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Will Mobile Giving Take Off In The Jewish World?
Over the course of the past year, a group of volunteers affiliated with The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) Next Gen initiative has been looking into launching a mobile giving campaign. When an earthquake devastated Haiti last month, suddenly the race was on to get it up and running immediately.
JDC announced its […]
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Michigan’s New Israel Investment
At 1:45 a.m. on a recent weeknight, a group of 27 Jewish students gathered in the main auditorium at University ...
A Philanthropist Crunches The Numbers
Some philanthropists focus on Jewish continuity. Others devote themselves to promoting Jewish educational opportunities. Mandell (Bill) Berman, a Jewish philanthropist ...
‘Green’ Groups Pulling In Green
This has been a good year for Jewish Farm School, an environmental education organization that aims to reconnect Jews with ...
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 […]
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Whatever You Do, Don’t Call It Ice Cream
Yona Levy never much liked ice cream. But freshly made, creamy gelato … well, that’s another story.
The difference?
“Typically gelato has much less butterfat and much less air, and is served at warmer temperatures,” says Lynda Utterback, executive director of the National Ice Cream Retailers Association, based in Illinois. “Gelato is traditionally made fresh daily and […]
higher education
Touro’s New DoctorBernard Lander’s successor has finally been named — and he’s not from within Touro College’s ranks. His name is Dr. Alan Kadish and he was recently appointed Touro’s senior provost and chief operating officer. Kadish, an Orthodox Jew who is a physician by training, most recently served as senior associate chief of the […]
