Pioneers of the Periphery: Olim of the South Got that pioneering spirit? You’re invited to help build Israel’s periphery by planting roots in southern soil with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
The Importance Of A Caring Touch
Posted on: January 3rd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesImagine for a moment what it feels like to have raised your children, lost your spouse, and all your relatives (including your immediate family) live in a different state.
Posted on: January 3rd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryFor centuries Mexico was inhabited by a number of different Indian races.
Posted on: January 3rd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesSaul Wahl's story is one of the most intriguing of all the legendary stories concerning Polish Jewry.
On Middle East, Ford Was A Kissinger Acolyte
Posted on: January 3rd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → Op-Ed MagazineGerald Ford, who passed away last week at age 93, was considered a solid friend of Israel throughout his long Congressional career.
Posted on: December 27th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Jonathan Pollard is serving his 22nd year in prison for espionage. Do you think his actions warranted a life sentence?
Posted on: December 27th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe Polish Jewish community held its first public menorah-lighting ceremony Sunday evening, the third night of Chanukah.
Posted on: December 27th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThe menorahs have been put away; the scale groans with the added weight of the sufganiyot and latkes that were devoured; and people are starting to formulate their Pesach plans (so soon already!).
Some Guidelines for Visitation (Part 4)
Posted on: December 27th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesIn the last three articles I have been sharing some ideas for visitation of the sick that were suggested to me by the chronically ill and their spouses.
Posted on: December 20th, 2006
Sections → Magazine"You never get a second chance to make a first impression" might be a clich?, but people ignore it at their own peril.
Some Guidelines For Visitation (Part 3)
Posted on: December 20th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe first two suggestions I received from people who were chronically ill, hospitalized, in nursing homes or just out of the hospital, were to keep your visits short and not ask questions or make comments that were invasive about the illness.
‘Give Me Your Children’: Voices From The Lodz Ghetto
Posted on: December 20th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened an exhibit last week remembering the children of the Lodz Ghetto.
Posted on: December 13th, 2006
Sections → MagazineWhy did crime drop dramatically in New York City during the 1990's?
Some Guidelines For Visitation (Part 2)
Posted on: December 13th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week, I started providing feedback on how to visit the sick or chronically ill.
Chanukah – Fighting Spiritual Cancer
Posted on: December 13th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThis past week I took time out from my daily activities to have a medical checkup - something I highly recommend.
Posted on: December 13th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesRecently the Jewish cemetery at Wysokie Mazowiecie held a ceremony marking the first stage of its restoration project.
Man Serving Hashem – The Center Of Creation
Posted on: December 13th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThe brothers of Yosef referred to him as the "the dreamer." (Beraishis 37:19).
Posted on: December 6th, 2006
Sections → MagazineOn July 7, 1919 the United States Army sent a caravan of 72 vehicles on a cross- country trip.
Some Guidelines For Visitation (Part 1)
Posted on: December 6th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWe are taught that visiting the sick takes away a great deal of their pain.
Rebecca Gratz: Champion Of The Unfortunate
Posted on: November 30th, 2006
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn the 18th and 19th centuries, the lives of most women were centered on family matters. Rebecca Gratz took a very different course. She never married, but instead "devoted her adult life to providing relief for Philadelphia's underprivileged women and children and securing religious, moral and material sustenance for all of Philadelphia's Jews.
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