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: March 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriJonathan, who once wondered how he would ever get his son close to Hashem, now knows he wasn’t the only one who wanted it. Hashem had an interest in it as well, and made it all come together.
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferPurim is just a few days away, and Jews young and old are gearing up to celebrate this most festive of holidays, during which all will eat, drink and nosh merrily and in great relief over our come-up-from-behind triumph against a vicious Jew hater whose goal was to annihilate the Jewish people, but who instead had the tables turned against him in a dramatic and unforeseen manner. Sadly, bullying is alive and well in the 21st century afflicting all societies and the individuals that comprise them. For those who think that our heimishe communities have been spared the scourge of bullying - it's time to get their head out of the cholent.
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriThis Purim centerpiece is sure to keep all your guests “hanging around” until dessert. It can be put together on any level, from simple backyard branches with plain gingerbread man cookies dangling, to curly willow branches with elaborately decorated royal iced gingerbread man cookies – and everything in between! Before you can say all of Haman’s 10 sons in one breath – the cookies will be gone.
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriIt’s hard to believe it’s already here, but Purim is just a few days away. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the myriads of things we do in the days leading up to it, here are a few cute, simple, and fun ideas sure to bring smiles to everyone’s faces and get them into the Purim spirit!
If You Don’t See Where You’re Going, You Might Not See Where You End Up
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriPurim is my favorite holiday, and I love to share the joy. I have spent previous years wandering around my neighborhood in costume. This year, I fully intend to celebrate with full cheer, and I want everyone to know why I plan to spend the day in costume, singing Shoshanat Yaakov at the top of my lungs.
Frum Fairytales: The Alternative To ‘Princess And The Pea’
Posted on: March 1st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriThere once was a man named Shloime, and he was a Jewish Prince. Or so his mother thought of him, and not many others did, though he was a nice guy and all...
The Early Jewish Settlement Of Texas
Posted on: February 29th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn 1519 Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, Spanish explorer and cartographer, led an expedition into Texas with the goal of finding a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia. He and his men were probably the first Europeans to see the land that became known as Texas.
Victorian Styles – The Comeback
Posted on: February 27th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesAre you totally bored of today’s uniform dress – that of a shell and pencil skirt? These wardrobe staples have carried you through the past few years’ whether the style was short, low-cut, sleeveless and/or sparkly.
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Posted on: February 27th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriRealizing that there was no backing out of college at this point, I resigned myself to my fate. I was in college, like it or not, but I didn’t believe that I really belonged in college.
Posted on: February 24th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → For the HomeThere’s nothing like a holiday where one is required to be happy to bring out the grouch in all of us. But we should all be excited to greet Purim. Not only because of the beautiful miracle that occurred, the lessons of emunah and the role of the Jewish woman that Megillas Esther teaches us, but also because it’s the only twenty-four hour holiday that we celebrate here in Chutz L’Aretz, and it has merely four mitzvot! How simple is that?
Comforting The Afflicted: The Life Of Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg
Posted on: February 24th, 2012
News & Views → JewishThanks to her efforts, domestic violence is now on the national Jewish agenda. But the Rebbetzin didn’t simply raise awareness; she opened safe houses across the country, trained volunteers to provide emotional, physical and financial support and always made herself available for comfort, advice, and direction.
Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation: Women Bettering The World For Other Women
Posted on: February 22nd, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Potpourri“Our goal is not to provide social services,” said Sara Gorfinkel, Director of Tikkun Olam and its only full time employee. “We focus on social change, so that women don’t get to the point where they require social services. We don’t want to fund programs that deal with victims of domestic abuse. We want to prevent domestic abuse before it ever happens.”
Posted on: February 19th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriWelcome back to Simple Home Cooking. Last time we focused on making a large pot of chicken soup. This week, as promised, we will discuss how to use all the cooked vegetables from the soup to create many dishes.
Posted on: February 17th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldOur Jewish world is small but from his five-year-old perspective it is large, perhaps all-encompassing. The fact that in a population of over 7 million people in Hong Kong (95% of whom are ethnically Chinese) we as Jews collectively account for only about 4,000 or 0.05% of the population can be seemingly irrelevant. Large numbers and statistics don’t play into his worldview.
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The Chongloi Family: Formerly Of Neve Dekalim; Now Of Nitzan
Posted on: February 17th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriThe main reason why we came to Eretz Yisrael was because we are Jews, and as such have no place to live in the world other than Eretz Yisrael. My family knew that living in Israel would not be easy and of course our lives would change in every way from the moment we arrived. Therefore, when we were expelled from Gush Katif we knew that everything comes from G-d, and that there is no reason to be angry at the State or at the soldiers that came to expel us.
Find A Solution – But Not On My Cheshbon
Posted on: February 17th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferIf certain elements of the charedi community have issues with the way women dress, let them figure out a way to alleviate their obvious spiritual and mental distress in a way that does not encroach on other people’s rights. It's their problem - they need to resolve it, instead of demanding that a huge segment of society change their lives and the way they do things just to accommodate them.
Posted on: February 10th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriWelcome back to “You’re Asking Me?” where we try to answer any questions that you send in at any time. And we do mean any time.
Posted on: February 10th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriOur world is filled with amazing color and taste – its great when we can find a way to combine them into something beautiful. Here is a fun idea the whole family can enjoy – with minimal preparation, you can create an original and eye catching centerpiece for any occasion.
Posted on: February 9th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → Potpourri"I just know you are going to love it here…" the sugary voice of the real estate agent broke through my daydream in which our future house featured prominently. "This yishuv is known for its warm and friendly atmosphere; there are several shuls to choose from; you'll never find a house at this price so close to Yerushalayim; and the schools are some of the best in the country."
Rabbi Sholom Klass: An Appreciation On His 12th Yahrzeit
Posted on: February 8th, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriDear Dad, A dozen years. It seems like a lot and it seems like a few. So many things have changed and some things never seem to change.
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