20s and 30s

A Revolutionary Notion

Stating the case for visiting the original colonies

By:

Beth D’Addono, Inside Feature

If you’re in the habit of making travel-related resolutions, why not make 2013 the year of Colonial American spirit? A road trip through the original 13 colonies delivers a hefty dose of history, offering a glimpse of our country’s past, present and future. If you’re wondering where to start, here are a few ideas: 13, to be exact. Connecticut A...

Food

Chocolate Cravings

By:

Deborah Hirsch

The timing couldn’t have been sweeter: Jody Peskin always wanted to own some kind of small business related to her passion for chocolate. She just figured that would happen much later in life. But here she is at age 31, presiding over her own addition to the Main Line kosher community, just down the street from the new upscale Citron...

Rosh Hashanah

A Rosh Rush

By:

Eric Berger

When students come to Hillel of Greater Philadelphia seeking advice on how to handle a conflict between class and observing the High Holidays, Rabbi Howard Alpert said he advises them on how to discuss the issue with their professors, but he himself avoids intervening. His reasoning is that when a student has to explain such an absence to faculty it...

Local

Last Hurrah at the Shore

By:

Deborah Hirsch

An Israeli flag marks the oceanside home where an estimated 200 vacationers this summer bonded over communal Shabbats, frisbee on the beach and cultural programming organized by a team of volunteers and local young professional groups.

Fashion

Royally Mad For Color

“Mad Men” and Kate Middleton are summer fashion’s big influencers

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Mimi James, This Summer Feature

O f course shopping should be on summer’s itinerary. It stimulates the economy, provides quality bonding time, counts as exercise if done with gusto and results in longer-lasting purchase pleasure than, say, salt water taffy. Plus, every fashionista knows the unadulterated joy of finding a unique item that fits perfectly. And if it’s on sale? Even better. Sales are a...