Nourishment and Cookie Dough

The September 5th New York Times Sunday Magazine told the compelling story of recent successful efforts to create a nutritional paste that is cheap, easy to produce, and may, to quote the text, “represent the cure to malnourishment around the world.” Developed by a scientist, implemented by a pediatrician and professor, and ultimately tested by [...]

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The story of Kol Nidre in America: part 1

There is no piece of music more beloved by American Jews than Kol Nidre, the meditation that kicks off worship for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. If you are Jewish and you go to synagogue once a year, chances are that you go to hear Kol Nidre. The text addresses the weakness of [...]

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