The connection between what I experienced as a high school teenager and the adult I am today did not come easy to me.
Isn't therapy about being yourself; aren't there different ways for people to communicate with each other?
Jack was awarded a blue and gold first-place trophy, appropriately topped off with a golden bee.
Participating in ManiCures during the school day may feel like a break from learning, but the intended message to the students was loud and clear. Learning and chesed come in all forms, and can be fun.
Building campaign chairman Jack Gluck has led the effort over many years.
When using an extension cord always make sure to use the correct rated extension cord.
Szold was among the founders and leaders (she served on its executive committee) of Ichud (“Unity”), a political group that campaigned against the creation of an independent, sovereign Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael.
My friend is a strong and capable Jewish woman, but she acted with a passivity that seemed out of character.
“If you don’t stand straight, you’ll never get a husband.”
By Pnina Baim
First, sit down with your helpers and a pen and paper and break the jobs down into small parts.
By Sandy Eller
Kitchen surfing is a unique concept that brings professional chefs to your home to prepare a meal in your own kitchen.
A lot of people have heard about dyslexia, a learning disability that concerns reading.
I believe that Hashem will only bring Moshiach when we finally achieve achdus.
Often I open Haggadot and find depictions of the Makos or slavery that I find troubling for a young audience.
Because birth order can affect most children in similar fashion, there are things you can do to help your children overcome weaknesses that birth order has thrown their way.
There’s so much he could do Resources are not few He refuses to end all His SILENCE.
Playing a musical instrument can help build faith in yourself as you observe yourself do something splendidly.
The task of studying Latin may not be a worthy endeavor to most of the population, but for those who plan on going into medicine or law it may not be such a bad idea.
Like every good Italian mother, that meant feeding them healthy and nutritious foods, made with the best ingredients.
I love my husband dearly and I do everything to make him happy.
Gleizer, “a geographer, tour guide and all around nature enthusiast,” was a perfect match for the passionate lover of Israel.
So generally, I dance for a few minutes and then stand off to the side with all the other people who don’t dance and feel like they have to make conversation, even though that’s when the music is the loudest.
By Anna Harwood
It was discovered that Israeli wine had five times the amount of a potent antioxidant than other wines.
The recent holiday of Purim, however, debunks the idea that all females need to be given coaching in the art of moxie.
The Golan Heights Winery presents fun recommendations for wines that fit each of the 4 sons.
Close to 100 guests attended the event that took place at Bloomingdales in the Aventura Mall.
Our teachers worked diligently to get the program off and running and its success is due to their hard work.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe wanted the less fortunate to also celebrate Purim with joy.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
How the volume made its way from a 17th-century Frankfurt printing press to finding its twin in Haifa is a fascinating story.
By Irwin Cohen
The big news this spring is that the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals will be leaving their old spring homes north of Port St. Lucie and moving south to a beautiful new complex scheduled to open in two years in West Palm Beach.
The sense of the painting is that the old man has sacrificed himself to save the boy, as whatever meager provisions exist have been provided to the child.
Men and women have different roles to play in marriages and as parents.
Only 5 percent were chosen for entry.
By Sandy Eller
The Readers Digest lists several unconventional jewelry cleaning techniques, and while I have yet to try any of them, they do sound interesting.
By Michelle Katz and Sarah Katz
JLIC campus couples serve as tremendous role models for Jewish students on campus...
By Yaffa Ganz
Despite a sea of enemies determined to erase it from the face of the earth, the State of Israel continues to exist.
Occasionally, a teacher will encounter a student who simply cannot be motivated to do his homework, finish his worksheet or study for a test.
Times have changed and divorced people have sadly gone from being singularities to almost a sub-community.
The ship’s captain apparently respected the Friedenwalds’ strict adherence to halacha because he allowed them to use his cabin for davening and other religious observances.
Bottles of wine accompany the Pesach storytelling - each glass of wine represents the four expressions used by G-d in describing the redemption of the Jewish people from Egypt.
There is a point that many parenting books miss: children do more for us than we do for them.
