Monthly Archives: January 2015

We weren’t content to end 2014 without a memorable JScreen video. So in December we teamed up with Emory University’s Jewish A Capella group, ChaiTunes. A flair for singing is certainly in their DNA! Equipped with hilariously reimagined lyrics for Billy Joel’s ‘For the Longest Time’ and a sizable mischievous streak, we created what can

January 30, 2015
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Warren Buffet once said, “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” It’s not a new concept that humans and trees are very similar in, pardon the pun, nature. In fact, the Torah (Old Testament) has compared man to a tree of the field. I find this

January 27, 2015
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A warm hello and welcome to our new JScreen blog! First, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Co-Director of JScreen and oversee national outreach initiatives for the program. I am an instructor and mentor for the Masters in Genetic Counseling Program at Emory University. I am involved in the Jewish community. But most

January 14, 2015
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