L.A. Hebrew High Marks 20-Year Peak
March 17, 2005
On the first rainless Sunday morning in weeks, hundreds of Los Angeles teens have forfeited the chance to soak up the sun and opted to learn instead.
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Taking Women’s Health to Heart
February 24, 2005
Nancy Kearson knew she had high blood pressure, but she wasn\’t aware of any other health problems until a friend urged her to see a physician four years ago. That exam may have saved her life.
Schools Work Hard to Make the Grade
February 17, 2005
The Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School West team labored close to two years on their assignment. They administered surveys, compiled data and poured through reams of material. This homework, however, was completed not by students, but by staff and faculty. And the project was not so much required as extra credit.
Jewish Getaways
February 17, 2005
Looking for a getaway with a Jewish twist? With Passover approaching and summer down the road, there are many opportunities for such travel.
Charmed Blessings
February 17, 2005
First, there was the red string kabbalah bracelet popularized by Madonna; then, the yellow \”LIVESTRONG\” wristband supporting the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Now, there are blessing rings, which may just become the next national craze in message-imbued jewelry. (If they do, you heard it here first, folks.)
A Moveable (Kosher) Feast
February 3, 2005
You\’ve just spent the morning shooting a television commercial on location, and you\’re famished. The rest of the cast and crew are chowing down on hamburgers, but you adhere to the Jewish dietary laws. Will you have to go hungry?
Not to worry. Now Mohammed brings the mountain to you, so to speak. Kosher on Location, a mobile catering company, can send one of its fleet of four self-contained catering trucks to prepare RCC-certified kosher fare at the location of your choice.
Where Will a Teen’s Schooling Continue?
December 23, 2004
When Amy Cohen graduated from Adat Ari El\’s day school in 2003, her family faced a decision: Where would she continue her education?
How to Choose an Elementary School
December 9, 2004
\”No one likes to do it,\” said parent Andrea Daniels, who compares it to dating. \”It\’s like buying a house,\” said Bea Prentice, director of the Early Childhood Center at Adat Shalom synagogue in West Los Angeles. \”There are so many options to think about.\”
SAT, Grades Not Enough Anymore
November 18, 2004
Perry Factor looks like an ideal college applicant. The Harvard-Westlake senior scored 1530 on his SAT and maintains a 4.036 (weighted) GPA. He\’s volunteered for years at his former elementary school, is a production editor on the high school paper, sings in the school choir and is on the jujitsu team. Nevertheless, Factor said he\’s \”not entirely confident\” about getting into his top college choice, Rice University in Texas.
\”There are always horror stories about looking like the perfect candidate and not getting admitted,\” he said.
Like Factor, teens around the nation — and their parents — are finding an increasingly competitive atmosphere for college applicants.
\”There are more students applying than ever before … yet there are not necessarily more spaces,\” said Tami Gelb, college counselor at Yeshiva University High Schools of Los Angeles (YULA).
Community Braces for Flu Shot Scarcity
October 21, 2004
Michael Gabai is on a quest. The owner and administrator of Ayres Residential Care Home has spent the last two weeks calling physicians, senior centers, grocery stores and pharmacies in search of flu shots for about half of the 18 residents in his facilities who have been unable to get one.
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