Jewish Life Digital Edition October 2013

Jewish Life CONTENTS ISSUE 67 OUR COMMUNITY, OUR WORLD OCTOBER 2013 UPFRONT 4 6 8 20 Letters Have your say Round Up News from around the world Inside Story The torch of Jewish learning, the month of Cheshvan, and good news from Israel FEATURES 10 14 20 26 34 36 40 44 48 50 34 52 G R O W I 43–53 N G U P 58 Jewish Life is 6! And to celebrate, we look to The Ethics of the Fathers, as well as explore the mysticism of pregnancy and birth. PLUS, delve into the complicated subject that is the adolescent, and discover that most kids are pretty typical. 2 JEWISH LIFE 54 ISSUE 67 60 80 Happy birthday to us What does this day actually mean? Finding the poem within A young poet’s search for spirituality Marcia Tanzer heeds the call to Africa An extract from the rebbetzin’s book Israel in context The difference between Jews and Jewish-Israelis Everyday heroes A poignant tale filled to the brim with heroes Scene at… Recent local events – where were you? From seed to tree A baby’s development starts in utero Pirkei Avos Sage advice for every age Typical kids All kids fight and do other normal kid-things too Finding the “I” in Judaism Adolescence, individuality and religious belief Go Greece So much more than Mykonos Reflections A brand new series, written by you Out of touch Important moments no longer exist because we are too busy on our cell phones Inspiration Battle of the bands redefined with DL Link COLUMNS 24 26 Wit and Wisdom Bon mots and rib ticklers Things I learned… While teaching everybody else 28 60

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