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.
Yavneh Rabbi Given ‘Distinguished Principal’ Honor
Posted on: July 26th, 2013
Sections → Community → West Coast HappeningsRabbi Moshe Dear, headmaster of Yavneh Academy in Los Angeles since 1999, was selected to represent private schools as a 2013 National Distinguished Principal. This is the 30th year that the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has presented this prestigious award. Rabbi Dear is one of only six private school principals from across the country, and the fourth yeshiva principal ever, to receive this award.
Title: From Day To Day: Young Scholar’s Daily Calendar & Encyclopedia
Posted on: July 25th, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsThis rediscovered treasure was the project of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, which he compiled in 1943 as a calendar and in 1944 as an encyclopedia, as instructed by his father-in-law, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneerson, the sixth Chabad Rebbe, whom he later succeeded as Rebbe in 1950.
Title: Dating Smart: Navigating the Path to Marriage
Posted on: July 25th, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsThe dating world is a daunting place. Working with shadchanim, deciding about potential dating partners, and navigating through the dating process can leave even the most put-together person feeling frustrated and overwhelmed.
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Before The Deluge: The Jews Of The U.S. (Part Two)
Posted on: July 25th, 2013
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe (European) press began to busy itself with the problems of emigration. The Austrian Central Body of Jews, which arose in 1848, dedicated itself to this situation. In May of 1848 a Committee for the Promotion of Emigration was started.
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Community Currents – July 26, 2013
Posted on: July 24th, 2013
Sections → Community → Community Currents.
A Sample Homeschool Chumash Lesson
Posted on: July 19th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenMy approach to teaching is to take a “discussion-based constructivist approach” to learning, encouraging children to arrive at their own understanding of Torah through text-based study and a great deal of discussion. I constantly encourage them to think, ask questions and to arrive at their own insights into the Torah.
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Posted on: July 19th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenFor many children, going to school involves spending their mornings and afternoons traveling to their destination amid classmates and chatter on a large yellow bus. But for a growing number of children all around the world, the process of getting an education may involve no commuting at all.
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Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferThink of how you feel when you pick up a baby and she starts crying and shrieking hysterically. You can't help but feel somewhat chagrined and inadequate.
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Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr Yael: My husband and I have seven children; three are married, and our 19-year-old son is currently looking for a shidduch. We are chassidish, so we check out every girl very thoroughly before our son meets her.
Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenDo you ever wonder if your child has social skills challenges? Read through the statements below and check those that apply to your child.
Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenIt is more than a year since I have seen Chaim K. The last time was when he was hospitalized here at Shaare Zedek’s Pain Clinic with intractable pain. I had kept in touch with him and his doctor, and had recently noticed that he changed his picture on Facebook. When I asked him if he wanted to meet, he answered in the affirmative, and today he “rolled” in smiling.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Child Support – Dollars And Sense
Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenFamily court, visitation and child support are all unavoidable realities for divorced parents. One particular rule that would be wise to heed is that child support should be less about dollars and cents and more about dollar and "good" sense.
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Advocating For Children Through Food
Posted on: July 18th, 2013
Sections → FeaturesAs professions go, an international children’s rights advocate is probably not listed anywhere as a low stress job. Fighting on behalf of children in places as far off as Sudan, Yvette Garfield took their plight to heart and came up with – a cookbook. Handstand Kids, Garfield’s company, was established in 2007 to connect children in a global community. In her words, “I had done a lot of traveling and wanted to introduce kids to the world and food seemed the best way to do it.”
It’s My Opinion: Another Time, Another Tisha B’Av
Posted on: July 17th, 2013
Sections → Community → South FloridaThe recent Tisha B’Av commemoration brings another very different Tisha B’Av to mind. It was a time of celebration in Jerusalem and for Jews all over the world. Tisha B’Av in 1967 occurred shortly after the Six-Day War. Some said there was no need to fast – after all, the Jewish nation had returned from exile.
Posted on: July 17th, 2013
Sections → Community → South FloridaThe Orthodox Union Job Board will host two “Resume Checkup Days” in South Florida for students and professionals. The events are open by reservation only at www.oujobs.org on a first come, first served basis.
Shabbos Nachamu Kiddush At YI Of Deerfield Beach
Posted on: July 17th, 2013
Sections → Community → South FloridaYoung Israel of Deerfield Beach is sponsoring a sit-down kiddush/luncheon after morning services, Saturday, July 20. The event will celebrate Shabbos Nachamu, which follows the fast of Tisha B’Av.
The View From The Beis Medrash
Posted on: July 17th, 2013
Sections → Community → The View From The Beis Medrash.
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