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Jewish World Review

March 13, 2006
ArtScroll
Be certain to keep a promise made to a child, otherwise you are instilling within him a propensity to lie at an early, impressionable age.   —   Talmud

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first person
Purim: The eternal connection
By Yaffa Ganz

This year, for many Purim will be about a lot more than merriment

on media
NYT imam series not
even Journalism 101

By Diana West

They should be ashamed, but no doubt aren't

l'chaim!
Everything's Relative

Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkel tells the "Startling True Story of Purim 2006/5766" as only he can


4 books

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NEW SERIES! "Smiling Each Day". With this series, internationally renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. offers a charming collection of humorous views on life. His thoughts, stories, and anecdotes will make you smile with others as you smile about yourself

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9 to 5
Bliss
The Born Loser
Bound and Gagged
Flo & Friends
Frank & Ernest
Mallard Filmore
Moderately Confused
Momma
One Big Happy
The Other Coast
State of the Union
The Sunshine Club

Cox & Forkum
Bob Gorrell
John Deering
Scott Stantis
Steve Kelley
Gary Varvel
Jeff Koterba
Chuck Asay
Michael Ramirez

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NextSteps: Elder Matters: Mom's financial secrecy may get her swindled

'Unschooling' lets children pursue their own interests

Dr. Peter H. Gott: Drugs affect the elderly differently; more on carpal tunnel

Everyday Cheapskate: Kick up those ordinary cake mixes

Bruce Williams on JWR: Debt consolidation: just another name for a loan; living it up on reverse mortgage; more


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Mark Steyn: Media shockingly ignorant of Muslims among us

Argus Hamilton's political zingers! (SUPER SIZED!)

Tom Purcell: Seeking Murphy the spy

Mitch Albom: It's degenerated to this: Harassment at funerals

Jeff Jacoby: Politics, marriage, and women's votes

Suzanne Fields: Failing women of the Third World

John H. Fund: Yale official calls Taliban critics ‘retarded’ while the university maintains a stony silence

Julia Gorin: Milosevic Dead. Now We'll Never Have to Know the Truth


PRESIDENT OF IRAN IS A ‘TOTAL WHACK JOB,’ SAYS KIM JONG-IL
Recent Comments make Iranian seem like madman, madman says
  —  Andy Borowitz

Nat Hentoff: The genocide minuet at the United Nations

Joe Scarborough: Bush pays for his contempt of Congress

Peter A. Brown: 2008 polls are almost worthless

Michael Barone: The Lessons of 1994

George Will: The Shame Of Bonds

Bill O'Reilly: It's hard out here

Please continue to pray — even for a moment — for the recovery of Dovid Zev ben Malkah Faiga, a 29 year-old father of two who has been diagnosed with a life threatening disease. Your efforts are working, but the need still exists!