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Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 50th birthday with approximately 57,000 Israeli fans this past week. “I want to thank you for coming to celebrate with me. Shalom! I learned how to say this — ani ohev otcha! [I love you],” J-Lo lovingly addressed her fans this week during her first concert in the State of Israel.

 Dear Alice,

Any tips for the Nine Days, which start this week? 

Dear Alice,

 With the fast coming up this weekend, I’m not really sure how to go about it. Any tips on how to stay on track?

Taking care of an elderly loved one can be exhausting and stressful. Caregivers often lack outside help and shoulder all the responsibilities of the elderly in addition to the responsibilities of the caregiver’s own life. The stress of caregiving can be reduced significantly by proper planning. Caregivers should also consider taking a few precautionary measures to de-stress in order to avoid burnout, injury or illness which will result in their inability to take care of their loved one.

Recap: Mrs. Schwerner flew to visit Ruchama to encourage her to not quit school and to finish her paper. She told her that the journalism teacher was so impressed with the beginning of the first draft that she wanted to submit it to a friend who might publish it in a big newspaper. Now, Ruchama is left with a decision to make.

Recap: Ruchama decided to drop out of college. She is too embarrassed to go back after having a seizure on campus and after being accused by the dean of writing a divisive article that she never wrote.