After a decade of dreaming, the staff at Maimonides Academy, an Orthodox Sephardic day school, is nearly ready to make its longtime vision come true and open a new building.
The New York Times ran an interesting, but not particularly illuminating debate about recognizing Palestine and the ultimate partition of the historic Land of Israel (a.k.a. historical Palestine) into a Jewish State and an Arab State.
Chaos has brought community to the Westside Jewish Community Center (JCC), where Shalhevet High School is operating for its 2014-2015 school year as construction proceeds on its actual campus.
I’m sold on technology in the classroom. I really am. I mean, books, paper and pens are a form of technology — they’re just a comparatively inert and messy form.
It’s tempting to think bullying would never happen among nice Jewish kids at a nice Jewish day school. But the statistics tell another story.
To understand the place of athletics at a Jewish day school, attend a recruitment open house and watch the children’s eyes.
A U.S. official denied a report published by Israel Hayom that the U.S. prevented the FBI from aiding Israel in the search for IDF soldier Oron Shaul, who was initially feared kidnapped during Operation Protective Edge. Shaul was later deemed to be killed in battle.
Sixty years ago the Algerians revolted against the French who had ruled them for more than 120 years.
For those who have just perked up, whose eyes opened wide, sorry, this column contains no nudity or salacious content.
I wish I could tell the story of someone who struggled to find their footing in the Jewish community.
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