I saw a lot of my friends get married, felt it was time for me,’ says Danielle Meyers, who has Down syndrome
Danielle and Shlomo Meyers. Photo courtesy. By RIKKI ZAGELBAUM JNS Danielle Meyers still smiles...
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Category: Health & Living
Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back to normal life
Participants in the HaGal Sheli healing program surf on the Mediterranean at Zikim, which came...
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Israelis have a ‘cow’ over fat-shaming
Israeli comedienne Yael Poliakov on her podcast with co-host Assi Azar, Feb. 4, 2026. Photo...
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Rabbi David Almog to lead a Zoom Jewish prayer and meditation course
HUDSON – Congregation Anshe Emeth announces a “Tefillah Workshop: Jewish Prayer and Meditation,” a...
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Israeli medical breakthrough: a new treatment for blood cancer
Dr. Alessio Nahmad, director of Biology Research at Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering...
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The power of a billion prayers
Praying for success in the war against Hamas, for the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza...
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Peeling away the layers of damage’—freed hostages at Beilinson Hospital
Released Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal arrives at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah, Oct. 13,...
Read MoreRabbi Weinstein to examine superheroes as path to healing in talk at the Colonie Town Library
ALBANY–Colonie Chabad will host a program entitled, “Up, Up & Oy Vey!” which will examine mental health wellness using superheroes as inspiration in a lecture at the Colonie Town Library, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6....
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‘When they kvell, I kvell!’
Clara Simon with Alla A Lifeline in the Capital Region: Jewish Family Services of...
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Books A father remembers his poet daughter and her battle with Huntington’s Disease
With Rabbi Dan Ornstein By RICKI LEWIS Huntington’s Disease (HD) is not one of the so-called...
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Pipers list Pancreatic Cancer walk Sept. 7 to benefit research foundation
NEIL and SHARI PIPER, founders of the Capital District Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk, plan...
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Sugar in soft drinks triggers genetic shifts in gut microbes, altering immune responses
The effect of a sweetened beverage on bacterial function, a demonstration of functional...
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