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by: Rabbi Dan S. Wiko PhD
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This Month...

Editor's Comment
Michael looks at:
The Power of Prayer


Being Jewish Magazine


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Features
Joshua’s Shofar Debut

The Better Side of Sixty

When I Woke Up at Sixty-Five

Eddy's Recipe List
The Pie Game

Book Review
All Other Nights

The Outspeaker
Encouraging violence is never correct

Batya
Batya spends the holiday with her sister-in-law in NYC


Nathan Weissler
Interviews about World War II Japanese internment camps


Marjorie Wolfe
Yiskor can be a sweet remembrance

BC's Backlot
Hollywood's CGI Summer

This And That
East Berlin's Wackiest Transvestite

Gentlemen's Agreement

Bungalow Colony Museum

Lynn Ruth Miller
Some of us can't bear to be alone

Mel Yahre
Mel drops three stories

Eddy's Thoughts
Floral beauty of summer

The Bear Facts
Is it Bashert?

 

An Interesting Question of Jewish Identity

What's in a name?

To Drive or Not to Drive on Shabbat

Shimon says: "Anglicize your yiddish name"

Is covering one's head in shul a tradition or Jewish law?

Seeking Help in Dealing With an Emotionally Repressed Family

Beloved Mother's Headstone

Mental Illness

Interfaith Marriage and Shiva

A Strapless Veil

Mikveh questions answered

Does eating meat contravene Jewish law?

Translating a name

A "race" of Jews

Meeting in the "other world"

A Question of Tribes

Cremation

The Question of Homosexuality

Hebrew Names

The difference between a mensch and a tzaddik

Organ Donations

The Meaning Behind Jewish Names

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, is there a difference?

A Tragic Death in the Family

L' Chaim

Does G-d Punish Smokers?

Where is the O in G-D?

How is it Possible for a Kohanic Rabbi to Officiate at a Funeral?

Where is Our Jewish Pride?

Holiday confusion

What is a righteous Gentile?

How much fexibility is there with Shabbat Candle lighting times?

The evidence is "in"; we just need to understand it

The giving and taking of an honour

Jews and Jesus

Rabbi Dan answers a question about health

A special word for a compassionate woman

Questioning the rules of Kashruth

Sex before marriage?

Are we commanded to love evil parents?

Saying Kaddish.

The law concerning Kohain rabbis and funerals.

Is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah really an adult?

Must a Rabbi Officiate at an Unveiling

Tell Me About the "Shema."

 


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