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Thanks, But No, Thanks!
by Zipora Zien

Coincidence -- shades of Amolek. How can we internalize the lesson for good that "the Creator has His finger in every pudding"?

Picky Eaters
by F. Reiss

It happened many years ago. Everyone had already benched and gotten up, even cleared the table and only I remained sitting, my cholent still before me, promising myself for the 100th time that I wouldn't do this to my children. I would not force my poor daughters to eat beans, humous and kishke; I wouldn't tell them to sit at the table until they finished eating.

Pesach is Coming
by Bayla Gimmel

Once, a few days after Purim, I was walking to the local grocery to buy a bag of milk. One of my neighbors was coming towards me, or more accurately, had she not been holding onto the handle of the stroller she was pushing, she might have floated down the street.

Computers
by Gita Gordon

In this last century, we have moved rapidly from pen and quill to steel nibs dipped in ink and carefully followed by the use of blotting paper to the new invention of typewriters and then, as the century changed, to the world of computers.

Bad Losers
by A. Ross, M.Ed.

We previously discussed winners, and the fact that everyone can be a winner. What about compulsive winners? Those children who storm off in a temper if they feel that they are losing, and will not finish the game? Those children who take no pleasure in playing, and only play games where they know they will trounce their opponent.

Keep Smiling
by Avrohom Tzvi Schwartz

The problem between our enemies and ourselves is that we pull in different directions. Thus, when I get what I want, I deny him what he wants, and when he gets what he wants, he denies me what I want.

Why Weight Bounces Back
by Dr. Reuven Bruner, Ph.D. (Lifestyle Nutritionist)

Dr. Bruner's weight watching advice holds true for optimal energy during the stressful pre-Pesach period:

You have to eat breakfast. You have to spread your calories out and eat at least three to five times a day.

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

More letters about cholesterol. I will just review the points I have made in the past on this subject.


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