What did you say your name was?
Leisah Woldoff
October 12, 2006
Deciding whether to take your husband\’s surname.
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Democrats have no beitzim
Rob Eshman
October 12, 2006
The most engaging, hard-hitting liberals in this country right now are Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher. But they\’re not leaders, they\’re jesters. They tell funny bedtime stories so that about 2 million New York Times readers can fall asleep believing the world hasn\’t really gone to hell.
There’s A Message in the Sounds of the Shofar
Arnold M. Eisen
September 7, 2006
The New Year is a time at once joyful and solemn for Jews, because it marks a new beginning for each of us. It carries the assurance that we all do get a second chance and urges us to seize hold of it.
The Trailblazer’s Toolbox: Programs That Grab
Sue Fishkoff
August 31, 2006
A brief rundown of the national synagogue revitalization programs that have arisen since the early 1990s.
Students Draw on Movie for Tolerance Mural Inspiration
Lisa Hirschmann
July 27, 2006
Gayle Gale started Kids for Peace after she returned to Los Angeles from a series of trips to Israel as a visiting artist at Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba in 1994 and 1995. With assistance from the local Israeli consulate and a grant obtained with help from the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity from the Jewish Community Foundation, she set out to teach youth about Israel through artistic means. In the years since, Gale has found herself doing much more.
It May Be Time to Change Goals, Ideas on Philanthropy
Michael Steinhardt
July 27, 2006
We are donors to universities, museums, orchestras and hospitals, but when it comes to Jewish philanthropy, we fall short. Today, perhaps 20 percent or less of Jewish giving goes to Jewish causes.
Converts’ Hardships Expose Truth
Laura Birnbaum
July 6, 2006
\”I have been told not to touch the Torah and to go back to my own religion\” she relayed to me matter-of-factly.
\”Wasn\’t there anyone you could confide in?\” I asked.
\”I could confide in some more than others, but when it came down to it, no one really cared whether I converted or not.\”
NGOs Feel Sting of Hamas Ban
Uriel Heilman, JTA
June 22, 2006
A variety of officials from nonprofits operating in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip discussed the challenges of operating in Hamas-run territory at a conference last week on nonprofits, human rights and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Schools Give Prum-Hess High Marks
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 8, 2006
Miriam Prum-Hess, an experienced and admired Federation executive, took on a new role working on behalf of day schools last year, an effort to increase the level of professionalism and efficiency in all nonacademic areas. She has become the central address for day schools looking for expertise on operational issues — fundraising strategies, legal advice, business decisions, purchasing, and human resources.
Middle-Class Squeeze
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 8, 2006
Families are feeling the squeeze of the upward crawl of day school tuition over the last several years, which has brought the average tuition for elementary and middle school to about $12,600 and for high school to as much as $20,000. Those numbers are about 30 percent above what a year of schooling cost four years ago and nearly double 10 years ago.
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