February 19, 2017
The growing phenomenon of Orthodox Jewish teenagers keeping what’s been called “Half Shabbos†burst into the Jewish media several years ago. “Half Shabbos†describes someone who observes all of the Sabbath regulations except one: using his or her smart phone to send text messages. Religious leaders reacted predictably to the revelation of what had been […]
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December 8, 2016
Three days before our daughter’s wedding, my wife Jody broke her toe. She dropped a large plata (a hot plate we use to warm food on Shabbat) on her foot. The toe turned purple and I rushed Jody to the nearest Terem emergency center for an X-ray and some advice on proper bandaging. After the […]
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