Sarah Loew: An optimistic vision

By Ryan Torok
Published on January 3, 2013

Sarah Loew didn’t just create the Loew Vision Rehabilitation Institute, which improves the lives of people with permanent vision loss — she is also a patient of the facility.

Steven Spielberg dreams anew

By Tom Teicholz
Published on October 1, 2008

What does it mean that Spielberg's other founding partners, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, are no longer with the company?

E-mail to the webmaster: The writings of all the preliterate scribes

By The Web Guy
Published on September 28, 2008

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 mayor meets mayor at Temple of the Arts; Women of vision see Jews’ future in Iran

Published on October 5, 2006

Community Briefs.

What You See Isn’t Quite What You Get

By Beth Levine
Published on February 2, 2006

I am at my desk, trying to read papers and look at my computer screen. Sounds simple, right? Ha. This entails putting on my reading glasses when I want to look at the papers. But then to see the computer screen I need to flip the glasses up and use only my contact lenses (contacts so strong, I might add, that I should have X-ray vision).

Smaller Classes for Smaller Kids

By Andrea Adelson
Published on August 5, 2004

"I want to create a place of wonder," said Lindy Lane-Epstein, who spent the summer attempting to animate her vision for a scaled-down preschool and kindergarten for members of Santa Ana's Temple Beth Sholom.

Sharon Loses Some Influence With Bush

By Leslie Susser
Published on July 31, 2003

After President Bush's late July meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers, one thing is clear: Ariel Sharon no longer will have things all his own way in Washington.

Stanley Hirsh

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 27, 2003

Stanley Hirsh shared a vision of a newspaper that could serve as a kind of hub for an increasingly diverse and far-flung community.

Man With a Plan

By Joe Berkofsky
Published on December 12, 2002

Students from Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life gathered one night during the recent General Assembly of the Jewish federation system and confronted Richard Joel.

The students peppered Joel, Hillel's president and international director, with criticism that events during the United Jewish Communities' annual gathering had condescended to them.

Can Bob Hertzberg Save L.A.?

By Joel Kotkin
Published on July 11, 2002

On a drizzly morning, with the city just opening its eyes, Bob Hertzberg is sitting at Solley's Delicatessen in Sherman Oaks. Even before having his coffee, he seems animated, even agitated, by his great new project: how to save Los Angeles.

Everyday Judaism

By Carin Davis
Published on May 23, 2002

Late-night giggles in a bunk bed, lazy afternoons in a cool pool, sweet summer Shabbats with friends that will last a lifetime -- to Rabbi Daniel Greyber, the new executive director of Camp Ramah in California, the Jewish camp experience is a delicate balance of athletic, social and artistic adventures, all peppered with soulful Jewish traditions.

Why is This Seder Different From All Other Seders?

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on March 25, 1999

Every seder presents its own challenges, whether it's in deciding which haggadah to use or how much wine to add to the haroset. But for families of people with special needs, the usual frenetic Passover planning can go into overdrive as they search for ways to make the seder meaningful for all their loved ones.