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Wendy J. Madnick

‘Finding’ Asperger’s Changed His Life

In \”Finding Ben: A Mother\’s Journey Through the Maze of Asperger\’s,\” (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2003) author Barbara LaSalle writes about her family\’s struggle to help her young son overcome a baffling neurological disorder and have a \”regular\” existence. Misdiagnosed and maladjusted, Ben Levinson was labeled as everything from learning disabled to emotionally disturbed and was even committed to a psychiatric ward before LaSalle, a marriage and family counselor, was able to correctly diagnose him with Asperger\’s Syndrome (AS).

An Ethical Vision

Dov Seidman is used to riding a little ahead of the curve. Back in 1998, the Los Angeles-based attorney and founder of the legal research firm Legal Research Network (LRN) decided to expand his business to include an online course in business ethics.

Calm But Profitable

The Federation raised more than $4 million this year on Super Sunday, $1 million less than last year\’s $5 million tally. But organizers say that a new fundraising strategy this year has rendered the single-day total superficial.

To Elected Love

Once in a while, when you lose in politics, you can still win.

Five Elements of a Fairy-Tale Marriage

At first glance, the title of Esther Jungreis\’ new book, \”The Committed Marriage,\” seems a bit redundant. After all, isn\’t commitment
the whole point of getting married?

Dealing With Divorce

The Jewish community has always pushed marriage. So when it comes to divorce, it is understandable that resources in the Jewish world are
limited.

Abraham Not Guilty

And the verdict is: not guilty, by a razor-thin margin. An audience of more than 400 people had a chance to flex their \”Law & Order\” muscles while serving as the jury in the mock trial of Abraham — that\’s right, our founding forefather — held at the University of Judaism (UJ) Nov. 24.

At the sold-out event in the Gindi auditorium, Abraham was tried for the attempted murder of his son, Issac. The case was based on the Akedah, in the book of Genesis, otherwise known as the binding of Isaac, in which Abraham takes his son to a mountain and prepares to sacrifice him, only to be stopped by an angel.

Listening to Needs

When kids from Sinai Temple celebrate Chanukah with the members of Temple Beth Solomon (TBS) in Tarzana on Friday night, Dec. 6, they\’ll notice that the service is slower and streamlined, but that the singing is performed with every bit as much gusto as a \”Friday Night Live\” service.

A Forkful of Trouble

Turkey, potatoes and gravy, candied yams — all the foods you love to pile on your plate come Thanksgiving.

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