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.
Oceanside, N.Y. – To Be Young Again
Posted on: June 27th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesYouth is the key to a Jewish community. Sure, there are snowbird synagogues, but bocce ball and bingo aren't going to attract young couples.
Posted on: June 27th, 2007
Sections → MagazineJust the other day, I was commiserating with a close friend about how my life had not gone the way I had envisioned way back when - when I was young and my head was filled with sweet visions of what would be.
Posted on: June 27th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWhenever Jews come together in honor of a lifecycle event, it is a simchah.
An Adult Child’s Response To Mother’s Day Woes
Posted on: June 20th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesLast week, I wrote an article about mothering yourself, particularly on Hallmark holidays like Mother's Day.
Posted on: June 20th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Did Judaism influence your choice of college major, and do you see yourself utilizing your education to help the Jewish community?
Posted on: June 13th, 2007
Sections → MagazineLast week, to my deep distress, my cell phone disappeared from my purse. I don't know whether it somehow fell out, or if someone on the very crowded street purposely brushed against me and slipped a hand into my purse.
Summer Travel To Poland (Part II)
Posted on: June 13th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWhen traveling, it is best to do a little homework first - the more you know and prepare for a trip the more you will get out of it.
Mothering Yourself On Mother’s Day
Posted on: June 13th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesI am writing this article on May 13, Mother's Day this year (though it is being printed at a much later date).
Don’t Take The Bait – How Did We Get Here? (Part III)
Posted on: June 6th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesHow did this generation of parents get to the point of being intimidated by their children?
Summer Travel To Poland (Part I)
Posted on: June 6th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesAs summer approaches, people are making vacation plans. More and more people are traveling to Poland, to the old shtetl, to see where their families lived for hundreds of years, before coming to America.
Posted on: June 6th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Do you miss the old "Borscht Belt" Jewish Catskills?
Don’t Take The Bait – The Self-Imposed Threat (Part II)
Posted on: May 30th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesOur children have no idea how vulnerable we are as parents.
Posted on: May 30th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesThis summer, from June 23 to July 1, the city of Krakow will play host to the 17th annual Jewish Cultural Festival, which as usual, is expected to be a resounding success.
Did Haym Salomon Really Finance The American Revolution?
Posted on: May 30th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryOne of the most fascinating figures in American Jewish history is Haym Salomon (1740-1785).
Posted on: May 30th, 2007
Sections → MagazineWith the Sefiras HaOmer period behind us, the wedding season is in full swing.
Posted on: May 30th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Many people feel George W. Bush is the most pro-Israel president the country's had in a long time. Agree?
Posted on: May 22nd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesMany years ago, I remember talking to a parent of a particularly difficult student. The parent confessed that he often gives into the child because the child threatens him.
Posted on: May 22nd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesQuestion: Anti-Israel activism has become all too common on college campuses across the country. Have you experienced any of that?
Hollywood, Florida – Hooray For Hollywood
Posted on: May 22nd, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesWhen most people think of Hollywood, they think "lights, camera, action," along with images of movie stars, celebrities and the Lakers.
Consciousness Raising: Is It Always Good?
Posted on: May 16th, 2007
Sections → Magazine → ArchivesOnce upon a time we lived with limited expectations. We expected life to be hard and unfortunately it did not disappoint us.
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