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Despite Much to Kvetch About, They’re Happy
My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary earlier this year. This occasion marked the end of our shana rishona, the yearlong “honeymoon” period that our rabbis warn us is anything but. It’s a time of solidifying the relationship, learning to compromise, and adjusting to a spouse’s idiosyncrasies. For Orthodox couples, this first […]
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Michigan’s New Israel Investment
At 1:45 a.m. on a recent weeknight, a group of 27 Jewish students gathered in the main auditorium at University ...
A Philanthropist Crunches The Numbers
Some philanthropists focus on Jewish continuity. Others devote themselves to promoting Jewish educational opportunities. Mandell (Bill) Berman, a Jewish philanthropist ...
‘Green’ Groups Pulling In Green
This has been a good year for Jewish Farm School, an environmental education organization that aims to reconnect Jews with ...
Money Matters
Honey, I Shrunk The AccountAs soon as my husband and I announced our engagement, we immediately became the beneficiaries of a truckload of advice on all things wedding-related. Everyone, it seemed, had an opinion on where I should look for a wedding gown, who was the most-talked-about florist, and how I should have my hair styled.
Despite […]
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Whatever You Do, Don’t Call It Ice Cream
Yona Levy never much liked ice cream. But freshly made, creamy gelato … well, that’s another story.
The difference?
“Typically gelato has much less butterfat and much less air, and is served at warmer temperatures,” says Lynda Utterback, executive director of the National Ice Cream Retailers Association, based in Illinois. “Gelato is traditionally made fresh daily and […]
higher education
Touro College Founder Passes At 94Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, the visionary founder and president of Touro College, which he grew from 35 students to a global network of 29 schools educating 17,500 students in New York, California, Nevada, Florida, Israel, Russia, Germany and France, died Monday of congestive heart failure at a New York hospital. He was 94.Mr. Lander, known […]
