AGE: 44 FAMILY: Wife Jennifer & sons Jacob (8), Adam (7), Matthew (5) & Sam (3) HOBBIES: Baseball, travelling, scuba diving & skiing FAVORITE BOOKS: “Have a Little Faith,” “Exodus” & “The Stand” FAVORITE MOVIES: “Goodfellas” & “The Shining” FAVORITE FOODS: Pizza & French fries More...

JERUSALEM—Hilary Levenson holds three passports: from her native Britain; Israel, to where she immigrated in 1974; and the United States, where she has lived since 1990. But she exercises her right to vote only in the country in which she lives—at a polling station near her home in Norman, Okla. More...

Samost Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS) will present a Jewish Recovery and Wellness Day on Sunday, Mar. 7 from 12:45 to 4 p.m. at the Family Activity Center of the Weinberg Jewish Community Campus. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Yaacov Kravitz, a rabbi and well-known psychologist specializing in spiritual and recovery work. More...

Over 200 new immigrants from South Africa, the United Kingdom, and France were recently welcomed with music and fanfare at a ceremony sponsored by the Jewish Agency. It was held at the Ramada Renaissance in Jerusalem. More...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with members of a Mossad hit squad and approved their mission to kill a top Hamas official, a British newspaper reported. More...

Jeff and Carol Geller of Norton, MA, formerly of Cherry Hill, and Juan and Linda Guillama of Douglassville, PA announce the engagement of their children, Erica Lauren Geller and John Gabriel Guillama. More...

EMANUEL “MANNY” ABRAMS, 85, of Deerfield Beach, FL, died on Jan. 17. Husband of Marion (nee Wilson). Father of Lawrence and Betty Abrams and Carolyn Sonstein. Grandfather of five and great-grandfather of 10. Mr. Abrams was a retired printer. More...

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Interactive Parenting session with Rabbi Peltz at 9:15 a.m. Open to all and babysitting is available for children over age two. Contact Tammy Raden at gold_raden@yahoo.com to register. THE CHABAD CENTER More...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SJ JEWISH SINGLES Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel. Dr. Stephen E. Waters will speak about “What Does it Mean to be Healthy?” All are welcome. Cost is $3 for non-members. Call Judy at 609- 953-8649. MARCH 4 – MARCH 14 JCC OF GREATER PITTSBURGH More...

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 CONG. BETH EL Family Purim Party and dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by the party at 6:30 p.m. Need a reservation for dinner. Call 675- 1166. CONG. B’NAI TIKVAH More...

There is a news story that has been dominating Israel’s headlines, but is just percolating to the surface of the American media. The story is Israel’s alleged involvement in the recent assassination of Mahmoud Mabhouh. More...

NEW YORK (JTA)—Another month, another round of recriminations in the Modern Orthodox community. Two months ago it was a breakaway rabbinic organization established, in part, to promote decentralized conversion standards. Last month it was a public forum on homosexuality in the Orthodox community. More...

Its name may indicate that there was an element of chance as to when the bad guy’s plot was to be executed, but Purim actually teaches that in order to survive as a people we need to take matters into our own hands. More...

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