Mel Weiss
As regular readers of this blog may know, I tend to take the news a little personally. So steam was pretty much coming out of my ears this past week,… Read more »
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Is Downloading Photos of Natalie Portman A Proper Way To Celebrate Israel's 60th Birthday?
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Israel’s 60th Yom Ha’atzmaut, Independence Day, fell on Thursday, and the momentous anniversary is being marked — and marketed — in America with a slew of cultural events designed to… Read more »
You Can Pick Your Friends, But…
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But you can’t, if you’re running for president of the United States, always pick the lunatics who endorse you. Each of the candidates has learned this lesson by now, although… Read more »
Shalom Bayit Classes for Engaged Couples
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Wedding season is upon us and for engaged couples hemming and hawing over flower and band decisions, here’s a (possibly) more productive use of your time — the S.H.A.L.O.M. workshop.Approved… Read more »
Yom HaShoah
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When the siren went off all over Israel at 10am this morning for Yom HaShoah, I watched as the country came to a momentary standstill. From my third-floor office overlooking… Read more »
Baby Food
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Any Jewish grandmother worth her salt will tell you that all you need to do to conceive a healthy baby boy is stand on your head at dawn every day… Read more »
In the Desert
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(I apologize to those of you who may be irritated by my constant references to New York. I am sad to report that, while the following is indeed local news,… Read more »
Start Baking
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Amy Ephron at The Huffington Post has a theory: “In order to be First Lady you have to have a cookie recipe.” Ephron’s tone is (of course) tongue-in-cheek as she… Read more »
The Economic Theory of Passover
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Well, the seders have come and gone, and I for one had a wonderful holiday. Passover’s my favorite holiday, I think, but that also raises the stakes a great deal.… Read more »
Leveling The Playing Field: Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community, Now in Book Form
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Is my arriving late to a launch party for a book about work-life balance because I had to work late a valid example of situational irony? Or is it just… Read more »
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