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The Slop Sink
At the heart of the tenement kitchen was the slop sink, a metal basin maybe a foot shorter than a standard bathtub, but a few inches deeper. Here the woman of the house washed vegetables and clothes, and on occasion herself and her children.
Hey Kids!
This section of the page will be a way for you as kids to sound off on an issue. This month\’s kein v\’ lo (yes and no) is about New Year\’s. Should Jews care as much about the regular New Year as we do Rosh Hashanah? Here\’s some info for both sides of the argument.
My Gift List
>My wife and I don\’t make a big deal out of Chanukah presents. Our family tradition stops far short of indulging in the orgy of getting and spending that overtakes America every holiday, I mean, Christmas, season.
‘Munich’: The Missing Conversation
For me, the most telling moment in Steven Spielberg\’s \”Munich\” was the final scene, when the young, distraught Mossad team leader, Avner, takes a walk along the East River with his Israeli case officer, Ephraim, the man who supervised his mission.
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Faith in the Foxhole
