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Life Roto: Take Me to the Hummus, Mr. Humus
David Abitbol of Jerusalem writes: I was late for my meeting with my friend Harry. Harry runs a Jerusalem events site at Jerusalemite.net and I run Jewlicious.com. We meet every once in a while to catch up, share ideas, discuss developments, etc. As confirmed hummus fanatics, we always meet at a small, charming hummus joint…
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Life Roto: A New Passover Tradition — Challah!
Aaron Yonka of Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: Busken Bakery is a locally owned and operated bakery that has been in Cincinnati since 1928. They have a long-standing tradition of making some of the city’s best baked goods, and they support a lot of fundraising efforts in town. On this rare occasion, Busken may have missed the…
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Life Roto: No Country for Eating Lox
Annette Wolfe of Norwalk, Conn., writes: Killington, Vt., is a wonderful area filled with tourist attractions for any time of the year. The winter season attracts skiers of all abilities. Hundreds flock when snow is abundant. Fireplaces roar and make a nice setting for a big mug of hot chocolate. The summer months arrive, and…
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Life Roto: The Last Yiddish Writer of Czernowitz
Helene Belndorfer of Vienna writes: Josef Burg is the last Yiddish writer in the legendary town of Czernowitz (now the Ukrainian Chernivtsi) and one of the few remaining known Yiddish authors in Europe. As the 95-year-old writer can no longer leave his home — or these days even his bed — the telephone is his…
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Life Roto: Rebuilding the Temple — in Wellesley, Mass.
Judy Avnery, Limud director at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, Mass., writes: The students of the Limud program (grades K-5) built this replica of the Second Temple made of 35,000 Lego bricks specially ordered from Denmark. Building a replica of Jerusalem’s old Temple connected these 365 young Jewish learners from Temple Beth Elohim to what…
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Life The Roto Returns: He Yo-Yo’s for a Cause
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Dietz of Florence, Mass., writes: Right after my Bar Mitzvah I joined the B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy program, where we each choose our favorite cause to donate to, and we learn all about philanthropy and how to maximize our fundraising. I wanted to raise money for the Smile Train, an organization that is…
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