by Susan de la Fuente
Kyote in southern Japan was an excellent center to
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view traditional aspects of the country; beautiful gardens, the royal palace, markets and temples were seen there. Shabbat was spent in the port city of Kobe where the small Jewish community welcomes tourists every weekend.
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by Meera Jacobson
Meera Jacobson remembers her childhood in South Africa
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and how her life centered round the kitchen and Nelly. Nelly ran the kitchen and did the laundry and to this day Meera remembers the smell of the wonderful food that emanated from it.
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by Honey Stollman
Dramatic behavioral changes, confusion, strange remarks
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out of context and imagining things, could be signs of suffering from a brain tumor. Immediate action needs to be taken, as brain tumors can grow quickly. Honey Stollman gives us a compelling account of what happened to her husband.
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by Carol Novis
An admirable institution still thriving after 100 years
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inspires in Tel Aviv. The first college to initially insist on tuition only in Hebrew in its training teachers to be a mentor and supervisor helping students learn through discussion.
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by Jennifer Bell
The necessity of checking the levels of the ‘sunshine
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vitamin’ in ones blood is clearly explained. One may need to take supplements on doctors advice but can also easily overdose, with adverse effects.
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by Louise Leger
On a flight to the USA in 1984, Louise Leger sat next
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to a most interesting young man who told her about the scientific research he was doing. How excited she was when in October 2011 she read that he, Dan Shechtman, had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the quasicrystal
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by Ben Krengel
A visit to the International Jewish book fair held
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in Johannesburg by a 15 year old youth and the interest and stimulation this cultural adventure afforded him.
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by Annette Keen
We are introduced to the enigmatic “O” gene which
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allows the writer’s father a system of chaos as compared with the order of her husband and daughter who are fastidiously neat and organized.
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by Dr. Eli Karlen
Clinical psychologist Eli Karlen discusses anxiety.
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Is it a destructive power that can limit a person’s confidence? Or can it be used positively, as a challenge to move on in one’s life.
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by Solly Meltzer
Solly Meltzer delights us with stories about some of
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his colorful customers, writing about their shopping habits and interaction of some of his neighbors.
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by Michele Katz
Started in 1982 Sar-El welcomes people from all over
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the world, of all ages and religions, who volunteer to help in the Israeli army. They come for two or three weeks living and working on an army base. They wear army uniform and do all kinds of tasks including packing supplies, painting and tidying up, and sorting medical supplies
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
What does the story of Chanukah tell us? Does it celebrate
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the military victory of the Hashmoneans, or is it the miracle of the oil lasting for so long? Rabbi Frimer gives us references for these different points of view.
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by Pamela Peled
For the past twenty years a gene mutation known as
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BRCA has been detectable by genetic testing. It affects both men and women, particularly Jewish adults, and has been linked to breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers. After her mother and her sister died of breast cancer, and she herself discovered a tumor, Lisa Cohen set up an organization called BRACHA to help those who have this gene mutation and to educate the public.
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by Hazel Agami
Hazel Agami describes her visit to Newfoundland. It
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is a large island and a mecca for nature lovers. One can see moose, beavers, caribou, foxes; some of the world’s largest bird colonies with owls, eagles, puffins and kittiwakes; whales from the land or from the water. The islanders are very hospitable and there is excellent B&B accommodation in the many small communities scattered around the island
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