The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 83

1- A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Hanukkah cards asked the clerk good heavens! Have we come to replied the woman give me 50 Conservative 2 Orthodox and 37 Mom misses jaunt to JCC with young daughter BY PAM HECHT cookies (not necessarily in that Special to The Jewish Star Times order of course) Sometimes grab some racquets and Damage to your home or business? I a SS OOg4B3aW103QiAVgsaW03ftj balls and play something not remotely resembling racquet-ball in one of the racquetball courts Afterward as we made our way back home fingers stained with paint take our time Sometimes see a familiar face a friend and stop to chat sit down at the bus bench on the sidewalk to count the cars and call out their colors Every once in a while spot Sam our neighbor in his garage crafting objects out of wood Cara would rush over to tell him about our morning But one Saturday she told me she want to go to the JCC anymore for Shabbat want to stay home with everyone and said So a bit sad I miss our weekly ritual our time alone As for Cara moved on But still thinking about our last Saturday morning trip I can see us now We are singing making up songs about everything around us We are being silly laughing The papers I hold our masterpieces are flapping wildly in the wind I want to grab my child from her bike and hug her forever But I ahead of me now pedaling furiously I want to yell But I catch up soon months after pulsed shock waves generated by a powerful electrical discharge in liquids The amplitude of the waves can be controlled making the technology appropriate to a wide variety of foods and pharmaceuticals The system kills bacteria in sub-microseconds temperature remains virtually unchanged so flavors vitamins and nutrients remain unaffected And since no chemicals are used the food remains pure Finally shock wave technology is economical All of which makes the prospect of leftover latkes on Purim delicious Every Saturday morning in the hot searing sun set off on our journey My 5-year-old daughter Cara and I she on her big wheel bike and me on foot would make our way across the street to the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center for some Shab-bat down-time It was an escape for some mother-daughter bonding leave my husband and our baby boy behind and venture forth on our weekly trek Sometimes walk through the JCC building and across the way to Federation Gardens a senior housing facility where peek through the fence to watch ducks and turtles swim in the lake search for on the ground a colorful leaf a rock a stick Once we discovered too late that forgotten helmet and might at any time get a ticket from Officer Friendly High adventure for a 5-year-old Inside the JCC grounds play the and Cara would bolt ahead knowing eventually catch up When we finally made it to the Fitness Center lobby our hostess would greet us with a smile and sit at the table to do a Jewish-themed art pro--ject and eat some bagels and Fresh latkes cooking is a development A new food preservation method promises to keep even hard-to-preserve Hanukkah latkes safe and tasty without the use of extreme heat chemicals or freezing Instead the development uses shock waves to kill microbes and harmful enzymes convinced that latkes are only worth eating fresh out of the frying pan but we may have to reconsider that said Dr Hadasa Zuckerman of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology who developed the shocking method Her system zaps foods with 1 I i i i i 5 I Will you get a fair settlement from your insurance company? Whether fire flood windstorm vandalism etc Most people know Most people realize that insurance company adjusters are trained individuals representing the interests of the insurance company Remember when you file a claim the burden of proof in most cases is with you the policyholder not the insurance company Public Adjusters represent the policyholder Your vested interests whether your home or business needs the professional guidance of a Licensed and Bonded Public Adjuster when navigating through the claims process What is ACV? RCV? Loss of rent? Additional living expenses? Coinsurance Proof of loss? Etc You should know the answers to these questions when filing a claim Is the offered settlement by the insurance company accurate complete and a fair representation of your claim? These are just some of the issues addressed when you retain the services of a Licensed and bonded Public Adjuster to represent you Public Adjusters are your exclusive representative We assist you in the preparation filing negotiation and adjustment of the claim For further information call 3 Sons Insurance Services 954-753-9211 orThreeSonsPAaolcom I-.