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Spread compliments like confetti but don't hoard them

Spread compliments like confetti but don’t hoard them

BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANEPublished June 28, 2022

When was the last time you received a compliment? For most of us, quite a while, maybe weeks or months even? Yet, it's so easy to pay a compliment. It doesn't cost a thing and makes the recipient feel oh, so good. And you create a better connection between...

How to find balance and joy in time of war, soaring gas prices and up and down market

How to find balance and joy in time of war, soaring gas prices and up and down market

BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special For The Jewish LightPublished June 21, 2022

Who can think of having fun when we’re worried about Supreme Court decisions, frequent, random shootings, the continuing war in Ukraine, rents and gasoline prices soaring, interest rates rising, and the stock market plummeting? Do you get the drift?...

JWed launches JWedServices.com to help singles find their chosen one sooner

Published June 16, 2022

(JNSWire) Launched over 20 years ago and soon to reach the milestone of  4,000 marriages, JWed.com (website and App) is one of the leading online Jewish dating for marriage services. The services are exclusive for Jewish and marriage-minded singles...

Moments Across the Generations

Moments Across the Generations

Published June 15, 2022

When you’re past 50, and certainly 60 or 70 plus, some of us start feeling old. Make that really old at times. Yet, we’re still here on planet earth, which beats the alternative when we consider how many friends and relatives of our vintage we’ve...

Printable Recipe: Sour Cherry Soup

Printable Recipe: Sour Cherry Soup

ADEENA SUSSMAN, Special For The Jewish LightPublished June 7, 2022

Ingredients 2 Tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups sour cream 1 cinnamon stick 3 Tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup unsweetened sour or tart cherry juice 1 cup water 2 (1/2-inch) strips lemon zest 24 ounces or 2 jars pitted sour cherries in liquid Directions Strain...

Jewish Trivia: The Barney Greengrass snafu

Mark D. Zimmerman, Special For The Jewish LightPublished June 7, 2022

A court-ordered redistricting in New York has resulted in two current Democratic members of Congress having to run against each other, as the newly-drawn district borders now encompass both of their residences. Jerry...

How we helped the Queen move forward

How we helped the Queen move forward

BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANEPublished June 7, 2022

Today’s blog is fictional with a fairy tale twist. It’s about a real-life princess who becomes a queen and marries a prince, who dies before she does. How does a queen cope with spousal loss after a 73-year union? For help, she calls in the authors...

Where the word “gaslighting” comes from

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished May 31, 2022

From MSNBC to Fox News, the word "gaslighting" is everywhere these days. And while the term is commonly connected to antisemitism, it can also be used in a variety of forms. Where does it come from and what does it mean? In our second installment of...

Is sarcasm really humorous or hurtful?

Is sarcasm really humorous or hurtful?

BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANEPublished May 17, 2022

Most of us know about the Big Dig--the major demolition in downtown Boston that was planned in 1982 with construction work starting in 1991 and not being completed until the very end of 2007. Few thought the timeline funny. But we're talking about...

It’s okay to be angry. Judaism says so.

It’s okay to be angry. Judaism says so.

Kate Hennessey, KvellerPublished May 10, 2022

I’ve never really been an angry person per se. In general, I’m more of a bottle-up-your-issues kind of a person (yes, I’m working on it). I have an incredibly long fuse and it’s hard to make me truly angry. This applies even to those days...

Boundaries: How to stay (safely) in your lane

Boundaries: How to stay (safely) in your lane

BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special For The Jewish LightPublished April 20, 2022

Oh, it’s so tempting to veer into another lane and take up the entire highway as long as nobody’s in your way. Or, it’s so nice to inch over into your partner’s side of the bed, spread out more and even hog his/her pillow and blanket. Or, how...

Take the #Matzahchallenge for Ukraine

Take the #Matzahchallenge for Ukraine

Published April 18, 2022

The Jewish Federation of New York has brought back its annual #Matzahchallenge to help Ukraine. From April 15 - 23, each post uploaded to social media using the hashtag #MatzahChallenge will unlock $18 toward humanitarian aid for Ukraine, thanks to...

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