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...therapies also have proven medical benefits. Massages and reflexology, during which muscles are rubbed and soothed and blood flow is increased in aching areas, help lower blood pressure, boost circulation and alleviate arthritis pain, says Dr. Gisele Wolf-Klein, chief of geriatrics at the North Shore--Long Island Jewish Health System in New Hyde Park, N.Y. Her colleague Dr. Laura Herman, a psychiatrist, adds that calm surroundings and relaxing treatments help release to the brain more endorphins, which are chemicals that promote an overall feeling of well-being and happiness. As boomers begin turning 60 this year, they increasingly have...
...peace negotiations. Meanwhile, the vision of the old Likudniks--of a Greater Israel, stretching from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River--has been rendered just as untenable by the rapid growth of the Arab population in the Palestinian territories, which would eventually make Israel an apartheid state, with a Jewish minority ruling over an Arab majority. Sharon and Olmert accepted that reality before most others on the right did. "We cannot have Israel without a Jewish majority," Olmert said in 2004, explaining the rationale for Sharon's disengagement policy in Gaza, which Olmert clearly hoped would be "the first step...
...Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz decided to pen a vicious piece calling the late Justice a “Republican thug” and accusing him of participating in bigoted acts like “heil-Hitlering” in front of Jewish students while at law school. This story has not been independently corroborated and the fact that major media outlets largely gave it little credence sadly demonstrates the waning influence of the great scholar. 6. Erin Brockovich baloney. The School of Public Health (SPH) may have damaged its reputation when it gave...
...Love Bald Neurotics,” but not “So Jewtastic.” The ratings would have been terrible, but VH1 would not have continued the dangerous game of associating broad stereotypes with religions. If many of those pessimists or self-loathing comics happened to be Jewish, that is fine, but VH1—and America—should not view a person’s following of Judaism as antecedent to any specific life or profession, whether that is an academic, a Hollywood executive, or a bald neurotic...
Religion might strongly influence many people’s personalities and actions, but such impact cannot be applied universally. As the world saw during World War II, stereotypes about appearances and professions were used—often incorrectly—by Nazis to select people for its Jewish cleansing. Today, much of the Western world is quick to label any Muslim as a terrorist. But there is a separation between culture and religion—even if it is often blurred—that must be recognized if true religious tolerance is ever to be achieved...