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Typically Jewish
Is laughter essential to Jewish identity? Do Jews possess special radar for recognizing members of the tribe? Since Jews live longer and make love more often, why don’t more people join the tribe? “More deli than deity” writer Nancy Kalikow Maxwell poses many such questions in eight chapters—“Worrying,” “Kvelling,” “Dying,” “Noshing,” “Laughing,” “Detecting,” “Dwelling,” and “Joining”—exploring what it means to be “typically Jewish.” While unearthing answers from rabbis, researchers, and her assembled Jury on Jewishness (Jewish friends she roped into conversation), she—and we—make a variety of discoveries. For example: Jews worry about contin...
Military and Veterans' Benefits
The Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2005 mandated that the GAO review whether the transition assistance program (TAP) is meeting the needs of service members leaving the military. This report: (1) assessed TAP administration, including program participation, & (2) identified actions agencies are taking to improve TAP & challenges that remain. TAP serves military personnel with at least 180 days of active duty who separate or retire & members of the Reserves & National Guard who are released from active duty, a process termed demobilization. Recently, the Reserves & National Guard have been called to active duty in greater numbers than at any other time since the Korean War. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.
