First Person
By Masada Siegel
I first met Senator John McCain when I was working as a television reporter in a small town market. It was my first assignment. I was sent out with the hope of …
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7/16/08
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Why isn’t keeping halacha good enough anymore?
By Jessie Fischbein
My 12-year-old daughter doesn't like to wear socks in the summer. When she became bas mitzvah, she began to …
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7/16/08
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Water safety tips for the summer
By Dov Winston
Drowning, and water safety are subjects on many people’s lips in Nassau County this summer after the widely publicized story of a nanny in …
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7/16/08
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Ohel’s new advertising campaign adds a personal touch
By Michael Orbach
At first glance, it looks like any other ad campaign might, an advertisement for foster-care and adoption featuring …
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7/16/08
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Sderot kids visit America for the summer
By Daniella Adler
[wp_caption id="attachment_68" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption="Sderot children pose at JFK after landing Wednesday to …
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7/10/08
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The power of birthright israel
By Sari Nossbaum
The word “free” is the best way to attract the attention of any person.
Taglit-Birthright has used this knowledge as an effective tool …
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7/10/08
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Charedi Internet news takes a new turn
By Michael Orbach
“We’re like the Drudge Report of the Jewish people,” an enigmatic blogger known to his readers as Shlomah Shamos said over the …
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7/9/08
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Dear That’s Life,
There’s an edgy bookstore in Brooklyn I like to frequent. They don’t live and breathe by the New York Times Best Seller List, though sometimes the books overlap. They …
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7/9/08
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An intrepid traveler from the Five Towns combines business and pleasure in a jaunt across the time zones
By Phyllis Koegel
It was Wednesday morning in Jerusalem and I was standing at the …
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7/9/08
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Killing to live
By David Seidemann
Any time. Any day. In a heartbeat I would gladly swap 400 to 500, even 600 of the enemy alive, for one or two dead Israeli soldiers. And I’d free a …
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7/9/08
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