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TABLE OF CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT..............................................................14
EPICUREAN EXCURSIONS WITH RACHEL: Dinner at Home......................................................32
MIND OVER MATTER:
Publishers Rachayle Deutsch Suzi Bollag
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Case Study in Home Dﾃｩcor and the Shidduch Crisis...........................................50
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any baggage that may be sabotaging my client on dates and in relationships and often I provide practical coaching advice and tools. The role I play most is reminding my clients of their worth. Mia spent much of her initial therapy sessions talking about her father. When Mia started dating at nineteen her father would insist upon sprucing up the house whenever a guy would pick her up. What began as cute and thoughtful in Mia’s mind soon entered into the land of overbearing and repulsive. Her father would clean compulsively, buy new vases and chatchkes and often would break the bank to buy larger purchases such was a sofa and new rugs for their apartment. On her parents’ modest salary her father insisted she buy new wardrobes every few months for her dates. It reached the point that Mia did not want to be picked up from her home because of the pressure she felt it put upon her father, and eventually herself. Mia decided, after some time, to invite her father to her therapy sessions. During the visit, he shared how he loves his daughter with all his heart and how much it pains him to see her so unhappy. He was cleaning and purchasing frenetically because he had his own guilt about not providing a lifestyle for his family that in his mind would have made it easier for his daughter to get married in the environment of the present Shidduch Crisis. He noted that young women from affluent families have a much easier time being set up because they are the sought after. In his mind it was only a matter of time before Orthodoxy became an exclusive club for rich people with squeaky clean records. The rest of us he noted would disappear into the abyss, unable to afford school tuition, kosher food and marriage! He makes a good point, I think! He didn’t want his daughter to be embarrassed by their 20 year old sofa and stained rugs. He felt in some way that his poor financial decisions and career moves along the way had impaired his daughter’s ability to find her zivug. With a new understanding of her father’s behaviors Mia began to cry. She told her father that he had given her more important things than a big house or a new sofa. Mia shared that she would cringe at the thought of dating because she knew her father would spend money he didn’t have. This created a tremendous amount of anxiety for her. Though their two sessions did not help Mia find Mr. Right or solve the Shidduch Crisis, it repaired one of the most important relationships in her life. Today, Mia
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
Exclusive Doors.........................................54
Bridal Elegance.........................................84
The Run With Batya...................................45
Friedman Decorators..................................54
Bridal Fantasies.........................................31
Yad Batya Auction....................................106
Home & Stone...........................................28
Bridal Glamour...........................................74
DAY SPAS
Stern’s Custom Interiors.............................92
Bridal Secrets............................................52
Ben Simon.................................................41
United Shade Co.......................................80
Chanie Greenzweig Headpieces...............95
EDIBLES
Varda’s Wallcoverings................................80
Custom Bridal............................................44
Ave J Fish..................................................78
HOME ORGANIZER
Emerly’s Bridal.........................................104
EYEGLASSES
Neat and Discreet....................................100
Expressions.............................................114
Optique Elegance....................................111
INVITATIONS/CALLIGRAPHY
Exquisite Gowns........................................35
FAMILY SERVICES
Ad Art.........................................................76
Finds & Co...................................................5
Jennifer Mann, LMSW...............................52
The Calligraphy Shop................................64
The Flower Girl’s Collection.......................24
FLOORING/TILE
JEWELRY
Gown Galaxy.............................................95
Boro Rug....................................................90
All That Glitters..........................................36
Great Expectations..................................102
Direct Line.................................................80
Allegra Fine Jewelry...................................69
Julie’s Quality Couture...............................83
Shop At Home Flooring.............................55
Aqua Jewels...............................................85
Kleinfeld.....................................................65
FLORISTS
Chanie Greenzweig...................................95
Lew Imports...............................................48
Blossom.....................................................42
Empire Jewels............................................15
Mirella........................................................30
Floral Expressions.....................................64
Exclusive Creations...................................22
Miri Bridal.......................................... 58 & 59
FURNITURE /ANTIQUES
Kaufman’s Jewelry.....................................97
Pessy Blum’s Bridal Salon.........................98
Accentuations by Design...........................17
Molly’s........................................................89
Pessy Miller................................................93
Dinetc........................................................60
Onyx..........................................................30
Premiere Elegance Gown Rental...............88
Eisenberger’s Furniture..............................24
Ultimatime..................................................82
Private Label..............................................98
Finders Keepers Antiques & Lighting.........53
JUDAICA
Raquel.........................................................3
Katz Furniture.............................................91
Shaimos L’Gnizah......................................42
Red Carpet................................................61
Kingdom Furniture......................................42
KITCHENS/BATHROOMS
Sarelli.........................................................37
Loeffler.......................................................21
Enterprise Kitchens....................................92
Simply Gorgeous.......................................62
Regal Furniture..........................................46
Nagad Kitchens.........................................53
Teal Couture...............................................36
