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Shabbat Shalom Articles January 07, 2009War Meditations in the Produce Aisle Tzippora Price “Attention fellow shoppers. Just an hour away from our quiet little suburb, a war is raging. Rockets are falling, disturbing the evening routine, causing the soup to be abandoned and left to boil away on the stove as the family runs to the closest bomb shelter. Remember them as you eat dinner.” January 07, 200930 Seconds Limor Friedman Last night, as I was warming up some food for dinner in the microwave, something sparked inside of me when the microwave reached 30 seconds. 30 seconds. That's the amount of time that my parents, my brothers, my grandparents and my friends in Netivot have to save themselves. 30 seconds - the difference between life and death. January 07, 2009The Prodigal Son Rabbi Leiby Burnham Wem Chyan is a high-school senior at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. He just invented something that should affect the health of millions of Americans, including my family... January 07, 2009He Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead in a Shroud Rabbi Elchonon Zohn It was late one Saturday night when I arrived at the funeral home to wash and dress the body of an old Jewish man for burial... December 30, 2008Filthy Jewish Blood David Bogner You are a soldier on a battlefield, and find yourself locked in hand-to-hand combat with an enemy soldier. During the struggle you manage to wound him badly, rendering him unconscious and in critical condition. Now that he is no longer a threat to you, his status changes such that you are now obligated to try to treat his wounds as you would any wounded soldier. December 30, 2008Seeing the Signs Kitty Katz It's the little things all around us that ad color to our day - so take heed of the signs all around you and go "slow", use "caution" and maybe even "stop" for awhile. December 30, 2008All My Life’s A Cycle Andrew J. Neff In the midst of the current financial crisis, we hear constantly about the “cycle” and where we are in the cycle. The frightening aspect to this crisis is that we don’t know what type of cycle it is and where we are in it... Jewish life is rife with cycles. December 23, 2008Chanukah Lights Rebecca Kowalsky Chanukah is a joyous time. We celebrate the miracle of military victory, the strength of spiritual perseverance, and the light that was 'found,' the light that was supposed to last one day and lasted 8 days... In these photographs are some glimpses of the different facets of light as seen through the streets of Israel. |
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