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Archive for March 24, 2005 - י"ד אדר ב' תשס"ה

daven, give tzeddekah

By penny • March 24, 2005 - י"ד אדר ב' תשס"ה • Category: judaism

* updates below
A tragic fire early Tuesday morning (March 22) at the Teaneck, NJ home of Mrs Phyllis Seidenfeld took the lives of four of her children. Mrs Seidenfeld and two of her daughters survived and are currently in local hospitals. An older daughter who has been learning in Israel has now come home. Please [...]



NYT Article: MTA and waiting games

By penny • March 24, 2005 - י"ד אדר ב' תשס"ה • Category: misc

As Subways Slow, Riders Play Waiting Games
Yup. Yesterday I hopped on a B instead of the overcrowded F that I waited 10 minutes for, caught the local where I needed and then went to two stores (one of them grocery shopping, with no list), and I still made it home faster than if I [...]