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50 Jewish Things To Do Before 13
Bucket lists are kind of sad, focused as they are on the stabbing regrets we’ll feel on our death bed. As if dying weren’t enough of a downer. On the other hand, the lists do present a nifty, compact way to remind ourselves that the time to enjoy life is now. That’s why I was…
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Neil Sedaka And Yiddish Cultural Treasure Chana Mlotek Honored At National Yiddish Theatre —Folksbiene Gala.
As a forshpays an appetizer, for the National Yiddish Theatre — Folksbiene’s gala, held on June 12 at Town Hall, Folksbiene benefactor Leanor Segal hosted a private tea party May 21 at her Park Avenue apartment. The party celebrated three Lifetime Achievement Award honorees: singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, Yiddish song anthologist Chana Mlotek and ophthalmologist H….
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More Jews opt for cremation
The numbers are still small, relative to the non-Jewish community.
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Bend the Arc Extends Its Reach
The country’s largest Jewish social justice group has just extended its reach a little bit further. Bend the Arc, which has been growing rapidly through mergers with other Jewish organizations, has forged affiliations with two local Jewish activist groups in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Washington. Jewish Community Action, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-based group, and [Jews United for…
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Warm and ‘Utterly Jewish,’ Nora Ephron Left Us Way Too Soon
When my husband and I decided to move from the Upper West Side to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, several friends and family members made me feel like a traitor. Nora Ephron, however, sent me a list of restaurants, hair salons, nail salons, and dry cleaners. She said I was making the best move…
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Plot Thickens in Miami Murder
And the Miami murder money plot thickens. Relatives of slain hotel scion Ben Novack Jr. plan to challenge the validity of a will that left his estimated $10 million fortune to his wife, Narcy Novack, on the grounds that she intimidated him into signing the document. Mark Hanson, a lawyer representing Ben Novack Jr.’s aunt…
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Israel Was ‘Key’ Issue in Caterpillar Dump
Controversy over the Israeli army’s use of Caterpillar Inc. bulldozers to demolish Palestinian homes was a “key factor” in a corporate rating agency’s decision to drop the American manufacturer from its list of socially responsible companies. The ratings agency, MSCI, downgraded Caterpillar in February, dropping it from several indices in which it lists companies with…
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Anti-Islamic Activist Blocked From L.A. Speech
A speech by anti-Islamic activist Pamela Geller was abruptly cancelled by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, prompting a protest by the Zionist Organization of America. The federation cited “security concerns,” for scrapping the June 24 event at its headquarters but Geller blamed politics. “Zionists are obviously not welcome at the Jewish federation,” Geller…
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Take My iPad, Please!
For the gadget-toting Jew, a recent announcement from the Conservative movement about new Sabbath guidelines on the ban on electronics might sound like a flight attendant’s canned directive before takeoff: no cell phones, smart phones, digital cameras or even e-readers. But beyond the traditional halachic reasons for pressing the “off button” on the Sabbath —…
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Ordeal Over, Shalits Move On
At the Shalit household, once again there is no Gilad. His father, Noam, is in the front garden — but not forlornly waiting, as in many press photographs taken on this spot. Instead, he is kvelling. When the Forward visited in mid-June, Gilad Shalit, the former Israeli soldier held prisoner in Gaza for five years…
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For Ex-Orthodox, More Than a Game
In a crowded meadow in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, a group of 20-somethings swarmed a soccer ball like a bunch of sixth-graders at recess. A few knew how to dribble, but some could barely kick. One tried to tell the goalie that he wasn’t allowed to pick up the ball. Errant passes peppered nearby groups lounging…
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