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LINGUISTICS:
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Why Is My Hebrew Reading So Slow?

by R' Zvi Zobin

Many people reading Hebrew feel frustrated. They can zoom through English, yet when they try to read Hebrew, they feel clumsy and handicapped. Not only people new to Torah, but also many who have been through cheder and gone on to yeshiva feel that their performance when reading Hebrew is very inferior to their English reading.

UPSIDE on DOWN'S

DEAR EDITOR,

I write as a mother of a child with Down's Syndrome. I found Dov Patkin's poem profoundly moving and extremely disturbing...

A Glance at Perfection
by Leah Subar

Using a day-at-a-glance diary helps me remember which appointments I have today, which chug my child has tomorrow, and which bill was to be paid last week.


The Monster and the Witch
(not a fairy tale)

by Channi Katz

The lady ahead of me at the counter is paying for some small colored bits of shiny paper. They are neatly stacked and packed in a plastic wrapper. It certainly piques my curiosity, and, vaguely remembering that Purim is just around the corner, I stretch my imagination as far as it will go. Hey, presto! I've got it; these must be shalach monos labels!

Your Medical Questions Answered!
by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

Last week we discussed osteoarthritis which seems to be truly a disease of aging. This is the only one of the arthritises that is not considered a rheumatoid problem.

WHAT'S COOKING?
by Rivka Tal

Quick and Easy All-in-One Meals

In these busy post Purim and pre-Pesach days where time is at a premium yet appetities are commensurate with the number of hours spent cleaning, the need for convenient, healthy meals is more pressing than ever...


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