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Thinking Kosher-Food Preparation? Well, You Might Want to Think Glass

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Adam Bell, JE Feature

Trendy and kosher-friendly at the same time -- that's the idea behind a Canadian glass-countertop manufacturer seeking to expand its presence in the marketplace. ThinkGlass, a privately held company outside of Montreal, is pitching its sleek glass countertops as a good fit for kosher kitchens because they are nonporous. A basic kosher rule is no mixing of meat and dairy...

Health

A Jaw-Dropping Condition

TMJ can take a bite out of the pleasures of life

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Frank Rosci. JE Feature

Almost anyone with temporomandibular joint syndrome will admit readily that pain associated with this dental disorder can be severe to excruciating. Pain from TMJ, also known as temporomandibular joint disorder, exhibits itself in front of either one ear or both, sometimes as a headache. Basically, the mandible bone of the lower jaw is pushed back toward the ears whenever someone...

Travel

Arbor Daze

Why? There's much to choose from in this small Michigan town

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Ann Arbor is best known as a cultured college town with great sports teams and a nearby presidential library (named for Gerald R. Ford), but don't go by reputation alone. Come to think of it, although Michigan has been hard-hit by the recession, forget what you've heard about that, too. With respects to this big "little city," you should absolutely...

Education

St. Joe's Plan Irks Area Orthodox

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Bryan Schwartzman

A contingent of Merion-area residents opposed to a plan by St. Joseph's University to turn the grounds of a former private school into collegiate-level athletic fields is worried that the changes could disrupt the Shabbat experience for Orthodox families in the area. The protracted zoning battle over the project shows no signs of being over any time soon. St. Joe's...

Sports

Night of Jewish Hoopla Marks the Sixers Game

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Jared Shelly, JE Feature

Even taking a casual glance at the crowd gathered at the Wachovia Center during the Philadelphia 76ers game Wednesday night, it was clear the fans hadn't come together just to witness another matchup with division rivals, the New York Knicks. A group of guys with beards and yarmulkes were cheering on the home team. A group of girls wore white...