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Who Is the Man on the White Horse?
Will the opening years of the 21st century be recorded in history as the time when the famous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse made their awesome appearance on earth? The Four Horsemen appeared in a revelation to John that is recorded in the closing book of the New Testament. There are also repeated references to…
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Million-Dollar Psychic Challenge Awaits Brooklyn Girl
It will be the rematch of the year. In one corner is Natalia Lulova, an 11-year-old Jewish immigrant from St. Petersburg, Russia — now living in Brooklyn — who says that she can see through blindfolds. In the other corner is James Randi, a 74-year-old former magician and avowed skeptic — known in his magician…
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Aid for Youths Comes in a Variety of Sizes and Shapes
At the March 11 “Bunny Hop” fundraiser for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s pediatrics department, I asked Billy Bush, new host of NBC’s “Let’s Make a Deal” and event co-chair, exactly how he was related to President Bush, his cousin. Smiling broadly, he replied, “I’m just a guy named Bush. Isn’t it amazing!” After mingling…
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Jesus Lovers Pray for Boy With Cerebral Palsy
Our middle son has cerebral palsy, is 23 years old and lives at home. Often on our outings to the mall, people will stop us to pray for our well-being, many times bringing up Jesus’ name. My wife reacts rudely to these people. I smile and say thanks and walk on. I don’t think it…
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Esther Drescher? ‘The Nanny’ Tried New Role for Purim
Strains of “Hooray for Hollywood” greeted guests filing into the Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom for the Jewish Museum’s March 5 Masked Purim Ball, in part a celebration of the museum’s concurrent exhibition, “Entertaining America: Jews, Movies and Broadcasting.” Among the 600 black-tie and masked revelers who helped raise a record $1.4 million were Morris and Nancy…
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‘The Righteous’: An Anthology of Heroes
Following a two-year correspondence, I finally met historian Sir Martin Gilbert at the February 19 launch of his latest opus, “The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust” (Henry Holt & Co.), at the Anti-Defamation League’s headquarters. In October 2001 I received a letter from London from Gilbert — author of 40 books, acclaimed biographer…
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Sharing the Joy of Separating the Sexes
I used to be promiscuous in my dress and behavior. I have since embarked on a religious journey and have discovered the benefits of no physical contact with men and modest dress. This has boosted my self-esteem and confidence and helped me form meaningful relationships with others, particularly with men. I’d like to suggest a…
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Increasing Deficits, Sinking Pensions
Pensions are in trouble — whether they are public (Social Security) or private. The reason is the same; namely, the institutions that stand behind the pension plans are running out of the needed resources to meet their commitments. Let’s start with the private (non-governmental) plans. Some 44 million people are covered by pension plans, usually…
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Israel-America Two-for-One Night in N.Y.
“In New York, two for one is a great deal,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the audience at the January 21 joint Israel Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic Orchestras’ gala benefit concert. “You got two conductors [Zubin Mehta and Lorin Maazel], two Mehtas [the conductor and his mother, Dehmi Mehta], two orchestras and two mayors,” Bloomberg…
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Have a Lice Day
My business partner and I work alone in a small consulting company. Our offices consist of two rooms side-by-side with a thin, common wall in between. I close my door whenever I place or receive telephone calls, but my partner listens in and comments as soon as I hang up. Recently he overheard a conversation…
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Sometimes a Gift Is Just a Gift
Judaism. “I’m kind of obsessed with Freud,” she said. Her Freud doll has become one of her favorite distractions; she dances with Freud to Destiny’s Child and treats Freud like a teddy bear — sleeping with it every night. “This sounds really insane,” Hernandez said. Yes, go on. “Freud has these felt pants…. Whenever I…
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