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April 13-19, 2006
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Vol. CXXIX, No. 10
Nutritionally
Speaking
By Barbara Beznos, RD, LDi'N
Eight months into our yearlong campaign against hunger, ques-
tions have arisen about why Yad Ezra won't distribute food vouch-
ers. The reason is simple: cost. Lea Luger, the development director
of the Berkley-based kosher food bank, noted the results of com-
parison shopping, which revealed the following costs for a food,
toiletry and household goods -package:
• Family of 1-2, Yad Ezra avg. cost, $36.35; retail avg. cost, $85
• Family of 3-4, Yad Ezra avg. cost, $48.80; retail avg. cost, $109.80
• Family of 5-6, Yad Ezra avg. cost, $56.60; retail avg. cost, $128.10
• Family of 7-8, Yad Ezra avg. cost, $71.25; retail avg. cost, $159.80
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As we sit down to our second seder tonight, we should reflect upon
the vital work of Yad Ezra and why our donations play such an
important role. The Festival of Passover is told amid the bounty
of the dinner table. So the holiday provides the perfect backdrop
for thinking about the mitzvah of solving hunger not only in the
Jewish community, but the general community as well.
Even matzah doesn't taste so bad if you are hungry.
Chag kasher v'sameach and Shabbat shalom! •
After years in the hate movement,
ex-neo-Nazi Floyd Cochran found hope.
Opinion
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Another Day, Another Genocide
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Why an increasing number of Jews
are opting for cremation.
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Columnists
George Cantor
Harry Kirsbaum
Sy Manello
Danny Raskin
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nswer: Dear Miriam,
Green tea is the best
known tea that has specific
health claims associated with it.
Green tea, white tea, Oolong tea,
and common black tea come from
the plant, Camellia sinensis. Green
tea and white tea are the least
fermented/oxidized in processing,
while black tea is the most. Oolong
tea falls somewhere in the middle.
White tea is harvested earlier and
is scarcer (and more expensive).
Each tea has different taste char-
acteristics. The literature on these
i teas suggests that their health
1 - benefits increase with less
fermentation/ox idation.
Green tea, white tea, and
). Oolong tea have variously
been linked to cancer
prevention, reduced risk
of stroke, lower blood
, cholesterol, treatment
,I of liver disease, arthritis
// prevention, and, yes,
/ even fighting cavities.
Catechin polykhenols
(there's a mouthful), a Very
potent flavonoid antioxidant found
in tea, is thought to be a prime
source of tea's claimed benefits.
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spring opener.
These teas come both with caffeine
and without (decaffeinated). The
American Journal of Clinical Nu-
trition has recommended that tea
be part of a daily balanced diet.
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Dear
Bar
st
time you wrote
about some of
tea's general
health- benefits.
Can you expand on the different
kinds of tea. Thanks, Miriam.
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