"West End House" circa 2004
Begun by 35 Jewish boys in 1903!

Chazak Ve-ematz be strong and resolute (Moses words to Joshua in Deut. 31:7)

Click here for 10 reasons for more bike trails!

Should orthodox women have the same opportunities to participate in learning, davening, and minhagim as men? Click here for an original, creative, poetic elaboration of such a question, Sheaylot

Isn't it time to Attract Middle Class Families Back into Our Cities? Here's 10 Ways to bring middle-class families back into cities like NYC: 10 Ways to Bring Middle Class Families Back into New York City, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and other Cities considering the best of the suburban paradigm for our large cities.

Are you curious about what are some of the ethical reasons for single-payer universal health care insurance? 10 Moral Reasons for One Payer Universal Health Care Insurance for America in light of Hillel's If I'm only for myself, what am I?

To be satisfied with life perhaps, one might consider this raspberry!

Click here for an original, creative, re-interpretation for progressive Jews of Maimonides classic Jewish prayer of affirmation of Jewish faith, "Ani Maamin," THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES FOR PROGRESSIVE JEWS by Michael Alan Ross

Do you know how many Americans die yearly in car crashes?...
...How many?

When was the last time you really laughed? We're featuring good Jewish jokes! Check out this month's featured humor by clicking here! We know that there are other belly laughs our there. Email us at bostonwalks@hotmail.com with your contribution!

Isn't time to make unhealthy hospitals history? Here's 10 ways to make our hospitals healthier!

Sing Sense to America CAPITALIST COMMANDS KEEP US WEALTHY LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

Question: What's a political mensch? Answer #1 Answer #2

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Table of Contents of Boston Walks The Jewish Friendship Trail ZIONISTS WOMEN WATERTOWN,NEWTOWNE,MUDDY RIVER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE INSURANCE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS TEN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS GUIDEBOOK ORDER FORM SPIRITUALLY SHUSHAN SHULS OF BOSTON'S WEST END SHULS OF BOSTONS'S NORTH END SHEAYLOT SEATBELTS FOR SCHOOLBUSES SAUCYWALKS RHODE ISLAND WALKS RETAILERS A RED, WHITE & BLUE AGENDA PORTLAND, MAINE JEWISH SITES POLITICAL MENSCH STANDARDS 2 POLITICAL MENSCH STANDARDS 1 PATRIOT LEDGER ARTICLE CAR CRASH NEW YORK CITY UPPER WEST SIDE JEWISH SITES NEAR WATER BOSTON WALKS MIDDLE CLASS CITY LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY LAUGH LASHON HATZLACHA KEEP US WEALTHY THE JEWISH FRIENDSHIP TRAIL GUIDEBOOK ORDER FORM CAMBRIDGE MA JEWISH SITES JEWISH BOOKS BOSTON'S WEST & NORTH ENDS JEWISH SITES BOSTON'S SOUTH END JEWISH SITES OVERVIEW OF THE JEWISH FRIENDSHIP TRAIL THIS WEBSITE: BOSTONWALKS IN AWE HUMOR BOSTON HOUSES OF WORSHIP HEALTHY HOPITALS FILENE 10 WAYS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CAN CHANGE AMERICA DANCE BEFORE GOD CONSERVATIVE JEWISH COMMIT CLUBS CAPITALIST COMMANDS BROOKLINE MA JEWISH SITES Brooklyn NY BRANDEIS THE BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE BOSTON'S BEST BIKE TRAILS ATONEMENT TO DEEDS ANTI-SEMITE ANI MAAMIN PHOENIX SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Conservative Synagogues East Midwood Jewish Center, 1625 Ocean Avenue Bay Ridge Jewish Center, 405 81st Street Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West Kane Street Synagogue, 236 Kane Street Flatbush and Shaare Torah Jewish Center, 327 East 5th Street Madison Jewish Center, 2989 Nostrand Avenue Temple Shalom of Flatbush, 2075 East 68th Street Park Slope Jewish Center, 1320 8th Avenue

Falafel Chadash Falafel, 1919 Avenue M Falafel Stop, 1523 Avenue J Kosher Hut, 709 Kings Highway Pita Sababa, 540 Kings Highway

Volunteer Services Hatzolah, Ocean Avenue Bikur Cholim, 11th Avenue Tomchei Shabbat, New Utrecht Avenue Ohel, 16th Avenue Project Ari, Coney Island Avenue

Loads of Delis Adelmans, 1906 Kings Highway Big Fleishig's, 5508 16th Avenue Crown Deli, 4909 13th Avenue Deli 52, 5120 13th Avenue Essex on Coney, 1910 Avenue M Esther's Grill and Deli, 463 Albany Avenue Jay and Lloyd's Kosher Deli, 2718 Avenue U Marmelstein Kosher Delicatessen, 351 Kingston Avenue Mill Basin Kosher Deli, 5823 Avenue T

Brooklyn by Michael A. Ross Copyright © Michael Alan Ross, 2009-2015. All Rights Reserved. Email: BostonWalks I'm living in Babylonian Vilnius Brooklyn NY - Filled with streimels, black hats, and kipot, Filled with shuls, minyanim, and shiurim, Filled with yeshivot, talmudim Torah, and kolellim, In 40 square blocks of Boro Park, In 40 square blocks of Williamsburg and Crown Heights, In 40 square blocks of Midwood, In 40 square blocks of Sheephead Bay, In Mill Basin, in Marine Park, in Gravesend Neck. Here, it seems, black profuses with colors Of lev and metiv - the heart and goodness, Of chochma, bina, and da-at - knowledge, analysis, commonsense, Of mitzvot and kiddush haShem, Of simcha and kaddish, Of Shabbat and kashrut, Of challah and yayin, Of candles and shirim, Of family and chaverim. In kosher markets, bakeries, delis, dairies, and butcher shops, Between shacharit and mincha-maarev, Zitzsis hang from the pants tops of many men, Sheitels and pleated skirts often stand Next to stylish coiffured modern dressed women, Next to them both stand prams filled with just born, Clung to by six or eight additional small hands, All await being served rotisserie chickens, Or honey cakes, rugalach, corned beef, falafel, flanken. While in the funeral parlors, at long tables, men curl over tehillim, Slightly mouthing and shockling the prayers for a nifter. And in the clothing stores, the retailers present kosher clothing, Carefully scrutinized by potential buyers. Bookstores include many of the Hebrew texts, Siddurim, humashim, midrashim, As well as samplers for yiladim, Talesim and tephilim, And shalom simsum. Each week here as Shabbat settles rush into quietude, Metal gates close almost every storefront. Candles are lit and blessed. Challahs and Rashi appear on tables. Mothers stand proud as husbands chant eshet chayil. Lines form for ritual hand washing. Guests and family sit, bless bread, and eat dinner, A melamed shares words of Torah before dessert, Until everyone feels the warmth of birkat hamazon. In Brooklyn, the Jewish calendar lives daily, weekly, and yearly. Nu, after Yom Kippur, shouldn't sukkot fill almost every back yard, And lulov and estrog sell on every corner? Nu, on Pesach, shouldn't families bring picnic baskets To walk along and break matzot on Coney Island's boardwalk? Nu, shouldn't Purim costuming be a spectacle, With as much schnaps imbibed as hamantashen eaten? Brooklyn says yes. Every day is for learning and celebrating. Go feed the pushka with a little tzedakah. Thank G-d. Copyright © Michael Alan Ross, 2009-2015. All Rights Reserved. Email: BostonWalks