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Vaudeville Is Being Revived Every Sunday Night In The Five Towns!

By admin on August 7, 2009

The Sunday Night Showcase is a new variety show featuring new and unique acts each and every week. Catch an amazing live show without having to schlep to the city.
This is not just comedy. The weekly showcase contains different acts ranging from comedians, magicians, jugglers, hypnotists, ventriloquists, sideshow performers, and more.
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Balsamic Vinegar

By admin on August 7, 2009

By Elke Probkevitz
Balsamic vinegar has become a very popular condiment in America. Italians have been enjoying this rich, full-bodied vinegar for centuries, while we have only begun to appreciate it in the last two decades.
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I Lost Weight. They Say I Look Great. Now What?

By admin on August 6, 2009

By Tanya Rosen
This article is dedicated to anyone who has lost a significant amount of weight, or knows someone who has. It is a straightforward and a real glimpse into the ugly side of beauty. You may be entertained, shocked, or simply relate and recognize yourself in one of these vignettes.
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Rav Moshe Chait, zt’l

By admin on August 6, 2009

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
No one who knew him was unaffected by him. His love for his talmidim, for his congregants, and for K’lal Yisrael was seen in his warm, loving smile and in the hand that extended over your shoulder as he spoke to you. His intellect and his grasp of the entire oeuvre of [...]

From West Point To The IDF: Oleh Joins Record 430 New IDF Soldiers Making Aliyah This Summer

By admin on August 6, 2009

This summer’s second charter aliyah flight, organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency, arrived on Tuesday, bringing 238 North Americans. The new arrivals are joining over 3,000 Western olim coming to Israel this summer on 16 aliyah flights-comprising 4 charter and 12 group flights.
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Foreclosure Pitfalls

By admin on August 6, 2009

By Anessa V. Cohen
I can no longer count the number of times the phone has rung and the customer on the line has asked me if I have any foreclosures I could show him. A foreclosure, some perceive, means the opportunity to purchase a more valuable house than they would ordinarily be able to afford.
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Tzofiah: Saving Lives

By admin on August 6, 2009

Contemporary society has seen an alarming increase in the number of at-risk adolescents from across socioeconomic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. The Jewish community is no exception. More and more Jewish adolescents engage in anti-social, self-destructive behavior.
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Beds Are For Sleeping In

By admin on August 6, 2009

By Hannah Reich Berman
Apparently some people are more interested in appearing healthy than in actually being healthy! Last week, when the bad news came out that tanning beds are most definitely a cause of cancer, one might have assumed that tanning-bed manufacturers, as well as the salons in which they are used, would be out [...]

A Reluctant Friend From The Editor’s Desk

By admin on August 6, 2009

By Larry Gordon
It’s just not working out; it’s not getting any of the parties involved anywhere. I am referring to this diplomatic shadow-boxing exhibition that is supposed to double as a peace process between Arabs and Israelis in the Mideast.
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An Unexpected Lesson From Prison

By admin on August 6, 2009

As she went through the mail at the Shuvu office in New York recently, one particular envelope caught the secretary’s eye. It was an envelope from the United States Treasury. Her bewilderment grew as she opened the envelope and saw that it contained a donation check for Shuvu for $10 from the Treasury.
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