Meir Panim: Lighting Up Life for Israel’s Neediest Residents Across Israel, Meir Panim responds to the growing needs of the country’s 1.75 million impoverished residents through various food and social service programs.
Posted on: January 3rd, 2014
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldShabbos at a Nefesh weekend is an experience all on its own.
Posted on: December 27th, 2013
Sections → FeaturesShabbos means different things for us than it does for the average Jewish home. Soon after my divorce six years ago, I made a valiant effort at conducting a Shabbos meal for my two toddlers, aged three and a half and two and a half. With emotional resources severely depleted and time and energy limited, the store-bought roasted chicken and greasy soup with heavy matzah balls did little to enhance the atmosphere, and the gnawing loneliness threatened to engulf me. Is it any wonder I gave up?
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The Jews Of The U.S. (Conclusion)
Posted on: December 26th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe Joint Distribution Committee cared for the refugees, directed the care of children, renewed educational facilities, undertook the rebuilding of destroyed houses, etc. Through the year 1930 the Joint Committee distributed over $80 million to the different branches of its relief work, and even distributed aid via affiliated charities to Jewish agricultural settlements in the USSR.
Brooklyn’s David Siller Wins Trophy In Beit Shemesh Race
Posted on: December 9th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldBrooklyn resident David Siller, currently studying in Israel at Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah in Beit Shemesh, was awarded a trophy for finishing 3rd in his age group (14-18) in a 5-kilometer race for the benefit of the Benjamin Children’s Library of Beit Shemesh.
Giant Dreidel Featured At Thanksgiving Parade
Posted on: December 4th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThis year’s parade, the 87th annual extravaganza of marching bands, floats, and giant balloons, featured something really unique and different: a balloon/float of a large blue dreidel.
The Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve: Oasis In The Desert.
Posted on: November 22nd, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldOnly half an hour’s drive from Jerusalem, the majestically beautiful Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve is a lush, green oasis surrounded by miles of flat arid, desert.
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The Meeting Of Silicon Alley And Silicon Wadi
Posted on: November 20th, 2013
Sections → FeaturesIt was a much anticipated evening as the winners of the U.S. Israel Business Council (USI) competition for “most promising Israeli high-tech entrepreneurs with the next big idea,” were to be announced. The enthusiasm was overwhelming as there were more than 160 applicants to the “Israel to NY” competition, and despite some very impressive ideas, only 15 Israeli tech-startups were chosen as finalists.
Posted on: November 15th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldLike mushrooms, shuls of all shapes and sizes are popping up throughout Israel in places where the residents vowed no sign of traditional Judaism would ever find a place. However, unlike mushrooms, which appear overnight with little effort, these shuls are being built only after incredible input by a special organization and inspired individuals.
Coming Together to Honor the Torah
Posted on: November 13th, 2013
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For 5,200 Rabbis and Guests, a Night of Inspiration
Posted on: November 6th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldIt was the culmination of four days of learning, togetherness and inspiration that the Lubavitcher Rebbe first encouraged his shluchim to convene back in 1983.
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Hurricane Sandy: Aftermath and Rebuilding (Part II)
Posted on: November 1st, 2013
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Posted on: October 25th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe Kotel Hakatan is the “little sister” of the well-known Western Wall, and is reminiscent of the photos and drawings of the way the Kotel looked before 1948. It is located 200 yards further north of the Kotel, and is on the same level as Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount). Since its plaza is much narrower, and the majority of the wall is underground (thereby concealing much of its height), the Small Wall is less impressive than the Western Wall.
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Hurricane Sandy: Aftermath and Rebuilding (Part I)
Posted on: October 25th, 2013
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Halachipedia: Where Halacha Meets The World Of Wiki
Posted on: October 23rd, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldSukkot was cold in Ithaca, N.Y. Josh Polevoy and friends wondered if they needed to return after dinner to the sukkah, and the frigid outdoors, to eat the few remaining pieces of deli roll. With a quick search on the web browser of his iPhone, Josh, a senior at Cornell University, found his answer.
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Red Cross Visits Magen David Adom
Posted on: October 23rd, 2013
Sections → FeaturesThere’s nothing like sharing knowledge. Last month a delegation of New York Red Cross leaders – including American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern – visited their colleagues at Magen David Adom in Israel to compare notes on how they respond to natural disasters and terrorism.
Sorting Through Old Things: Reflections On September 11th
Posted on: October 18th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldI left my mother a message saying goodbye and pleading with her to make sure my son grew up knowing how much I loved him.
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Phyllis Chesler Unveils Candid Memoir At 92nd Street Y
Posted on: October 9th, 2013
Sections → Features“This is the story of a young and naive Jewish American woman who meant to rebel against tradition but who found herself trapped in the past, stuck in the Middle Ages, without a passport back,” declared Dr. Phyllis Chesler.
Posted on: October 5th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldOn a fresh August morning, I toured the newly re-built Netzer Hazani. This former Gush Katif community has successfully re-established itself near Yesodot, 8 years after Ariel Sharon's 2005 Disengagement Plan. It was truly amazing to once again see road signs bearing the names of Gush Katif communities! Seeing the green road sign with the white emblazoned letters of Netzer Hazani on it made something inside me first shudder and then smile.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of The U.S. (Part Four)
Posted on: September 24th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe Federation of Jewish Labor by the end of the 1920s consisted of some 125,000 members, of whom 60 percent were employed in the confections industry. After 1929 there was a further rise in the level of Jewish participation in workers’ unions. There were 134,020 Jewish members of the fifty largest trade unions, 34.1 percent of the total number of organized workers, which roughly reflected the level of the Jews in the population of greater New York. In the remaining centers of the garment industry, in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Rochester, almost all the owners were Jews and the workers they employed were mainly Jewish.
The Stones, Fauna And Flora Of The Kotel
Posted on: September 4th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldWhen we come to the Kotel we may be so engrossed in our tefillos that we don’t notice the numerous birds flying close by and the plants growing out of her stones. But the Kotel—spiritual home to millions — is built of stones that serve as the physical home for various animals and plants.
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