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‘Job Creation Is The Name Of The Game’
When it comes to improving the lot of Palestinians, it’s clear from following the money that politicians and do-gooders alike believe that the future rests on the education of Palestinian youth.
In March, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the Middle East Partnership Initiative, a million-dollar scholarship program to help Palestinian students enroll […]
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The Bride Who Looked Like Oatmeal, And Other ‘Green Wedding’ Myths
When planning her wedding, the Jewish commitment to the concept of ba’al tashchit, of not wasting unnecessarily, was ...
Interfaith Dialogue Put To The Test
In an expansive room at Auburn Theological Seminary on 121st Street in Upper Manhattan, a diverse group of Jewish and ...
Religious Gifts Defy National Trend
Charitable giving in the United States totaled an estimated $308 billion in 2008, down nearly 6 percent from the previous ...
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
Young Bus-iness EntrepreneurIf Eric Forkosh has his way, the days of waiting on a street corner for the school bus to arrive will become a relic of the past. Forkosh, a junior at Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, L.I., created Bus Alert!, a handheld unit that uses radio signals to alert students and parents […]
higher education
How to Keep School Laptops SafeAs one-laptop-per-student initiatives catch on in public schools nationwide, the need for better security is more pressing than ever. That’s because as portable computers proliferate in our classrooms, so do loss and theft. Memphis City Schools, for example, is beefing up its laptop-security policies after nearly 1,800 machines — close to 1 in 4 — […]
