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By Sandy Eller
Both books place an emphasis on creativity, finding new and exciting ways to tempt the palate...
Her passion for helping those less fortunate made her perfect for the position.
By Irwin Cohen
Gray played the outfield better than most players with two hands.
“Your children, look up there at the top of the chimney. Do you see the smoke coming out?” She looked up, confused by his words. He laughed harshly. “That smoke. There are your children!”
By Jolie Greiff
In the face of evil, we can do acts of kindness. We can do good deeds.
I realized that I am an integral part of that man who wished to win – I am also a part of a nation; I felt like I was standing there and shouting, “I won.”
As I powerfully belted out the song, Ani Maamin B’emunah Sheleima – which means “I believe in God with full faith” – a thought suddenly crossed my mind.
By Yaffa Ganz
I do not suggest abandoning civilization for a pristine desert island or a hilltop in Judea or Samaria.
By Libi Astaire
After diamonds were discovered in South Africa in the mid-1800s, Antwerp regained its prominence as the diamond capital of the world.
By Sandy Eller
Search the Internet for innovative barbeque items and you might just be surprised at what you come across.
Orlando was once a place where people came only to visit and vacation. Now it is home to a burgeoning Torah community, a place Jewish families can be proud to call home.
You're not seeking perfection. You're seeking a life that an average person can manage and feel good about. Don't feel pressure to change everything at once.
The smuggler’s life has been changed forever. He is faced with a major criminal charge. He will probably be sent to prison.
By Rivka Jacobs
In Culture Shock, readers will also come to identify with a culture from the other end of Orthodox Jewry’s spectrum.
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Executive Function Disorder (EFD) have trouble keeping themselves organized and on-task.
By Chaim Kohn
Our Sages have told us exactly how we should act – and how our children should act – in Pirkei Avos, Ethics of the Fathers.
A second supposed difficulty actually becomes a reason to corroborate that Amestris is Esther.
I work with the Bible in one hand and the tools of excavation in the other.
“Thanks to a local philanthropist who shares our core mission, we now are able to connect more Jewish teens to Israel than ever before,” said Todd Cohn, executive director of Southern NCSY.
In September 2013 he was appointed head rabbi of the IDF Central Command and is currently in charge of special projects for the IDF chief rabbinate.
How efficient to kill two birds with one stone – or booking. Actually three birds, since I invited a man I had commiserated with while waiting my turn to join me.
My children encouraged me to date and even set me up with a very special man.
The debate was picked up by a number of national publications, including Isaac Leeser’s Occident.
Marceau suggested a dark reason for his wordless art: "The people who came back from the [concentration] camps were never able to talk about it…. My name is Mangel. I am Jewish. Perhaps that, unconsciously, contributed towards my choice of silence."
By Rhona Lewis
Anna Henriques, who hopes to one day head back to Jamaica, says, “Rabbi Raskin must be willing to respect what exists in Jamaica. The way to the future is to gently bring in the traditions of the past and at the same time embrace the idiosyncrasies of the Jamaican people.”
By Sandy Eller
The Silver Platter has it all: gorgeous photography, oodles of useful tips and, more importantly, incredible recipes that you will find yourself making again and again.
By Tzivia Emmer
It may be that seeking to connect with the past is rooted in the impermanence and impersonality of modern life.
It is very hard to build a healthy marriage when you do not have good role models.
My best book is one that hasn't been published yet.
Everyone in the kehilla can get involved, she added, and mothers can network with each other.
By dvora
On her first ever trip to Israel last week, popular radio talk-show personality and clinical psychologist Dr. Joy Browne, whose spirited broadcasts regularly attract millions of listeners across North America, paid a visit to OneFamily headquarters in Jerusalem in order to learn more about the physical and emotional challenges faced by victims of terror in […]
With the famous Touro Synagogue, a variety of mansions, each with its own distinct personality, as well as the beautiful coast, Rhode Island makes for an excellent vacation spot.
By Pnina Baim
To avoid all this waste and unnecessary anxiety, let’s break the task down step by step and tackle each one at a time.
By Sandy Eller
While there are those who insist they need full-color photos to be truly entranced by a recipe, I suggest you get over that particular requirement because the written word here will draw you in and cause you to salivate as you peruse the recipes scattered throughout The Well-Spiced Life (Israel Book Shop).
For those who couldn’t go off base, a personal parcel was priceless in its ability to convey a feeling of home.
By Rhona Lewis
With the danger of being discovered always a possibility, the partisans not only moved around in the forest, but also eliminated any collaborators.
