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Business

Ashton Kutcher Talks Tech in Tel Aviv

Sports

For Love of the Game, Brothers Attended Different Schools

Health

The Art of Control: Study Analyzes Impact of Cancer Support Groups

Health

Rolling Up Their Sleeves

Health care group connects patients to Philly doctors

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Rachel Levy Lesser, JE Feature

An Israeli veteran recently underwent a liver transplant in Philadelphia. He stayed in the city for two months, and is now thriving back in his home country. The operation, paid for by the Israeli military, was made possible by Philadelphia International Medicine. PIM, a health organization that links patients from around the world to leading physicians and hospitals in Philadelphia,...

Travel

A Top 10 for 2010

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

We'll always have Paris -- as well as New York, Rome and London. For this reason, it's time to hit the road less traveled on our vacations this year. From the perspective of a travel reporter, there are 10 destinations of Jewish interest that stand out, as they represent experiences that combine a mix of glamour, adventure and evidence our...

Wellness

Holidays Can Really Pack a Punch

Advice for the food-leery: Watch out for what's on the table

The holiday season doesn't have to wreak havoc on your weight-loss goals, according to the folks at TOPS Club, Inc. ("Take Off Pounds Sensibly"), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization. Follow these 10 strategies to navigate the eating season for a great time without a great gain. · Don't go hungry. Arriving at a party on an empty stomach is a...

Education

Happy Is as Happy Does ...

But can a Web site improve your lot in life?

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David C. Friedman, JE Feature

"I want to be happy, but I won't be happy/Till I make you happy, too." These are the words to a 1925 song written for the musical "No No Nanette." In the past year, it also has become almost a theme song for Andrew J. Rosenthal and Doug Hensch, who are rapidly turning happiness into a booming business. A recent...

Travel

'Jerusalem of the North' Spins a Different Compass

Vilnius echoes its Jewish past, with ghosts as guides

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Norma Davidoff, JE Feature

For hundreds of years, Vilnius, Lithuania, in Northern Europe, was such a distinctive place of Jewish heritage, that it was known as the "Jerusalem of the North." Today, rid of its invaders -- the Poles, Scandinavians, Germans and Russians -- it's also almost entirely devoid of its Jews. Yet it is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Jewish visitors will...