RABBI DON YOEL LEVY Kashrus Administrator Avraham M. Goldstein EDITOR Sara Levy EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Gershon Eichorn ART DIRECTOR Contributing Editors Ruth Benjamin, Rachel Ginsberg, Sara Gottlieb, Jay Litvin, Sarah Chana Radcliffe, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin, Lorraine Shapiro, Sara Chana Silverstein, Tamar Wisemon

The Jewish Homemaker TISHREI 5762 / FALL 2001 ART Art for G-d’s Sake by Tamar Wisemon A Safed couple creates magnificent micrography and illuminations of traditional Jewish themes. HEALTH Close to Home - Confronting Drugs in Our Own Backyard by Debbie Shapiro Narcotics are making inroads in the world of the strictly Orthodox. This ticking time bomb drives wedges among families as it destroys lives. A report on the problem and its solutions. KEEPING KOSHER Europe Makes Its Move by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy The success of the Eurokosher trade show in Paris and increasing requests for certification underscore the evolution of kosher supervision on the continent. KASHRUS The Kosher Explosion by Rabbi Chaim Cohn Kashrus supervision has transformed mightily in the past three decades. Here’s how technology and other trends have given kosher a new look. FROM OUR TORAH Let There Be Light by Rabbi Yisroel Rubin The message of the hidden light of the first day of Creation. COOKING A Taste of Honey by Lorraine Shapiro Sweeter than sugar and symbolic for the season, honey plays a role in many foods suitable for the Tishrei holidays. REFLECTIONS Cry of the Heart by Freida Betyakov The sound of the shofar has limitless power to speak to the soul. DEPARTMENTS Editor's Viewpoint by Avraham M. Goldstein Odds & Ends by Sara Chana Silverstein Reviews by Avraham M. Goldstein We welcome your comments, submissions, and letters to the editor. Mail: THE JEWISH HOMEMAKER 391 Troy Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 771-0100 • FAX: (718) 771-0991 Website: www.ok.org e-mail: General comments: homemaker@ok.org Letters to the Editor: letters@ok.org Articles: articles@ok.org Kashrus inquiries: info@ok.org Kashrus Q & A: questions@ok.org All kashrus inquiries: Organized Kashrus Laboratories 391 Troy Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 756-7500 Subscription inquiries or renewals: The Jewish Homemaker P.O. Box 429, Hanover, NH 03755 (877) 266-5641 All letters become the property of The Jewish Homemaker and are subject to editing. We regret that we cannot answer letters individually. Graphics and magazine design by Spotlight design Website design and layout by Graph-x Internet Consulting