We never cease to be students, even when we are no longer in school. Therefore, everyone can learn from these elements of thought.
Whether the rest of us admit it or not, covers draw our attentions and create the initial impressions we have with books.
When they all try to speak at once, I will ask them to stop and speak one at a time.
Her grandsons were eager to reveal their grandmother’s earlier frustration with the unfair, inaccurate narrative of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, spiritual leader of The Shul of Bal Harbour, expressed the value and tremendous need for CHAP.
At Hebrew Academy (RASG) there have been a multitude of events to provide such an opportunity.
Perez appeared to have put the incarceration behind him.
The bat mitzvah celebration was attended by 300 people, including many family members who flew in from out-of-town locations, several from overseas.
In their sweet voices they also recited the Mi Shebayrach prayer for Israeli soldiers.
The most uplifting aspect of the film was the footage from the displaced persons camps.
Many properly cite Innocents as evidence that the Arab presence in Eretz Yisrael was so inconsequential before the arrival of the Zionist pioneers as to defeat any modern Arab claim to the land.
The book takes us through 2 years in the life of Ann’s daughter, son-in-law and their new baby born in France.
Now that mustard ranks as the #1 condiment in the US and has risen to acclaim as an edible accompaniment to favorite dishes, only the tastiest brown mustard and white mustard seeds are grown and harvested for mass productions.
By Jodie Maoz
Finally, summer's here! And the first thing we all think about is outdoor fun.
We couldn’t help noticing that the first transaction that took place when he came into the store included a customer buying The Jewish Press.
By Fern Sidman
Chesler speaks directly to her erstwhile colleagues in the feminist movement who ostracized her for blowing the lid off the gnawing undercurrent of anti-Israel sentiment in their ranks.
The book is exquisitely illustrated and young children will find it very easy to relate to every page.
By Yael Shahar
Ackerman’s clear, lucid prose throws the harshness of the narrative into sharp relief.
The first issue the girls had to deal with was finding sponsors willing to donate goods and services for the event.
Wait. Why would I give you 22 minutes first? How about you give me the world, and then I give you the 22 minutes.
In America one has to either be very rich or impoverished to receive care – the middle class seems to get taken advantage of.
The warm parenting style indicates to children, “I love you and will take care of you” and the firm parenting style lets children know, “I expect something from you.”
By Irwin Cohen
While David was impressed with his great-uncle's past, he was working on his own life and future path.
When we are faced with danger, our body goes into what scientists call “fight or flight” mode.
By Sandy Eller
Blending anything thicker side is generally problematic and more often than not, I wind up dumping everything into a bowl and mixing it by hand.
The visionary champion of women’s rights in Judaism was first and foremost a devoted wife and mother.
There are fathers who bravely step up to the plate and fill in the maternal vacuum with their love and devotion.
Growing up, I saw the respect my parents had for each other. Then I got married...
The rabbi bolted from the synagogue. He was apoplectic. His face was red. He grabbed a nearby policeman by the arm.
Dedications are available to memorialize and/or honor a loved one.
The program, touted as an event for “kneading spirituality,” is always a delicious success.
Rabbi Intrator shared in-depth Torah teachings on the significance of Jerusalem and its relationship to the Jewish nation.
For the Jewish community, the influx of so many world-class musicians provided a tremendous cultural stimulus and generated great pride.
After his marriage he was successfully engaged in the lumber business.
By Rhona Lewis
"Spot On,” our semi-regular feature on off-the-beaten-track places in Israel, takes us to the Golan
This doesn’t mean that anyone who occasionally has a piece of chocolate as a pick-me-up is an emotional eater.
What books might people be surprised to find on your bookshelves?
By Sandy Eller
"One minute I sing a song and they go back in time to their youth."
When I complain, she tells me it is retail therapy.
Tal Dimenstein has been selected to present her ELI Talk about Appreciation during this year’s conference in Chicago.
By dvora
Birobidzhan railway station sign is the world's only one spelling the town's name in Yiddish letters
She’s seen as a poster child for The Jewish Home’s efforts to reach beyond its Orthodox base.
Girls don't usually learn Gemara. Everyone knows that.
“Can I wear tefillin in the bathroom?” That was the question US Private Nuchim Lebensohn wrote to Mike Tress, president of the Agudath Israel Youth Council, in a letter dated November 18, 1942. Lebensohn was not your typical young American GI. Polish by birth, he was forty-three years old and married when he was drafted […]
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