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Can Day Schools Survive?
In describing its news-making $33 million grant to the Hebrew Union College, the Jewish Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University to train a cadre of more than 1,000 Jewish educators, the heads of The Jim Joseph Foundation were clear about where they envision most of these teachers working.“The vast majority will not necessarily […]
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Young Leaders Pushing For Seat At Table
Twenty- and 30-something Jews have launched websites and magazines that have challenged the Jewish establishment, harnessed the power of social ...
The Feminist Funder
When it comes to projects focused on empowering Jewish women and girls, it’s a good bet that Barbara Dobkin’s name ...
Micro-Loans in Israel
Andrea Kruchik Krell became a believer in microfinance at the tender age of 5. As a little girl ...
Money Matters
Honey, I Shrunk The AccountAs soon as my husband and I announced our engagement, we immediately became the beneficiaries of a truckload of advice on all things wedding-related. Everyone, it seemed, had an opinion on where I should look for a wedding gown, who was the most-talked-about florist, and how I should have my hair styled.
Despite […]
Entrepreneurs
In The LoopThough his family is not chasidic, Yinon Badichi grew up in a chasidic enclave in Jerusalem where everyone, it seemed, dressed identically. “The men wore the same black shoes, the same black pants and same black hat,” says the 33-year-old fashion designer turned entrepreneur. “The only thing that really defined them was the […]
higher education
Touro College Founder Passes At 94Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, the visionary founder and president of Touro College, which he grew from 35 students to a global network of 29 schools educating 17,500 students in New York, California, Nevada, Florida, Israel, Russia, Germany and France, died Monday of congestive heart failure at a New York hospital. He was 94.Mr. Lander, known […]
