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 Tishrei 5758 / October 1997

LIVING WITH THE TIMES
Pesach Cleaning for Rosh Hashanah, or Won’t All That Teshuvah Send Me on a Guilt Trip?
by Ruth Benjamin.
How to spend forty consecutive days focusing on guilt and remain psychologically healthy? A clinical psychologist has some answers.

COVER STORY
Making Marriage Work
by Ira Axelrod
The unofficial Boston “shadchan” talks about what makes marriage work...and what doesn’t.

KASHRUS
The Intricacies of Chocolate Production
by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy
An overview of chocolate production: the history of chocolate, chocolate production, and Kashrus issues.

A SLICE OF LIFE
The Challah That Rose and Disappeared, or Rosh Hashanah—A Time for Sharing
by Sara Gottlieb
What happened to one Jewish homemaker when her challah bowl overfloweth.by Sara Gottlieb

HUMOR
Flood in a Fifth-Floor Walkup
by Henye Meyer
Much ado when an ambitious couple tries to kasher their oven.

FROM OUR TORAH
Life on the Chessboard
by Yanki Tauber
Have you ever felt like a pawn on the cosmic battlefield? Have you ever watched a rook or knight pass you by, or coveted the power and rank of the queen? The ancient game as a metaphor for life.

SHORT STORY
Mrs. Burris
by R. Barney
A leak in the ceiling, some Jewish songs, and a photo album make all the difference to a very proper British lady.

COOKING
Fishing for Compliments
by Lorraine Shapiro
America’s top celebrity chefs share their favorite fish recipes...the kosher way.

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial
by Sara Levy

Letters to the Editors

Odds & Ends
by Sara Chana Silverstein

Psychology Q&A
by Dr. Ruth Benjamin.



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