P. S. Tikkun Olam: Veteran Jewish educator opens charter school driven by vision of a community

By Rachel Heller
Published on August 28, 2008

"We want to nurture a diverse body of students who are passionate about learning, engaged in their community and have respect for themselves and others."

It’s Time to Heal Workers’ Comp

By Jill Stewart
Published on May 5, 2005

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reformed California's disastrous workers' comp system in 2004, I was bothered by the effort expended by Sacramento's elected Democrats to fight reform in order to protect their lawyer allies who were gaming the badly broken system.

Although the Democrats controlled the state legislature and governorship for five years, they adopted only tepid reform under Gov. Gray Davis, aimed largely at reducing doctor and drug costs -- not the main causes of the worst workers' comp crisis in America.

Dividing Lines

By Rob Eshman
Published on November 20, 2003

About two miles northwest of Bethlehem, Israel's much-discussed security fence comes to an end -- not with a bang but with a whimper.

Your Letters

Published on December 6, 2001

As a longtime Jewish Community Center (JCC) devotee and one-time Hollywood-Los Feliz director, I find our community's possible loss of any part of the JCC system as tragic and appalling ("Flourish, Not Fail" and "JCCs in Jeopardy," Nov. 30).