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Jews must adopt a different approach to the increasing reality of intermarriage. We must become much more welcoming of the non-Jewish spouse. Refusal to permit intermarriage has failed as a deterrent mechanism. We must try another way. If a non-Jew wants to marry a Jew and is prepared to have a rabbi participate in the ceremony, a rabbi should be willing to lend his or her Jewish participation to so important an event. In every way, Jews must become more welcoming of anyone who wants to be part of our heritage...
...changes in eating habits called for in the DASH diet are simple, but that does not necessarily make them easy to adopt. For one thing, you need to eat eight to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables each day--about twice the amount that most Americans consume. "It was definitely a challenge," says study participant Carol Long, 45, a systems analyst from Boston. "But it was worth it." Long, whose mother and grandfather both suffered strokes, saw her blood pressure drop 10%. "Now I eat fruits and vegetables all the time," she says. "And I'm trying...
...euro. In a televised plea, Chirac, called on voters to reject increased taxes and public spending as the solution to rising unemployment. "If we want to affirm ourselves as a great economic and political power, equal to the dollar and the yen," the president said, "France must adopt the euro in 1999 and see its budget shrink." The president is gambling on winning early elections before enacting a new round of highly unpopular belt-tightening. Recent polls are not encouraging: One survey reported that 53 percent of the French electorate would vote against Chirac and his party...
...some of the biggest consumers of health care--groups like the American Association of Retired Persons and General Motors--are pressuring managed-care companies to participate in independent outcome studies coordinated by the nonprofit Foundation for Accountability, in Portland, Oregon. Watchdog groups have encouraged the industry to adopt uniform standards for what a plan must disclose to consumers until those data are available. In December the American Association of Health Plans began instructing its members to provide, on request, clear information about...
...create a stronger women's community and a stronger Radcliffe, we must not limit ourselves by narrow definitions. To me, a women's community is any group of strong, intelligent, supportive yet independent women coming together over issues of interest to them. And Radcliffe is defined by those who adopt her name. A model for an improved women's community and an empowered Radcliffe exists beneath our very noses: Radcliffe athletics...