RABBI DON YOEL LEVY
Kashrus Administrator

Menachem M. Levy
PUBLISHER

Avraham M. Goldstein
EDITOR

Sara Levy
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT

Gershon Eichorn
ART DIRECTOR

Yishai Hornbacher
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Contributing Editors
Dr. Ruth Benjamin, Rachel Ginsberg, Sara Gottlieb, Sarah Chanah Radcliffe, Lorraine Shapiro, Sara Chana Silverstein, Yanki Tauber

The Jewish Homemaker Chanukah 5759 / December 1998

PARENTING
Help for the Harried: A Homework Manual for the Parent
by Suzanne Zipper
If your kids' homework routine is getting the better of them (and you), here are great tips that will put them on track.

FEATURE
To Help Jewish Kids Cope With Cancer, Chai Lifeline Does Whatever It Takes
by Chanie Friedman
Rabbi Simcha Scholar and his devoted team of specialists work tirelessly to improve the lives of seriously ill children.

KEEPING KOSHER
Global Certifivcation for a Chocolate Giant
by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy
The O.K. Labs has issued its first global certification, to the prestigious Barry Callebaut chocolate manufacturing firm.

KASHRUS
Soul Food
by Barbara Bensoussan
"Jewish" food maintains our rich heritage at the same time that it binds and obligates us to the Creator.

FROM OUR TORAH
Beyond the Physical
adapted from Week in Review,
by Yanki Tauber

The lesson of Chanukah is that we can elevate our spiritual self to astonishing heights.

PSYCHOLOGY
Counseling: Is It for Me?
by Sarah Chanah Radcliffe, M.Ed., C.Psych.Assoc.
Guidelines on when to see a therapist, and how to find the one who is right for you.

TRAVEL
A Vibrant Jewish Life in London
by Judith Broder Sellner
England’s capital is a treasury of Jewish history.

LIFESTYLE
Spinning Straw Into Gold
by Jodi Bodner DuBow
Her child can be a terror, but when you peel away the layers, you find the prize within.

COOKING
Oriental Expression
by Lorraine Shapiro
Chanukah meets the Far East.

REFLECTIONS
Loyalty
by Jay Litvin
Contemplating the cord that binds the entire Jewish people together.

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial
by Avraham M. Goldstein

Letters to the Editors

Odds & Ends
by Sara Chana Silverstein

Kashrus Q&A
Frequently asked questions on kashrus.

Psychology Q&A
by Dr. Ruth Benjamin

Take Note

Computer Corner
by Avraham M. Goldstein



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