Brigitte was a nine-year-old girl when Islamic militants launched an assault on a Lebanese military base and destroyed her home.
Purim is a fantastic time for fantasies, so I hope you won't mind my fantasizing about how easy life would be if kids would prefer healthy cuisine over sweets. Imagine waking up to the call of "Mommy, when will my oatmeal be ready?"… As you rush to ladle out the hot unsweetened cereal, you rub […]
‘Double Gold’ awarded to 2012 Yarden Heights wine & 2011 Yarden Merlot Kela Single Vineyard.
One should not give the money before Purim morning or after sunset.
The mishloach manos of times gone by were sometimes simple and sometimes elaborate, but the main focus was on the preparation of the delicious food they contained.
By Libi Astaire
One of the earliest special Purims we have on record was celebrated by the Jews of Granada and Shmuel HaNagid, the eleventh-century rav, poet, soldier and statesman, and one of the most influential Jews in Muslim Spain.
Jews, wake up! Stop educating the world and start educating yourselves.
The lessons conform to the sensitivities and needs of the Orthodox community...
The program took on special significance as it marked not only the first anniversary of Rebbetzin Kudan’s levayah but also the 27th yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, a”h.
It was only in the reign of George III (1760-1820) that Jews became socially acceptable in Britain, and Nathan became music master to Princess Charlotte and musical librarian to King George IV.
It captures the love of the Jewish soul as only Shlomo Hamelech could portray it – and as only Rabbi Miller could explain it.
Erudite and academic, drawing from ancient and modern sources, the book can be discussed at the Shabbos table as well as in kollel.
I'm here to sit next to you and help you through this Purim with three almost-too-easy mishloach manot ideas, all made with cost-conscious paper bags.
By Chava Dumas
Kids want to be like their friends, and they want to give and get “normal” mishloach manos stocked with store-bought treats.
Whenever he did anything loving for me, I made a big deal about it.
A program that started with a handful of volunteers has grown exponentially to include students from a wider array of backgrounds.
Tutor. Counselor. The doctor too, Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with you.
Recently, due to age and wear, programming and NCSY events were moved into portable units outside the youth building.
Many people confuse hospice and palliative care, thinking they are one and the same.
Situated in the south of Jerusalem, the project benefits from one of the city’s most prestigious and desirable locales, nestled in a particularly attractive area between the Talpiot neighborhood and the green groves of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.
She says that they are our children and since she brings in half, or sometimes more than half of our parnassah, we need to be full partners in their chinuch.
Imagine you were a doctor, and then, one day a year, everyone tried his or her hand at surgery.
This led to a shouting match between the judges and what could have been the end of the show.
Pioneering authors Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, in their book Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, outline the ways that we employ executive skills regularly.
We are told, “Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot [in life].”
For those who doubt or entirely disbelieve the phenomenon, this book will change your mind.
The event was held in cooperation with the Miami-Dade Chapter of Wizo women's organization.
The mission of JCW,” said Seewald, “is simply to prevent, educate, and heal.
Rabbi Gonsher grew up in an outreach-focused home in Omaha, Nebraska, where he regularly saw his parents serve as a driving force in the community.
Cyrelle Simon lived for over 45 years in West Lafayette, Indiana, where she and her late husband, Purdue biology professor Edward H. Simon, held many volunteer leadership positions in the Jewish community.
By Sandy Eller
There is a lot of creativity in the food blogging community and not only in the kitchen.
By Sandy Eller
One of the best perks of writing about restaurants is that we often have the opportunity to taste a broad sampling of menu items and the chef at Brasserie Halevi kept up a steady stream of food to our table.
Agudat Yisrael led a forceful protest in the Knesset deploring the fact that these defenders of Israel had never been given a proper Jewish burial.
By Irwin Cohen
A famous face from that first '52 Topps set was Alvin Dark, who died in his South Carolina home recently at 92.
Africa Israel Residences is marketing 3 prestigious projects at the heart of the city under its “Luxury Collection” brand.