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Outstanding: Dan & Jaime Feder for StandWithUs
By Barrett Holman Leak There are those who spend money to buy power, influence and position. There are those who make moves to ...
August 2024
The Miraculous Story of the Zionist Sephardic Jews of Bulgaria
By Joshua Marks, JNS.org less than a two-hour drive from and southeast of the capital, Sofia, lies Plovdiv, a remarkable ancient Bulgarian city. ...
August 2024
Why Jewish Parents Invest Big Bucks in Their Kids’ Education
When it comes to education, Jewish parents don’t mess around. They’re known for going the extra mile (and spending the extra dollar) to ...
August 2024
Deliciously Simple Vegetarian Taco Soup
By Tamar Rothenberg, MS, RDN Do you have children who are picky eaters? Get children involved in the preparation of meals, and they ...
August 2024
Kavod: Ahead of the Game
In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, it’s ideal for schools to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to curriculum, technology, policies, ...
Inon Barnatan Brings Inside Stories to La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest
Internationally acclaimed pianist Inon Barnatan returns as Music Director of La Jolla Music Society’s prestigious SummerFest chamber music festival for the sixth year. ...
August 2024
Artist Loren Stein
Loren Stein is a multi-media full time Judaic Jewelry artist, paper-cut designer, and want-to-be comedian. She is passionate about Israel and its continued ...
August 2024
Prayers and Passages: Women’s Voices
By Rabbi-Cantor Chreri Weiss A recent double Torah portion—Matot-Masei—is bookended by exposing the rights women had (or did not have) in the Torah ...
August 2024
Mazel and Mishagoss: You Ain’t Nothing But A (Jewish) Hound Dog
We recently adopted a fur-baby from a family who’d gotten in over their heads with responsibility and decided to rehome “Jujubee.” That was ...
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The Cost of Altruism
By Steve Rosenberg, JNS.org For millennia, the Jewish people have upheld the noble concept of tikkun olam, the idea that individuals bear responsibility for ...
