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The Gift of Loss: Talking About My Miscarriage

Even though statistics show that many women reading this right now have experienced the loss of a pregnancy, most of these women have not and likely never will publicly address or even mention in private the fact of their miscarriage. Being that this kind of death is a fact of many women’s lives, and that silence and shame only exaggerate the pain, I am opening up about my own miscarriage, which occurred a little over two months ago.

Photos: The African-American Version of Shomrim?

USA Today published these photos of members of Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) canvassing a section of the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. The organization, which is made up of “violence interrupters” and outreach workers that grew up or live in the neighborhood, makes almost nightly patrols to discourage residents from criminal activity.

April Showers Bring May Vegetables at Chabad House

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Second-year Moxie Schults (left) and Anna Jones (AB ’11) water their plot at the Chabad Center’s new community garden.

Things are coming up roses for a Chabad House in Suburban Chicago. NSW Chabad’s Community Garden, which began construction last month, has already developed into a full-fledged patch of 12 individual plots, 10 of which are already reserved and in the first stages of sprouting and the other two available for year-long leases.

Sydney: Lag Ba’omer Events for All Ages

More than 200 young adults descended upon a house in Bondi – in Sydney, Australia – for an awesome evening, celebrating the Festival of Lag Ba’omer. The event featured Bonfires, fire twirling and Australia’s Top African drummer. Going late into the night, the crowd sang, ate and danced the night away.