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Rabbis DO sweat
Tampa Bay area Jewish clergy exercise for health, fitness, spiritual well being
Some Tampa Bay area rabbis and cantors are on the run — or on the treadmill, the bicycle, or the yoga mat. What these members of this active group seem to share, whatever their preferred form of exercise, is the need to bring mind, body and spirit into balance and, in so doing, find relief from some of the pressures of the job. More...
Mom recounts her child’s life with genetic disorder, efforts to save him
By Eric Fingerhut Washington Jewish Week

WASHINGTON — Fourteen years ago, Washington, D.C. resident Laurie Strongin remembers, it seemed almost like “science fiction” the notion that you could “pick the baby you could get pregnant with.” Moreover, cells from that newborn might save the life of her young son, Henry, who was suffering from a rare genetic disease, Fanconi anemia. More...

Shari Mezrah’s goal: Baby and parents sleep tonight
By Elaine Markowit z Jewish Pres

Ever since she developed her method more than a decade ago, Shari Mezrah, Tampa sleep schedule specialist, has been speaking on the importance of a good night’s sleep for infants, children and their often sleep- deprived parents. More...

Heart attack victim sows seeds of support group
By DANIEL FEINGOLD Jewish Press

After his first heart attack at age 42, Harvey Malter felt like there was no one he could really relate to, or to share experiences and concerns. There were support groups for just about every other disease, but he couldn’t find one for heart attack victims and their families. More...

Breast cancer education act sponsor to receive award at conference focused on hereditary links
By ELAINE MARKOWITZ Jewish Press

For many women breast and ovarian cancers are modern scourges, and for Jewish women of Ashkenazi — Eastern European — descent, the fear of contracting these diseases is heightened by a greater risk. More...

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