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Silly Bandz Craze Suddenly Gets a Little 'Meshuga'

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

Sitting in Moish & Itsy's Deli-Restaurant in Newtown back in the spring, Rabbi Emily Losben-Ostrov, originally of Bucks County, was having a hard time explaining to her parents, Steve and Andrea Losben, the concept of Silly Bandz. (For the record, they are the thin, colorful rubber bracelets that take a variety of shapes and have become popular among elementary-school kids.)...

Education

'Pledge of Allegiance' to Good Business Ethics

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Adam Bell, JE Feature

It doesn't take much to find a headline these days regarding ethical problems in the business world. Concerns over activities from the likes of Bernie Madoff, AIG, Goldman Sachs and BP remain all too familiar. But for two years now, a student-initiated movement is trying to counter some of that news and provide business-school students with their own moral framework...

Parenting

Israeli Gay Couple's Twin Delight

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Aaron Passman, JE Feature

For many people, having a baby is a relatively straightforward process. The child is conceived, the couple goes to the doctor and labor classes, they wait nine months for the newborn to arrive and then: "Mazel tov!" For an Israeli couple with local ties, however, it was a bit more complicated. Hagai Maoz, 37, and Hagai Zvuluni, 33, have been...

Healthy Eating

New Study Offers Guidance on Cutting the Fat at School

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Renee Cree, JE Feature

Rates of Type 2 diabetes, a disease once only found in adults, have been steadily rising in children for years. If unchecked, it can have serious health effects for children, including higher risks of heart and blood-vessel disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, skin problems, and damage to the nerves, kidneys, eyes and feet. But a national study chaired by Gary...

Jewish Federation

It Takes More Than a Kehillah

Passing on the reins of a key community-building program

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

The Kehillot, the seven community-building entities throughout the region that stage Jewish festivals, adult learning sessions, soccer leagues, children's storytelling and Israeli Independence Day events, is about to come under new management. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, which created and for years ran the network, is turning over the program to the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education/ Jewish...