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6:22 PM
L'Shana Tova

Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year.

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5:55 PM
"You look skinny. Eat something!"

No, not the words of a typical Jewish bubby - it's the Israeli fashion industry urging too-thin models to put on some weight:

Top Israeli retail companies have agreed not to employ overly thin models for their advertisements, joining a growing global campaign to fight anorexia within the fashion industry.

Adi Barkan, a leading fashion photographer, said he had secured commitments from firms that account for 60 percent of advertising volume in Israel to turn away models whose body mass index -- the ratio of height to weight -- is less than 18.

And just in time for the holidays, too! All those models' parents will be so happy when they ask for second helpings of potato kugel this weekend...

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