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Congregations Grapple With Spiritual, Financial Woes

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Fredda Sacharow, JE Feature

Earlier this month, members of Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation in Fort Washington received a timely letter from their rabbi and other synagogue officials. The letter outlined measures the congregation is adopting to ease worshippers through difficult fiscal times: creating a synagogue-wide job bank, offering a seminar on resources available to those in need and holding a "Nosh With Rabbi...

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A System That Might Not Be Too Taxing on the Rest of Us

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Craig G. Langweiler, JE Feature

In October 2008, Congress passed a $700 billion emergency bill designed to help shore up the nation's financial system. Fortunately, it also included a few provisions that may help reduce the tax burden for some Americans. Here's a look at some of the most valuable new or newly extended tax breaks for 2008 filers. The alternative minimum tax is a...

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Politics as Usual? Stimulus Needs to Come From Public, Too

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Joel L. Naroff, JE Feature

The beat goes on, the beat goes on. Unfortunately, the drumbeat pounding the rhythm to the brain is not soothing. As the data continue to pour in, the picture of an economy in crisis becomes clearer. Jobs are being lost at an extraordinary pace, the unemployment rate is rising sharply, and confidence remains at lows not seen before. Into the...

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Denning With Wolves

But what happens when life inserts itself into an idyllic atmosphere?

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Lauren Kramer, JE Feature

It was going to be a weekend about wolves as I packed swimsuits, rain gear, meals and the family into my trusty Siena van and embarked on a four-hour drive across the Pacific Northwest to Olympia, Wash. After carefully perusing material from the Great Wolf Lodge, my husband and I had figured that despite the high price tag, we couldn't...

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Need a Burr in Your Travel Saddle? Well, Then, Try Scotland

If the typical tourist experience bores you to tears, and you can't take yet another bus tour, then adventure travel just might be for you. Among thrill-seeking travelers, Scotland is quickly becoming known as a popular, action-packed destination. Adventure travel is typically defined as experiencing the culture and tradition of a destination in an adrenaline-pumping approach. No souvenir shops or...