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As elder law and estate planning attorneys, we often meet with individuals who are aged, or with family members related to them. Elder law covers a broad range of legal issues, including making sure the elderly and disabled have the proper documents in place, along with a plan to preserve their assets and to pay for unexpected long-term health care needs.

A reader asked me: “I see on the Jerusalem maps that Gonen is extremely well located, so why have I never heard of this community?” The answer is that, despite the government’s new “Israeli” name, everyone still refers to the Jerusalem neighborhood by its original name: Katamon.

Recap: Hope is living in a dreary basement. She is in charge of taking care of the little girl. The supposed second cousin is not kind; she tells Hope that she will be starting a job the next day as she has to earn her keep.

More than 550 teens & staff on Bnei Akiva’s teen summer Israel tour, Mach Hach BaAretz, enjoyed a surprise concert from Israeli pop star Ishay Ribo, a preview of Bnei Akiva’s September 3rd concert taking place at Madison Square Garden.

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 The Brooklyn Democratic Party is set to endorse six candidates for Supreme Court judge positions through its official judicial convention, although the outcome was effectively determined in an informal backroom meeting of the party’s executive committee.

Recap: Mrs. Bowers, the distant cousin, finds Hope on her doorstep and is not happy to see her. Hope is worried that Mrs. Bowers will turn her away, and so she offers to do childcare. The woman takes her to a dingy basement and tells her she can stay there if she helps with household chores and childcare.