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...This race was all about re-establishing myself for all those people who thought that having a baby would be the end of my career.' PAULA RADCLIFFE, who won the New York City Marathon nine months after giving birth to daughter Isla...
Seasons once had a rhythm to them, tuned to the harvest or the hunt, with rituals spaced through the year to bring the rain, praise the sun, mark the time between solstice and equinox, celebrate birth and honor death. Our holidays answer our needs to feast and mourn and manage risk, our customs customized to the point that the Roman pagans had a holiday specifically designed to prevent a certain kind of mold from destroying the wheat by offering animal sacrifices to the god of mildew. We remember those we love on Valentine's Day, those we revere on Easter...
PAULA RADCLIFFE, who won the New York City Marathon nine months after giving birth to daughter Isla...
...play. Although the game was not competitive, contestants with correct answers were rewarded with thematic—albeit aseasonal—Dove Valentine’s Day chocolates. To score the sweets, participants had to answer questions on topics ranging from Jewish Internet dating to the circumstances in which birth control can be used. “According to Jewish law, only the man is required to be fruitful and multiply,” said Linden, inferring that free UHS condoms are off the menu, but women are free to pick up the slack on their end. Like most Harvard...
...from the Yiddish word “frum,” meaning religiously observant—were acceptable answers. Topics also focused on more contemporary aspects of Jewish sex law, such as the Conservative movement’s 2006 decision to allow openly gay rabbis and Jewish rulings on birth control. Because they prevent men from spreading their seed, condoms are prohibited, while birth control pills are generally considered acceptable, Linden said. The second part of the event centered on a discussion of Genesis 38:1-11, a Biblical passage used by some Christian and Jewish scholars to justify religious...