Julia Ring
Kinder to animals
Not all Jews obey the kashrut dietary laws. Nowadays, however, more and more people are becoming kosher in part because they believe that kosher slaughter is more humane than non-kosher killing.
Conserving generations
For three weeks last summer I took part in a turtle expedition in the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. I cleaned beaches, built hatcheries, gathered eggs, and watched while turtles were tagged.
Here, there, and everywhere
Judaism says, “Be fruitful and multiply,” but sometimes creating families is not that simple. Adoption is an alternative. According to the Talmud, someone who raises another’s child is viewed as if the child had been born to him.
The Secret Third Eye
The third eye saw him give her that nasty look across the table.
The third eye notices when someone’s left out but leaves them there anyway.
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