THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY By: Lenore S. Davis, Esq., LLM Thirty years ago, as I commuted on the LIRR, I was a daily Wall Street Journal reader. I remember long ao, an op-ed on euthanasia, the right to determine when and how one wants to die. The premise was that a horse that…
Category: Lectures
We’ve Always Got a Leg to Stand On
We’ve got an 11th grader. For some of you that may seem like years and years away. For others, that may seem like years away, as well! But rather, meaning years ago! But for us, right now, that’s our youngest. And thus, you can imagine, that a lot of emotions could be…
A Bissel Torah: Behaalotchah: Intent
There is a common saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. There are times when people have good intentions, but their execution strays. We know that a person is not held accountable if he has thoughts of sinning and does not sin. We are also taught that those who have…
8 Common Relationship Mistakes
8 Common Relationship Mistakes May 26, 2018 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Whether you are newlyweds or married for a while, these eight mistakes can damage a healthy relationship. Pay attention now before you fall into a common pattern. 1. Public Shaming Sitting at a restaurant meal with a bunch of couples is not the place to tell your…
The Dairy Challenge
My brain is really struggling! How do you make a low calorie dairy meal? Especially if you don’t have a fish eater, that is?! Okay- take salad? Today-find me a salad that doesn’t have a crouton, soup noodle, terra chips, nacho, or a fruit medley infiltrating in it. These are not salads. These…
Shavuoth: Have a Penny, Give a Penny, Need a Penny, Take a Penny
I have a car that is for my driving teenagers. The only driver, though, lives in Israel now, so the car hasn’t been driven for a while. It needed an inspection, but it appears that a car needs to be driven a minimum amount of miles, and so my car failed inspection. What to…
A Bissel Torah: Bhar B’chukotai and a Birthday Blessing
I was at Riki Fishbein’s shiur this week, BH I made it. As an aside, HKBH blessed me with an amazing block. Pirkei Avoth on Shabbos with Rebbetzin Chanie Wolowik, parshah on Wednesdays at Rebbetzin Riki Fishbein, and Estelle, Tzippy, Matana, Leba, Rochel, Lisa, Ilana, Fran, Melody, Ilana, Rivkie and Mindy are role models…
Wild With Wisdom
And the crowd goes wild…. Thank you Rav Shimon Bar Yochei…. So, there we are, finally reunited with the melodic tunes filling the air. No more—bum chi bum, chi bum, chi bah bah bah ……. As enjoyable as a cappella is, there’s nothing like a full scale back up band. …
The Woodmere Club, Passions Flare
The Five Towns community is up in arms over the sale of the 55 acre Woodmere Club to private investors. In a community created in the 1700s with guests as rich as George Washington and the revolutionaries, we are caught ill prepared for further development, but let me start at the beginning. BACKGROUND…
Parshat Emor: Regaining the Power of Your Voice
Pat Quinn and Regaining the Power of Your Voice Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Pat Quinn suffers from ALS. In 2014, Pat cofounded the famous Ice Bucket Challenge that raised over 100 million dollars to find a cure for this devastating disease. Pat championed the cause. “Every August until a cure,” he said with a weakened but determined…