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Jul 1, 2018, 8:55 AM

Opioids, mosquitoes and the missing link in human evolution

Illustrative image of a mosquito bite (nechaev-kon; iStock by Getty Images)

The cultivation of poppy fields more than 5,000 years ago caused humans to ingest large amounts of external opium alkaloids, leading to physical alterations in the human system

Jul 1, 2018, 8:52 AM

Pinchas: Passover and Marijuana

What can possibly be the connection between Passover and marijuana? Well on Passover we ask questions, and when you are high on Marijuana, well let’s just the say the questions don’t seem to matter anymore... This may sound facetious...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 27, 2018, 10:31 PM

Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God

In the Haftara for Parshat Balak (Micha 5:6-6:8), we read the prophecy of Micha which recalls some of the ways in which God protected B’nai Yisrael during the forty years that they spent in the wilderness. One of the...

Jun 25, 2018, 6:26 PM

My Love Letter to Hannah Senesh

I majored in history as an undergraduate at Youngstown State University, and was privileged to take several classes with noted Jewish scholar and author Dr. Saul Friedman. When I took his course on the Holocaust as a nineteen-year-old, he asked...

Jun 19, 2018, 6:50 AM

Dear Frum People

I’m part of this fascinating Facebook group called “Frum/OTD Dialogue,” which has been growing rapidly since I joined a few months ago. While the content of the group is for members only, I was inspired by a question that...

Shoshana Schwartz

Jun 5, 2018, 8:02 PM

Can luxury rehab really work for substance abuse?

You pull into the driveway in your private limousine. As your driver opens the door, you see a man in suit and tie, eagerly waiting to welcome you and take your bags up to your private suite. When you...

Nesanel Yoel Safran

Jun 5, 2018, 11:12 AM

Suspended Judgement

Kabbalat Shabbat in Safed… Kabbalat Shabbat is Safed. It’s where, in the times of the Arizal, the weekly Shabbat-arrival ceremony as we know it originated. So I suppose it shouldn’t surprise me that it was Kabbalat Shabbat in Safed, during our recent...

Dana Janine Diamond

May 9, 2018, 9:45 PM

When Darkness Comes to Light

When Trump bitched about Hillary's "Pay to Play" schemes, he wasn't outraged so much as deeply jealous. As a self-pronounced Greed-aholic, Trump has always been willing to do whatever it takes to get money - including money laundering, traitorous...

Apr 19, 2018, 2:16 AM

70 extraordinary women of Israel

Painting by Yael Harris Resnick, in honor of Israel's 70th birthday and Israel's women soldiers. (Courtesy, Miriam Lottner)

Celebrating those who have made the Jewish state their home, giving of themselves and their diverse talents

Shoshana Schwartz

Apr 18, 2018, 2:31 PM

Israel Independence Day Quiz: How well do you really know Israel?

There is more to Israel than what you see in the news. After reading headline after headline about conflict in the Middle East, many people are surprised to learn that, for the all the hype about Israel, this entire country...

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