Renaissance Custom Interiors.... Back Cover
Regency Kitchens and Interiors.................90
Teen Bride..................................................31
S & S Fine Furniture Discounters...............81
LASER HAIR REMOVAL
Tresor.......................................................103
Stern’s Furniture...........................................4
Supreme Laser..........................................60
CHILDREN’S AND PRE-TEEN CLOTHING
Style N Décor..............................................6
LIGHTING
Babylicious................................................40
Threshold Fine Furniture............................27
Bibi Lighting...............................................29
The Boys Club...........................................43
Unique Elegant Seating.............................19
Rainbow Lighting.........................................9
Elegant Child.............................................51
FURNITURE REPAIR/REFINISHING
Renaissance Custom Interiors.... Back Cover
Girandola.................................................113
Cabinet Repair by Nadler..........................80
LINEN/TOWELS
Judy’s Nook ..............................................62
Expert Furniture Repair..............................38
Elegant Linen.............................................39
Layette 4 Less............................................24
HAIR SALONS
Feathers and Lace.....................................55
Le Bambini.................................................66
Glamour Beauty Salon..............................14
LINGERIE
Little Loungers...........................................96
HOME ACCESSORIES/GIFTS
Velvette......................................................96
Little Women..............................................20
Eastside China..........................................26
MAKEUP/HAIR/SKIN /NAIL CARE
LOL Kids Cedarhurst by Alice....................73
Elbat Designs............................................97
Glamour Beauty Salon..............................14
Mon Petit....................................................82
Impressions...............................................57
Reflections Make Up Academy..................31
Panda and Cub..........................................99
The Peppermill...........................................33
MASSAGE THERAPY
Posh.........................................................105
Perfect Matches.........................................34
Mona Flaks................................................76
The Red Balloon........................................69
Royalty Tableware......................................94
MATERNITY CLOTHING
Star Spangled Carousel.............................86
Surrey Lane...............................................70
Future Mom................................................20
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Hindy’s Maternity.......................................71
Giti Gamss.................................................87
Maternichic................................................87
Phyllis Lifshitz............................................61
It’s You/Lynda’s...........................................67
Mylo Dweck Maternity................................40
WIGS
Julie’s Quality Couture...............................83
MEN’S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
Ben Simon.................................................41
Kloz Klozet.................................................44
Ben Barber’s Custom Shirts....................101
Elanit.........................................................56
Pelt.............................................................47
Esther Aron Wigs.......................................85
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Etty’s Wigs...............................................102
Barry Studios.............................................79
Glamour Beauty Salon..............................14
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Joseph & Co..............................................67
Better Health..............................................83
Kiki Wigs..................................................108
PRE-SCHOOLS
Pery Wigs..................................................75
Teen Boutique............................................12
Keshet.......................................................86
Yaffa...........................................................77
Tiffany Knits.............................................100
REALTORS
WOMEN’S ACCESSORIES/HOSIERY
Ultra Chic...................................................16
Chani (Sharon) Kushner............................28
Head to Toe................................................94
Unique Boutique........................................68
STERLING SILVER
Onyx..........................................................30
The Velvet Hanger.....................................20
E. B. Estate Sterling...................................28
Surgical Sock Shop...................................78
Walowitz Furs.............................................95
Eastern Silver Company............................13
Tip Toes.....................................................98
LONG ISLAND/QUEENS ADVERTISERS
Empire Sterling..........................................15
Upper Class Hats....................................102
TABLECLOTHS--SALES AND RENTALS
WOMEN’S APPAREL
Gitta Steinmetz..........................................74
A Touch of Class........................................23
Table Tops & More......................................44
Couture off the Rack.........Inside Front Cover
TILE
Elegance....................................................51
Home & Stone...........................................28
Expressions.............................................114
WEIGHT CONTROL/WELLNESS
Fashion Island............................................18
Miri ................................................... 58 & 59
Be A Loser--Rochelle.................................79
Finds & Co...................................................5
Raquel.........................................................3
Chaya Stern--Nutrition Spot.......................66
Furs by Kurt..............................................110
The Shell Station.......................................71
Devorah Yoga.............................................62
Gerry Weber Boutique...............................11
Upper Class Hats....................................102
Hooked on Fashion..................................103
Lew Imports...............................................48 Miri .................................................. 58 & 59 Pink Label by Rachel Kairy........................25 Raquel.........................................................3 The Shell Station.......................................71
Bridal Direct.............................................107 Bridal Secrets............................................52 Devorah Yoga.............................................62 Jennifer Mann, LMSW...............................52 LOL Kids Cedarhurst by Alice....................73
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