling shopping malls and kindergartens and schools?
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Everyone is frantic, because this isn’t like hand sanitizer where you can just use a different brand, said Bernstein.
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If you are a doctor, once you start working you can’t just pull away from your rounds to go daven, even if you do it on your own without a minyan.
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There is something magical about being able to touch physical pages and turn them one by one as a narrative unfolds.
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It’s not just that having children who love to read will buy you some well deserved quiet time – as every self-respecting teacher will tell you, getting kids to enjoy reading offers tremendous academic benefits that will serve them well, both in school and throughout their lives.
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When you wear a yarmulka or a sheitel, you are wearing a uniform of sorts that represents your service to a higher power. That type of pride carries over perfectly into the pride of being a representative of the Air Force.
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“What made this successful is that it wasn’t just people calling from the outside to complain but also people on the inside working it out,” explained Rabbi Taragin.
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Rabbi Michoel Green, overseas director of Sharfman’s seminary, described a year in Israel for gap year students as an incomparable educational opportunity.
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“In America, we need more prayer, not less,” said the president.
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His lack of leadership during the critical early days makes him indirectly responsible for having killed many New Yorkers.
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Hoping to ease mourners’ pain and to properly recognize those who were gone, Eli set about to build a website that, true to its name, would allow friends and family members to pay their final respects.
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It now provides twice weekly kosher food packages to the homebound and others in need of assistance, including recovering coronavirus victims.
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I polled my kids to find out what stood out in their minds, hoping that their recollections went beyond a cranky mommy who wasn’t always at her best.
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At Monsey's Yeshiva Ketana Ohr Reuven, four-year-old Tani Kahana has been davening together with his class on a video chat.
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As my husband reminded me as I meticulously folded bags into neat little packages over the last three months to hoard them for future use, the fact that bags will no longer be free in stores doesn’t mean that they won’t be available.
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Given the subject matter, it seems appropriate for this cookbook to open with a chapter on food safety since giving your family food poisoning by feeding them spoiled ingredients is definitely something to be avoided.
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Tzipi spends hours with parents, holding hands and offering both solace and a listening ear.
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A coat of paint in a cheerful color or a roll or two of wallpaper can definitely inject a touch of style into your pantry.
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So much of our lives revolve around food. In addition to eating our three squares every day, there is a signature dish for every Jewish holiday and we all get a good chuckle when we hear about people having panic attacks over hosting ten people for Thanksgiving when for so many of us, that is […]
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I would say that that oven was 45-years-old when it finally baked its last pan of brownies and was relegated to the great big kitchen in the sky.
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The menorahs are polished, the dreidels are ready to make their annual appearance and donuts and latkes seem to be just about everywhere. Yup, Chanukah is here and whether you are looking for new recipes to enhance your holiday celebrations or gifts that will hit the spot, these two fabulous new cookbooks may just be […]
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When we bought our house in 1990, it never occurred to me that I would one day be living near a location that would draw 25,000 visitors in a single day.
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Whether it’s hearty soups oozing with seasonal flavors or the scent of chocolate chip cookies wafting through your home, December was made for the kitchen – and thus the perfect season to check out some intriguing new cookbooks.
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“It takes a lot of emunah and courage and bitachon to even pray for such a thing,” said Rabbi Unger. “So many tefilos and Baruch Hashem, we are standing here, so I really ask all of you to continue.”
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I have had more than a few people tell me that they use their phones to do just about everything except making calls.
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Of course, there was plenty to see that had nothing to do with organic, gluten free, non-GMO and vegan fare.
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I know, after all of those Yom Tov meals, you may still be on hiatus from kitchen duty, but these two cookbooks might have you rethinking that decision.
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The list of potential sartorial mishaps goes on and on, but thankfully, there are plenty of fixes to save the day as well as steps you can take to prevent problems from ever occurring in the first place.
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We are living in a society where the bar gets raised higher and higher every year, and where today's splurge becomes tomorrow's necessity.
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For about 12 seconds, I contemplated selling them on eBay, but mailing liquids sounded like an adventure that could only have an unhappy ending.
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Requests submitted by The Jewish Press under the Freedom Of Information Law for clarifications of the proposed regulations produced conflicting answers.
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On that rare occasion that he actually gained a pound or two, my father would watch what he ate for two days and – poof! – he was back to his wedding weight again.
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There were crispy stuffed baked potatoes and tantalizing veggie burgers to be made and it needed to happen immediately, if not sooner.
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Always look before you lock. No matter where you go, get into the habit of doing a backseat scan before hitting the lock button on your remote.
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As you clean, take advantage of the opportunity to de-clutter.
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Approximately 1,000 men and women turned out on Tuesday night at the Atrium Plaza in Monsey for what had been billed as a “highly informative night of science and discussion addressing your concerns, fears and doubts.” The flyer for the event was released just 24 hours in advance and appeared to be deliberately vague, listing […]
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Twisting and turning miserably for five hours, all I could think about was how I was going to survive an upcoming trip to visit my daughter in Israel.
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Surprisingly enough, there are even those who avoid matza over Pesach, eating only the required amount at the Seder.
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Environmentalists may be doing a happy dance after learning that New York may soon be the second state in the nation to ban single use plastic shopping bags, but reaction from many in the Jewish community is far from enthusiastic. The governor announced his plans to ban plastic bags statewide in order to reduce greenhouse […]
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The Women’s Justice Agenda has already passed the Assembly and the Senate and Governor Cuomo has indicated that he will sign it into law.
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Sure, Pesach might be a little labor intensive, but it brings incredible opportunities to spend quality time with your nearest and dearest...
