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MARCH 4, 2021 | The Jewish Home
Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll
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Community Happenings
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TJH Purim Photo Album
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NEWS
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Global
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National
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Odd-but-True Stories
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ISRAEL Israel News
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World Builders
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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Wein on the Parsha
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The Ideal Way to Serve G-d by Rav Moshe Weinberger
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Parsha Ponderings
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Delving into the Daf
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PEOPLE 82
The Wandering Jew Jewish Doctors in the Civil War by Avi Heiligman
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HEALTH & FITNESS Parts in Love by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn
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National Nutrition Month by Cindy Weinberger MS, RD
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Parenting Pearls
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FOOD & LEISURE TJH Speaks with Chef and Cookbook Author Paula Shoyer
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Instantly Delicious
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The Aussie Gourmet: Stovetop Seder Chicken
Dear Editor, There are those who are more machmir (stringent) in their practices. The term usually refers to Jewish religious practice, but people are stringent in many aspects of their daily life. Uncompromising, to those who do not follow one’s practices, is often considered intolerant or inflexible. Those of us who follow a strict level of kashrut or Sabbath observance often get remarks from others less observant. I’m a firm believer of “live and let live,” as long as it does not affect me directly. So, here’s my dilemma. As someone who is very “machmir” in not using one-time use plastics, who firmly believes that we are filling up our Earth and oceans with this plastic, I do believe those who do not adhere to this precept does affect me, my generations to come and Hashem’s beautiful creatures who ingest and get entangled in this plastic morass. Each year, 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from ingesting plastic. Sadly, many of my friends are either nonchalant, ignorant or, at worse, selfish when it comes to refraining from one-time use silverware, plates, cups, tablecloths, and takeout food containers. Recently, I have been invited to Shabbat and other dinners at friends’ homes, where over the
course of a meal 50 -75 pieces of one-time use plasticware consumed and discarded into the waste stream, where they will stay for generations to come. I love getting together with friends, especially since I live alone. In the past, I’ve requested a regular dish, glass, and metal silverware for myself. However, knowing the severity of the global plastic pollution problem, I no longer enjoy eating at a meal surrounded with so much plastic. I realize that I have no right to inflict my standards on others, but I also realize that I’m terribly unhappy at such gatherings either at homes or shul kiddushes. Regretfully, I now decline invitations where I know these practices occur. I guess having standards sometimes has their consequences. Joseph M. Varon West Hempstead, New York To the Editor, I read with interest the “Delving into the Daf” feature on p.75 of your Purim issue. There is a point related to it that calls out for clarification, however, as follows: The difference in shitos with regard to zmanim, e.g., what time day ends and when night starts for halachic purposes, is actually not Continued on page 10
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LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW 84 Your Money
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The Hunt for the Elusive by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS 135 HUMOR Centerfold 70
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POLITICAL CROSSFIRE Notable Quotes
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Someone Else to Carry Trumpism’s Banner by Marc A. Thiessen 104
Iowa’s Governor Beat the Teachers Unions and Reopened Schools by Marc A. Thiessen 105 CLASSIFIEDS
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Do you clean your light fixtures and windows while you’re cleaning for Pesach?
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