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When Eagles owner Jeff Lurie snapped up the Pro Bowl quarterback and convicted animal cruelty dog fight promoter Michael Vick, he unleashed (pun intended) heated emotions from Delaware Valley football fans as well as people who wouldn't know the meaning of an onside kick or interception if they witnessed it first hand at the Linc. More ... I assumed the presidency of The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey almost one year ago. It is fair to say that it has been a year of both challenge and opportunity. Our economy is experiencing its worst recession since the Great Depression. The economic downturn has hit virtually every part of our society; not the least of which is the non-profit world. More ... LOS ANGELES (JTA)—With the Palestinian family cited in the Swedish daily Aftonbladet now denying ever claiming that their son's organs were "stolen" by the Israeli military, More ... When we hear the word "kosher" we immediately associate it with food. There is regular kosher, glatt kosher, dairy, meat, pareve and kosher for Passover, to name a few. The Torah prescribes for us the physical characteristics of kosher animals, i.e. split hooves and chews its cud, and fish, i.e. fins and scales, and lists all birds that are fit/kosher to consume. More ... There are days when I wish my children had a more grownup perspective. Little things seem so important to them and they just don't know how to let it go or give it the appropriate importance. Then there are days when I wish I had more of my children's perspective. More ... Spending five days with my family watching our youngest son, Brady, playing soccer in the San Antonio Maccabi games was an incredible experience. I've had the great fortune of attending three other Maccabi games, in Montreal, Greater Washington, and Baltimore, to root on each of my three children. More ... It is quite an exciting time in the Epstein home prior to the High Holidays. My eldest son, Nesanel, can be heard practicing blowing the shofar (ram's horn) so loud that it can be heard a mile away. More ... As the JFCS Family Assistance Program (FAP) continues to expand, we are seeing an increase in the number of clients who need legal services. More ... No more first days of school at our house. No one to send back to third grade or sixth or eleventh. No one in blue jeans heading off to a college dripping with ivy. But no matter. More ... Ten years ago, everyone thought they needed a website. So much so, that a popular way to get a laugh from someone was to take the sentence they just said and add "dot com" to it. Now, it seems everyone thinks they need an Apple iPhone application. More ... Those who know me know that I am pretty active year around. My summer consists of puttering in my yard and garden, playing with my grandkids, and of course my passions— swimming, biking, and running. More ... |
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