My Year with Pork
Bob Andrews
March 15, 2001
About a year and a half ago I found myself in need of employment. I scoured the papers in search of openings in my field, which is quality control of food products.
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Finance
Time to Buy?
Thomas M. Kostigen
March 15, 2001
You\’re rich. You\’re eyeing that million-dollar dream house. Is now a good time to buy it?
Personal Touch
Michael Aushenker
February 22, 2001
Michal Amir prefers "a Jewish conversation." Entering her second year as co-chair of a donor support program called Face-to-Face, Amir believes the phrase is a more accurate description of the Super Sunday tradition aimed at strengthening ties between big donors ($1,000 or more) and The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
Money That Matters
Michael Aushenker
February 22, 2001
On Sun., Feb. 25, a local institution turns 25. Not a physical institution, like a building or a memorial, but an idea — a community-wide esprit de corps that, over the years, has inspired thousands of people.
Jerusalem Online
Michael Levy
February 15, 2001
Sure, you can find Jerusalem on a map of the world. But can you find Virtual Jerusalem? As of late January of this year, that piece of online real estate is housed in Los Angeles.
In Community We Trust
Charlotte Hildebrand
February 15, 2001
Alex Mylyavsky had been in Los Angeles for three months as a refugee from Kiev, Ukraine. He was looking for a job, but it was a vicious cycle: he couldn\’t get a job without experience, but how could he get experience without a job?
Digital Divide
David Wallis
January 18, 2001
Though Israel boasts a burgeoning high-tech industry and a predominantly Net-savvy populace, many of the country\’s charedim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) view technology, especially the World Wide Web, as something of a mixed blessing. Sure, many charedim support their families by writing code, and several sites such as asktherabbi.com help Diaspora Jews answer questions about Jewish law, but earlier this year the Council of Torah Sages banned the Internet from its followers\’ homes. In a harshly worded edict, the panel of Talmudic scholars that represents the majority of charedi sects branded the Internet a \”terrible danger\” that\’s \”1,000 times\” more hazardous than television (which was cast out of ultra-Orthodox homes about 30 years ago). Some sects even declared personal computers in the home off-limits.
A High-Yield Investment
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
December 21, 2000
It\’s one of the longest-standing and most futile complaints in synagogue life: Why are they always schnorring for money?
Violence Harms Israeli Economy
Avi Machlis
December 14, 2000
With images of violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip flashing across television screens around the world, it did not take long for Israel\’s tourism industry to start feeling the pinch.
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