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Sudoku – August 23, 2019
Editorial Cartoon – August 23, 2019
Parting Words
Concentrate on Your Learning
Ba’alosi ha’hara lakachas luchos ha’avanim luchos ha’bris asher karas Hashem imachem va’eishev bahar arbaim yom v’arbaim laylah lechem lo achalti u’mayim lo shasisi (Devarim 9:9) In describing how he received…
Mishmeres HaSholom – Ask the Rav
Q: I heard from a co-worker that our preschool supervisor is considering giving a steady position in one of the Ganim to a certain assistant who had done a substituting…
Nichum Aveilim – 22 Av/August 23
This Day in History – 22 Av/August 23
22 Av In 4261, a violent earthquake rocked Eretz Yisrael, destroying the city of Acco. In 5248/1488, 16 Jews were burned to death in Toledo, Spain, Hy”d. Yahrtzeiten 5058/1298, Rabbeinu…
Sudoku – August 22, 2019
Editorial Cartoon – August 22, 2019
Set the Date
Shake It Up
When the term “milkshake” was first used in 1885, it referred to a “health tonic” meant to cure various ailments. Milkshakes later evolved to include ice cream and, by the…
From Fish to Roast Beef: A Ranking of Meats in Order of Healthiness
As an average consumer, you probably have a vague awareness of the nutritional value of your meats — fish being better than red meat, for example. The issue can be…
Nichum Aveilim – 21 Av/August 22
This Day in History – 21 Av/August 22
21 Av In 5694/1934, the Reichstag entrenched the power of Hitler when it appointed him head of state and commander in chief of the German armed forces. Yahrtzeiten 5578/1818, The…
World of Wonder – Agates – August 20, 2019
Sudoku – August 20, 2019
Editorial Cartoon – August 20, 2019
Branch Management
Nichum Aveilim – 19 Av/August 20
This Day in History – 19 Av/August 20
19 Av In 5674/1914, Russian authorities in Mitchenick, Poland, expelled the Jews in the first of a long series of expulsions that uprooted many Polish and Lithuanian Jewish communities. Yahrtzeiten…