After her USY trip last summer, Daniela Bernstein, 16, of Los Angeles is already thinking about returning. \”The trip cultivated my love of Israel and the complete realization of how crucial Israel is to Judaism and the Jewish people,\” said Bernstein. \”I am already planning my next visit.\”
With the piecemeal services still failing so many children, it is time for our leaders and our community to take responsibility. The Jewish community of Los Angeles needs a Jewish special education school.
Cell phones are an inherent part of our culture — why fight that at camp?
Going to overnight camp for the first time. It is — in many circles — a Jewish rite of passage. Unlike becoming a bar or bat mitzvah, however, the perfect timing for transitioning from day camper to overnight camper is not preordained; on the contrary, it can vary significantly from child to child.
\”When you\’re out in the water, when you see the sunrise or sunset, and when you see how small you are in comparison to the massive water, and the current and waves, it humbles you,\” Shoshtain said. \”Everything in nature connects you to spirituality, if it\’s done properly.\”
For many years, at-risk behavior and drug use among yeshiva high school students has been an open secret, but only in recent years have kids and their families had anywhere to turn.
The basic facts of the case are that last Halloween, a pack of black youths, with no evidence of any provocation, set upon three young white women who had come to an upscale part of Long Beach known to attract trick-or-treaters.
Some might argue that though Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may appear to be a threat to the world, he is serving and providing for his own country and people. But the scores of protests against Ahmadinejad by college students in Tehran over the past couple of months prove otherwise.
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