Rachel Myerson
By Rachel Myerson
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Life Keep Shabbat? There’s A Gadget For That.
In 2018, a Shabbat-observant doctor can write a prescription using a ‘ShabEt’ pen that uses semi-permanent ink. Security personnel can rely on a hand-held metal detector, dairy farmers can milk cows, and the disabled can ride to synagogue in electric wheelchairs. They can do it all on Shabbat, and all without transgressing Jewish law. This…
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Life Judaism Discovered ‘Wellness’ Long Before It Was Trendy
“Wellness” is one of the biggest, often eye-roll-inducing, buzzwords of today. A trillion dollar industry associated with anything from turmeric laced golden milk, to sound baths, to Lululemon activewear — it encompasses such a broad, trend-driven array of beliefs and practices that even those profiting from it struggle to define it. Miriam Webster defines wellness…
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Food Missing Tel Aviv? Find A Piece Of It In Williamsburg
Williamsburg has no shortage of places to eat, nor of Middle Eastern-cum-Israeli cuisine. Yet somehow, a little cafe on Union Avenue stands out. ‘Reunion’, owned by Eldad and Inna Mashiach, serves classic Israeli dishes with a side of Tel Aviv attitude. The unassuming space is as comfortable in hipster Williamsburg as it would be shuk-side…
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