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While purists insist on traditional fillings, others are reinventing and loading them up with goodies ranging from s’mores to baklava to pulled brisket and even spinach and cheese.
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Let’s face it, no matter how hard you try, sometimes a gift just misses the mark, and I confess this has happened to me more than once.
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Given that Purim is only a month away and not far behind, there can be no better time to talk about two new books, both available on Amazon, that will inspire you to cook up a storm and dazzle your friends and family.
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Given those realities, I am embarking on a mission to reclaim my life, adding some order and discipline that will hopefully give me more usable time within my day.
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“We created a full beit medrash and kollel where we are building future rabbis and community leaders,” said Meirov. “The future is looking very bright.”
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You will probably all laugh at me, but number one on my packing list is an extension cord.
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The New York State Education Department issued clarifications to the lengthy, and sometimes, vague educational guidelines it had released on November 20.
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While State Orders Private Schools to Beef up Secular Curriculum, Official Regents Data Shows Public Schools Lagging Behind Yeshivas.
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While over the years I have come up with some pretty great gifts, if I do say so myself, there have been times when I have really missed the mark. the mark.
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Here are some of the latest and greatest in the world of Jewish books that will keep your brood entranced and enchanted.
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It’s hard to say no to this kind of fun and innovative cuisine and, really, why would you want to?
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You take whatever road you have to take and make the best of it.
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Somehow Chai Lifeline is there, with food going to the home and the hospital, volunteers coming to the hospital to play with the kids, and iPads showing up out of nowhere to keep them busy.
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The directive, issued last week by Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, went into effect on November 5th.
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Whatever you do, don’t be that person sitting at the DMV office talking incessantly on your phone – not only is it rude, it probably isn’t a good idea to be having personal or business conversations in a public place.
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It is important for each of us to remember the obstacles we have faced and to remember with gratitude how we have managed to triumph over each one.
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With all of those different salts, the question remains – do any of them actually taste any different?
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All I could think of was that my daughter was having a baby on a Caribbean island, where they don’t even speak English, and she was completely and entirely alone.
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You don’t need me to tell you all this, because like me, you are getting inundated by these calls as well.
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So what is the game plan for the upcoming yomim tovim? I'm so glad you asked!
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She found knotting a head scarf in a novel way or weaving multiple scarves together to be a creative outlet, one that she enjoyed and had strangers stopping her and asking her to share her techniques.
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“When you realize that you are the one carrying them and taking their tefillos to the Ribono Shel Olam, that shift puts everything into perspective.”
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This time of year, we all have our traditional favorites, the ones that everyone at your table looks forward to seeing, but it’s always nice to round things out with some creative, new ideas.
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Because only 100 passengers from any one ship are allowed on shore at any one time, visitors to the Frozen Continent will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities during its mildest time of year when temperatures average approximately 34 degrees.
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I admit that over the years I have thrown out food that just couldn’t be resuscitated or somehow seemed to multiply uncontrollably in my refrigerator.
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Renewal never recruits potential donors, but when calls come in from those contemplating kidney donation, they answer questions and put callers in touch with previous givers.
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My first thought after driving my last official carpool was to get up and do a happy dance, or at least celebrate with a batch of freshly baked cookies or something really decadent from my secret chocolate stash.
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Over time, JScreen has expanded its testing panel and now can detect 226 diseases that are prevalent in the Jewish community, said Hillary Kener, director of national outreach and marketing for JScreen.
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Having already sent three girls to seminary in the Holy Land, you would think I would be an expert on travel gear and accessories...
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Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Weisz was just 31 years old when he was diagnosed with ALS in 2005.
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While some would argue that doing laundry every two or three days would streamline the job, barring any serious stains, I prefer to tackle the task just once a week.
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We now know that we have a captive audience who is listening and we have to drive that listening into action.
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Everyone was relieved when the first shipment of new and improved Shpielmans was delivered in time for Chanukah 2016 and sold under the Glatt Play brand.
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For those of you who have never cooked in a pressure cooker, it helps to back up a little and understand why they work as well as they do.
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Not that I am in any way trying to rush Pesach out the door, but once it is time to get back to reality, it makes sense to streamline the turnover as much as possible.
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Lucky for you, I have three gorgeous cookbooks sitting on my desk, chock full of great Pesach ideas that will turn you into a kitchen hero and will have everyone licking their plates.
By Sandy Eller
First and foremost, it is helpful to know what you are allergic to so that you can check the pollen counts daily and try to limit your outdoor activity on days that are going to be particularly bad.
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Let’s be perfectly honest, holidays are just a convenient excuse to indulge in our favorite activity – eating.
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I want to be able to appeal to kids across the board.
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Of course, before you even start the party, you will probably want to make sure that your house is guest-ready, which means tackling those unpleasant cleaning jobs that we all try our best to ignore.
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Having had grandparents who were the rav and rebbetzin in Great Neck and in-laws who served in those roles in Montreal, the ideas of mission and contribution resonate very strongly with me.
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What really makes me smile this time of year is that it usually means a bumper crop of new kosher cookbooks...
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As my kids showed up and got bigger, we tried to find ways to make an already exciting holiday even more awesome. There were the present scavenger hunts, which involved me making up six or seven clues that weren’t too hard and weren’t too easy and then hiding them all over the house.
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In theory, it all made sense. But would it really work in practice?
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Mason jars were invented in 1858 by Philadelphia tinsmith John Landis Mason. What made them unique was their two-part metal lid, the rubber-rimmed screw top ensures the safety of canned foods through a reliable vacuum seal.
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So, can you safely take expired medications and achieve the desired results?
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Approximately 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain ultimately misuse them and about 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids.
