A Mountain To Climb
by Steve Lipman Staff Writer She packed her skis, as usual. She packed her poles, as usual. She packed her bindings, as usual. Dr. Ruth Spector, an avid skier, was hitting the slopes last week. She...
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by Steve Lipman Staff Writer On Rosh HaShanah will be inscribed and on Yom Kippur will be sealed how many will pass from the earth and how many will be created, who will live and who will die … From...
View ArticleSatmar Succession In Limbo
by Larry Cohler-Esses Editor At Large The grand rebbe of the Satmar chasidic sect, who presided over its huge expansion and its split into two factions, lay near death in Mount Sinai Hospital this...
View ArticleEyes On An Elusive Prize
by Sharon Udasin Staff Writer For Nathan Rubinstein, a traditional bar mitzvah seemed improbable, if not impossible. Born with an optic glioma — a severe type of eye cancer —– Nathan endured nearly...
View ArticleMan Of Science, Man Of Faith
by Sharon Udasin Staff Writer Tue, 10/20/2009When it comes to curing cancer, one scientist gives God all the credit as he moves one step closer to slaying the resilient killer.read more
View ArticleSearching For The Right Genes
by Sharon Udasin Staff Writer Tue, 10/20/2009Women with breast cancer have seen a modest increase in survival rates over the past decade, as both prophylactic and combative treatment options become...
View ArticleStrength In Numbers
Sharon Udasin Staff Writer Fri, 05/15/2009When Sarah tested positive for the BRCA1 breast cancer gene five years ago, her decision to have both her breasts removed was a simple one — her mother had...
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