Relaxing is Exhausting

By Ilana Angel
Published on August 13, 2012

Jewish day schools short-change kids with special needs

By Julie G Fax
Published on November 9, 2006

Adam is pushing the strings of his tzitzit through a small hole on the side of his desk.

Israeli Conductor Soars in ‘Butterfly’

By Ellen Jaffe-Gill
Published on December 8, 2005

Madame Butterfly," the story of a trusting 19th-century Japanese girl who falls in love with a fickle American naval officer, first captivated American audiences in 1900 as a play by impresario David Belasco.

When Sad Things Happen to Good Kids

By Gaby Friedman
Published on June 2, 2005

After taking his children to see a pleasant Disney cartoon, Dr. Rob Goldblatt thought there would some animated chatter about the film during the drive home.

Gay Marriage

By Julie G Fax
Published on May 13, 2004

Amid a flurry of legal activity and political posturing, the topic of gay marriage has moved with lightning speed from being an obscure issue reserved for advocates and their seasoned respondents to the forefront of political, emotional and intellectual debate.

Where Are High EI Guys?

By Sharon Lynn Bear
Published on January 1, 2004

Dating is not brain surgery, but for some men it is more difficult. I think I've discovered why. The current thinking on intelligence is that people have several types of intelligence, which may not be equally developed.

Psychologist Daniel Goleman coined the phrase "emotional intelligence" or EI. He defined EI as "knowing one's emotions, managing emotions, motivating oneself, recognizing emotions in others and handling relationships." Goleman and others have found that EI has little correlation with IQ. They are on to something.

Baggage Claim

By Teresa Strasser
Published on December 25, 2003

I used to want things. One day, I realized the seven pairs of Puma sneakers and the Pottery Barn rug and the 8-pound "Columbia
Encyclopedia," those were just things to pack, and I didn't want them anymore.

Capture Stirs Mixed Mideast Reactions

By Dan Baron
Published on December 18, 2003

After surviving the Holocaust and five Middle East wars, Ze'ev is a hard man to impress. But news of Saddam Hussein's capture Sunday managed to move the Israeli retiree to tears.

"It is good to see Israel a little bit safer," Ze'ev said in his hometown of Ramat Gan, as footage of the Iraqi tyrant-turned-prisoner played on television screens at roadside snack stands. Ramat Gan, where Iraqi Jewish emigres settled en masse in the 1950s, ironically was a main target of Saddam's Scud missiles in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

From Fritos to Freedom

By Sandy Wolshin Mendlowitz
Published on November 27, 2003

Struggling with being overweight affects more than 75 percent of all Americans, and is a serious problem for the Jewish population in the United States. But it is not a moral issue.

A Roll in the Snow

By Tom Tugend
Published on October 2, 2003

Seldom has the boredom, tension and camaraderie of men and women at war been portrayed more realistically and economically than in this film, which has been a surprise hit among Israeli moviegoers, soldiers and civilians.

A Rough-and-Tumble Return

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on October 2, 2003

Actress Jessica Lundy was mostly working TV guest starring roles when she landed the part of Roberta in John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" last month.

The Big Question

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
Published on July 31, 2003

The fact that Tisha B'Av falls in the summer is not just a stroke of bad luck. God deliberately destroyed the Temple in the summer. Summer, when the world is outside their closed homes and offices, taking vacations, having fun.

Candles Shine From L.A. to Tel Aviv

By Rachel Brand
Published on December 26, 2002

The event, which was staged by Cafe Europa, a Jewish Family Service program that serves as a social outlet and offers financial assistance and emotional support to Holocaust survivors, allowed those who shared a common experience to also share the joy of Chanukah with one another.