Following a Passion for Sports to IsraelIn Israel, a new five month scholarship program being offered to young aspiring athletes – one of them could be you.
Posted on: May 26th, 2010
Sections → CommunityRav Yerucham Levovitz asks the following question: Who is happier, the Jew with his religious obligations or the nations of the world? His answer is that beyond a doubt the Jew is happier. Rav Yerucham is not talking about the next world. He is discussing happiness in this world. What does he mean?
Posted on: May 26th, 2010
Sections → CommunityFounded in 1977, Tomchei Shabbos of L.A. has been providing essential Shabbos food packages to thousands of needy Jewish families in the Los Angeles community.
Posted on: May 26th, 2010
Sections → CommunityFounded in 1977, Tomchei Shabbos of L.A. has been providing essential Shabbos food packages to thousands of needy Jewish families in the Los Angeles community.
Posted on: May 26th, 2010
Sections → CommunityA special gathering was held recently in Los Angeles celebrating the continued preservation of Kever Rachel.
Posted on: May 26th, 2010
Sections → CommunityA special gathering was held recently in Los Angeles celebrating the continued preservation of Kever Rachel.
It’s My Opinion: Gam Zu L’Tovah
Posted on: May 17th, 2010
Sections → CommunityJudaism encourages the concept of gratitude. A Jew is directed to thank G-d for all. There is a blessing to be said upon hearing good news and a blessing to be said when the news is bad. There is a blessing upon seeing exceptional beauty and a blessing to be said when viewing a disaster. There are blessings for weddings and blessings for funerals.
Out Of The Former USSR: A Yeshiva Brings Students To Israel And To Religion
Posted on: May 17th, 2010
Sections → CommunityLast week, a quiet revolution took place in the Judean Hills outside Jerusalem. One hundred and twenty parents and children from the Former Soviet Union visited Israel for the first time to participate in a groundbreaking mission. The children, ages 12-14, were all prospective students of Lezion B'rina and its sister school Bat Zion, located in Beitar and Jerusalem, respectively. For nearly 20 years, the Lezion B'rina Institute has been a second home for hundreds of Russian Jewish students who have left their birth land to seek a better future in the Jewish homeland.
It’s My Opinion: Taking Action
Posted on: May 5th, 2010
Sections → CommunityHollywood Central Elementary is one of the many Florida schools that has had to cut programs and "extras" because of budgetary concerns. The arts department was one of the first programs to be discontinued. Unfortunately, this type of situation is much too typical in these times. Today's economy is responsible for reductions in many schools and institutions.
Posted on: April 28th, 2010
Sections → CommunityFor the third year running, my wife and I had the opportunity to travel from Monsey to review Jin Glatt, a Chinese restaurant on Main Avenue in Passaic, NJ. Given our experiences of the past two years, our expectations were high and we were not disappointed.
Posted on: April 28th, 2010
Sections → CommunityFor the third year running, my wife and I had the opportunity to travel from Monsey to review Jin Glatt, a Chinese restaurant on Main Avenue in Passaic, NJ. Given our experiences of the past two years, our expectations were high and we were not disappointed.
Posted on: April 28th, 2010
Sections → CommunityEvents In The West: On May 7-8, Sara Rigler will be the Scholar-in-Residence at Beth Jacob San Diego. Yeshiva News: Come this fall, L.A. will have another new yeshiva high school. Yeshiva Ohr Chanoch is a Sephardic yeshiva, headed by Rabbis S.A. Shall and Y. Ornstein, and affiliated with Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim. Kosher [...]
It’s My Opinion: Celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut
Posted on: April 21st, 2010
Sections → CommunityReading through one of our local Jewish newspapers, I was delighted to see a full-page advertisement publicizing a celebration for Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day. The 62nd anniversary of the resurgence of the Jewish State is certainly worthy of a party. In fact, after 2,000 years of bloodstained exile, it is an incredible, modern-day wonder.
It’s My Opinion: Truth and Fiction
Posted on: March 24th, 2010
Sections → CommunityA dreadful event occurred last month at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. Animal trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by an errant whale that pushed her off a platform and dragged her under the water.
Posted on: March 24th, 2010
Sections → CommunityThe Second Annual Fashion Show and Sale - run by the Weinbaum Yeshiva High School (WYHS), a religious Zionist high school in Boca Raton, Florida - was a grand success. Organized by seniors, Alix Greenberger and Elizabeth Markovitch, the event was run to demonstrate that being fashionable and modest is possible.
How To Use The Law Of Attraction To Work For You
Posted on: March 24th, 2010
Sections → CommunityWhat is the Law of Attraction? According to David Steele, the founder of the Relationship Coaching Institute, is simply this: Be the partner that you are seeking. Live your life authentically and consciously, knowing the more you express who you really are, the easier it will be to attract a partner who will love you because of who you are, instead of in spite of it.
How To Use The Law Of Attraction To Work For You
Posted on: March 24th, 2010
Sections → CommunityWhat is the Law of Attraction? According to David Steele, the founder of the Relationship Coaching Institute, is simply this: Be the partner that you are seeking. Live your life authentically and consciously, knowing the more you express who you really are, the easier it will be to attract a partner who will love you because of who you are, instead of in spite of it.
L.I. Community Dedicates Torah In Memory Of Young Boy
Posted on: March 11th, 2010
Sections → CommunityMore than 500 people dedicated a new Torah scroll in the Long Island town of Woodmere, N.Y., last Sunday, a little more than one year after the sudden passing of a nine-year-old sent shock waves through the tight-knit Jewish community.
It’s My Opinion: Out Of The Clear Blue Sky
Posted on: February 24th, 2010
Sections → Communityeveral weeks ago an 18-foot chunk from the wing of a cargo plane broke off and fell out of the clear blue sky. The plane had been flying overhead en route to the nearby Miami International Airport. The debris crashed in a mall parking lot. Miraculously, there were no casualties.
Israeli Chief Rabbi Visits Girls Seminary
Posted on: February 24th, 2010
Sections → CommunityThe Chief Rabbi of Israel, the Rishon L'Tzion,Rabbi Shlomo Amar, visited the Chaya Aydel Seminary in Hallandale Beach, on Thursday, January 21. Rabbi Amar spoke about the seminary year and blessed the students and teachers.
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