Thursday, December 3, 2009
Peace in the Middle East?
by Ma'ayan Cohen
Psychotherapist Shepha Schneirsohn Vainstein lives on a ranch in Agoura Hills that also serves as headquarters to the peace-seeking Salaam Shalom . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
Future of ORT Schools in Former Soviet Union on Shaky Ground
By Laura Stampler
The Jewish life that once was so vibrant in Eastern Europe was long ago ravaged, if not destroyed — first by the Holocaust and then by communist . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
One Man’s Illness Works to Myeloma’s Benefit
By Danielle Berrin
“Tonight we’ve heard from a small Jew, a medium-sized Jew, and now we’re about to hear from the world’s biggest Jew,” comedian Ray Romano . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
Jumpstart Nurtures Innovation, Focused on Social Entrepreneurs
by Emily Kaplan, Contributing Writer
Noble goals are not always enough to sustain a nonprofit, and ideas lose momentum when the realities of money and practicality come into play. The . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
Unprecedented Shortage of Jewish Little Brothers
By Jane Ulman
Jason Ramin is eagerly waiting to be matched to a Little Brother by Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles. The 24-year-old marketing . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Giving
By Amy Hirshberg Lederman
I think I may have hit a new low. It felt as if I was channeling my parents as I heard myself complaining about how I miss the “good old days” . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
For the Disabled, Birthright Trips Extra Meaningful
by Gil Shefler, JTA
Pamela Saeks thought her daughter Karly, who has Asperger’s syndrome, would never be able to go on Birthright Israel, the program that offers . . .
Monday, November 16, 2009
New Chief of Federations Looking Golden at His First Annual General Assembly
by Jacob Berkman, JTA
At the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America earlier this month, Jerry Silverman was the main story, given that this was his . . .
