Oh, thank you soooooo much! Some Republican members of Congress suddenly remembered they were Americans. Whoa, guys, that one was way too close. But thank you for postponing the end of this country for a few months. That way, holiday sales won’t suffer from wary consumers, just back from the Great Recession, slamming their wallets shut.
When the recession first brought financial hardship to the Los Angeles Jewish community, community leaders feared that families would leave day schools in droves, causing Jewish education to be yet another casualty. But despite the recent market swings and global insecurity, those fears have yet to materialize.
More than 100 Jewish community organizations are backing President Obama\’s 2010 budget while expressing \”significant concerns,\” but not opposing, a proposed decrease in the tax deduction for charitable contributions.
Each year Kosherfest organizers hold a competition for the best new kosher-certified products. This year, Zelda\’s Sweet Shoppe of Skokie, Ill., took top honors with a \”Southern Pecan Pie.\”
According to a survey taken in late September by the private wealth research firm, Prince & Associates, the cuts have arrived. Fifty-one percent said they planned on giving less next year than they did this past year — and only 16 percent said they planned on giving more.
The philanthropic world is becoming increasingly fearful about what seems to be a perfect storm brewing against the financial world. While most philanthropy professionals feel some anxiety now, they are bracing for what could be a calamity in the world of charitable giving.
It\’s known as the holiday of freedom, but Passover this year in Israel will likely be remembered for its sense of restriction.
On top of being in a military state of emergency for over a year, Israel is now in an \”economic state of emergency\” as well, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced last week. He was about the last person in the country to say the words out loud.
For the past three years, in meetings that often go toward midnight, a handful of local parents, educators and community leaders have been coming together to plan Los Angeles\’ next non-Orthodox Jewish high school.
Now it has come to pass. Late last month, the Core Group, as the parents call themselves, announced the September 2002 opening of the New Community Jewish High School in the West Valley.
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