March 26, 2015
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Writer: M.D.
December 18, 2014
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Rabbi Feldman’s reach
Your cover photo and story of Rabbi David Feldman – a veritable “Talmud Chacham” who made great contributions to Jewish biomedical ethics – was greatly appreciated (“Remembering Rabbi David Feldman,” December 5). I believe this was the second time the rabbi’s photo appeared on your cover. In 1983, as president of the Bergen County Medical […]
August 1, 2014
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Time for U.N. action
I urge that the Israeli government call on U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to convene an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council to consider and condemn the following: 1) The genocidal charters of both the PA and Hamas calling for the destruction of Israel (a member state). 2) The indiscriminate rocket attacks aimed specifically […]
March 6, 2014
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Colon cancer awareness
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. While most Jews are aware of the genetically inherited diseases that affect our community, such as Tay-Sachs, few are aware of the increased risk posed by colon cancer to Ashkenasi Jews. While the average American has a 6 percent risk of developing colon cancer, this statistic is just a […]
June 29, 2012
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Not so, sir
Rep. William J. Pascrell, Jr., deserves congratulations for a well-run primary campaign. He won, in part, because his opponent went negative, even to the point of exaggerating the differences between himself and Pascrell, according to some. In his June 22 article in The Jewish Standard, however, Pascrell is himself guilty of exaggeration. The Gaza 54 […]
May 18, 2012
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No more homeless Jews
If the homeowners of the Beit El section known as Ulpana were Arabs, this property dispute (“Showdown at Ulpana,” May 11) would be settled with compensation. Since it involves Jews, extreme leftist Israelis are attempting to use an activist court to expel those Jews from their government-promoted homes. The trauma of the expulsion of Jews […]
September 2, 2011
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