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Starship Bagel opens in Downtown Dallas
Dallas’ Oren Salomon has beamed bagels to this universe, first at his Starship Bagel in Lewisville and, since Jan. 20, at a Starship location in the middle of downtown Dallas

The J’s Terri Arends, fitness and wellness guru
By Deb Silverthorn Celebrating 10 years at the Aaron Family JCC, Terri Arends, the wellness and group fitness director, says, “Every day I want to be at work every single

‘The Great Age Reboot’ at JCC BookFest March 22
By Deb Silverthorn Dr. Michael Roizen is passionate about helping people choose to live younger and healthier and preparing society for the age revolution to live younger. He cracks the

Wellth Week at the J: March 26 – 31
By Deb Silverthorn The Lieberman Family Wellness Center at the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center was built with the intention to serve as a model of health and wellness for

David Katz keeps Yiddish alive
Dud khts haltn eydish lebn By Deb Silverthorn Shule iz in sesye (school is in session), and lerer (teacher) David Katz is providing Yiddish classes and conversation in the language

Friendship : JNF-USA’s finest souvenir from Israel
By Deb Silverthorn It is said that friendships are golden, and that spirit is true for participants in Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) Sunshine Tour for Active Adults 55 and older.
Columnists
The priceless spice
By Rabbi Matt RuttaParashat Vayakhel-Pekudei As y’all enjoy the Dallas Kosher Chili Cook-off this weekend, please note that there is one spice that is missing, but you won’t find it
The Jewish value of community
Dear Families, There is a very important Jewish value: kehillah — community! This important concept starts with the name of the Jewish people: “am Yisrael — the people of Israel.”
Kedusha (holiness)
Dear Rabbi, What is the Jewish meaning of “holiness”? D.M. Dear D., Let’s look at your question through the lens of a tradition in the teaching of children. There is
Recipes

Hats and poppyseeds: Purim recipes
By Tina Wasserman By now I hope you have used my hamantaschen recipes, along with your favorite ones, to create those holiday treats that are ubiquitous in shaloch manos baskets

Valentine dinner
By Tina Wasserman Everything pink and red and white is displayed in stores right now. Don’t you sometimes get the feeling that the “holiday” season now extends from October to

Celebrate Tu B’Shevat with these fruity recipes
By Tina Wasserman Tu B’Shevat is the celebration of the New Year for trees. This year it falls on Monday, Feb. 6. After the previous rainy season the trees were