Lifestyle

Health

First Reform Day Camp Planned for Philly

Seniors

The Turning Points of an Ageless Dance Doyenne

Jewish Federation

Abrams Hebrew Academy

Day-school education embraces community, classroom technology and love of Israel

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Amy Purdy, JF Feature

Abrams Hebrew Academy, a 103-year-old community day school in Yardley, Bucks County, combines commitment to community, state-of-the-art classroom technology and love of Israel to create a vibrant academic environment rooted in Jewish tradition. Currently, 280 students attend Abrams from pre-school through eighth grade. Students are nurtured in small classes; each student has equal access to Jewish texts and is taught...

Wellness

Toasting Addiction Recovery

Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Lewis, among those sharing painful pasts

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Frank Rosci, JE Feature

The spirit-crushing anguish of addiction and the daunting path to recovery are the soul-searching topics of a new book, Moments of Clarity: Voices From the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery , by Christopher Kennedy Lawford. In the work, the son of actor Peter Lawford and member of the Kennedy clan relates compelling stories of how he and others --...

Travel

Pizza by a Piazza

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Rita Charleston, JE Feature

Looking back after years of traveling, I realize I've learned something from every trip I've ever taken. Visiting Naples recently is a prime example. A city that bustles with high energy morning, noon and night, almost everything they say about Naples is true -- even its faults. With almost two million inhabitants, Naples is the third largest city in Italy...

Personal Finance

When the IRS Comes A'Callin' ...

Taxpayers dread the prospect of facing an IRS audit. You can, however, take steps to minimize the likelihood that you'll be audited -- or ensure a more positive experience if you are, according to the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. What's it all about? In an audit, the IRS contacts the taxpayer to verify some of the information contained...

Business

Bottled Water Tapped Out: Could It Be the Fizz Is Gone?

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Emily Schmitt, JE Feature

Bottled water sales are slowing -- inspiring both sides of a water war to argue over whether this is just a ripple, or whether the bottled-water industry will be washed up for good. Wholesale bottled water sales topped $11 billion in 2007, still up from $10.8 billion in 2006. But sales growth running about 2.3 percent in 2008 is a...