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The final Obama/Romney showdown: A note to a stiff-necked people
To those Jews planning to vote for Obama: Are you prepared to explain to your children not the principles upon which your vote is cast, but its probable effects upon them?
One-third of Israelis are at risk of poverty, report says
One-third of Israelis are at risk of poverty, a new Israeli government report shows.
Survey discovers Israel’s digital divide
The higher one\’s income the more likely he will be connected to the Internet, a new survey of Israelis\’ Internet use has found.
How to get paid what you want
Whether you’re looking for a new job or are a recent graduate, you might be so thrilled to get a job offer — any offer — that you settle for less than you should. Here are five strategies to get paid what you really want:
Gift the Tree, Enjoy the Fruit
There is a financial strategy that allows you to help Israel — and yourself. It can provide you or your loved ones with increased income for life, reduce your current tax burden and help you meet a variety of estate planning and personal goals — all while leaving a lasting legacy.
God, Gays and Guns: The U.S. Fault Line
About the same portion of Americans describe themselves as being liberal (19 percent) as believe that the world will come to an end in their lifetimes (17 percent).
Material Instincts
Every day before Dina Goldstein (not her real name) leaves the house to take her two young children to day care and herself to work, she grabs two bagels and two boxes of orange juice. After buckling the kids into the car, she gives them the bagels and the juice, and they eat breakfast in the car on the way to school.
\”I just don\’t have time to get them ready, myself ready and feed everyone before I leave the house,\” said Goldstein, who works as a religious day school teacher.
Like Goldstein, many women find maintaining a family and a job overwhelming.
The Jewish Tax
Every April 15, we are reminded that many of the things we hold dear literally don\’t come cheap. Democracy demands its pound of flesh, or its 30 percent, and on Tax Day the bill comes due.
Violence Harms Israeli Economy
With images of violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip flashing across television screens around the world, it did not take long for Israel\’s tourism industry to start feeling the pinch.