An immensely moving account of a sudden loss of a bosom pal and the personal need this evokes in one far away from familiar support. A most intimate look at emotional despair and the eventual breakthrough back to living life.

Two reports of incidents familiar to many illustrating the unacceptable bad manners and timid management, in the supermarket and in the bank, forming the catalyst for Israeli reactions at every level.

What is life all about, what really exists? Why do people waste the gifts that they have been given? What answers are people looking for to the simplest questions? These are some of the ideas that Mike Porter ponders.

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Diana Naaman describes how these words, spoken in prayer on Rosh Hashana, are given precious, real meaning to the elderly and chronically ill, by a group of dedicated volunteers. Harold Schechner's poem "ATTAD" is a touching tribute to ATTAD's work with the elderly.

A valuable and comprehensive list of places to notify of a change of address when moving house as compiled by someone with the necessary experience of a move.

Mark Robbins is a personal historian and a rabbi - here he offers guidelines to record a heritage for our children and grandchildren. Through stories, photographs and memorabilia, the ways and times of a different lifetime are forever preserved.

Can American-Israeli marriages work? Yes, says Claire Rabin, Professor of Family Therapy, who writes about the special issues involved in an American-Israeli marriage, and how problems that appear in any marriage can be exacerbated by the addition of a clash of cultures- but stresses that they can be overcome.