Wendy Belzberg

The Giving Ladder

Published on March 18, 2004

Even a wizard at niche marketing would tremble before the title of Julie Salamon's most recent book. "Rambam's Ladder," based on an ancient text by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, sounds like it's bound for the remainder bins even before it hits the Judaica sections.

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Published on January 8, 2004

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Published on November 20, 2003

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Published on April 30, 2003

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Published on February 27, 2003

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Published on February 13, 2003

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Published on January 9, 2003

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Published on December 12, 2002

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Published on October 3, 2002

Dear Wendy, My father left my mother when my sister was 8 and I was 5. His visits became increasingly infrequent until, about 20 years ago, we stopped hearing from him altogether.

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Published on September 5, 2002

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How Can We Celebrate Now?

Published on October 11, 2001

Jewish Law may define our 13-year-old sons and daughters as adults, old enough to observe the mitzvot, to fast on Yom Kippur and to be called to the Torah, but any parent of a bar mitzvah knows that the mere coming of age does not transform a boy into a man. And, as I learned on Sept. 11, standing just miles from Ground Zero, no matter how old you are, there can be no preparation for such an awakening.

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Published on May 17, 2001

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Published on April 19, 2001

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Published on March 22, 2001

My 10-year-old daughter attends Hebrew school at our Reform synagogue. She recently reported that her religion teacher said that the Passover miracles never happened and that she saw a TV show "proving" that the splitting of the Red Sea was the result of a volcanic eruption.

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Published on February 8, 2001

My husband and I are expecting our first son and have decided not to circumcise him. I think the practice is barbaric; my husband is swayed by the recent medical literature.

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Published on January 11, 2001

My children attend private school about an hour outside of New York City. My 9-year-old son recently came home and told me that one of his classmates said he would not be welcome at their family's country club.

Scared Uncle or Good Dad?

Published on December 7, 2000

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A Look at Jewish Germany

Published on March 16, 2000

Throughout the nation you will find hundreds of fascinating memorials remembering victims, as well as Jewish sites both old and new.