LaBriutea:Instant Kosher Food
Being kosher doesn’t have to be difficult. When you travel you can easily keep kosher with the help of LaBriutea. LaBriute Meals is an exciting product line. LaBriute has become a leading force in the ever expanding Kosher food industry. Their raison d’être is the belief that the Kosher consumer is no less entitled to […]
Advancing Jewish Professionals of NYC- How to Perfect Your Elevator Speech
Alisha Goodman, Executive Director of The Jewish Lens and AJP founder facilitated an engaging session examining what makes for a good elevator speech and how we can write our own, whether for our organization, our job, or ourselves! Advancing Jewish Professionals of NYC is a professional development and networking association for emerging nonprofit Jewish communal […]
Masa Israel Journey and 3GNY: WEDU Showcase
We had the opportunity to attend the Masa Israel Journey and 3GNY: WEDU Showcase at the Hummas Place in NYC. 3g’s mission is to: 1. EDUCATION- To act, as the last living link to survivors, on the mandate handed down to us to perpetuate the memory of the Holocaust, telling the story of our families, […]
Interview with Dr. David Ellenson and Dr. Daniel Gordis
We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. David Ellenson and Dr. Daniel Gordis about their new book Pledges of Jewish Alleglance:Conversion,Law and Policy-Making In Nineteenth-and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa. Dr. David Ellenson and Dr. Daniel Gordis probe the challenges to Jewish self-definition in the modern period by examining a wide array of legal opinions on […]
World Premiere of Follow Me: The Jonathan Netanyahu Story at the NY Jewish Film Festival
JULY 4, 1976 ENTEBBE, UGANDA…. Led by Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, crack Israeli commandos race from their airplanes covered by the midnight darkness. Methodically, they approach a non-descript airline terminal, burst inside, killing the stunned terrorists. Helpless and shocked, 103 hostages lift their heads and gratefully weep at the mesmerizing sight of their saviors. As […]
Mentoring and Technology: Jewish New Teacher Project
The Jewish New Teacher Project (JNTP) is dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of beginning teachers in Jewish day schools and yeshivot. JNTP’s teacher induction model focuses on improving the classroom practices of beginning teachers through high quality, intensive mentoring, resulting in reflective practitioners who are responsive to the needs of all […]
Interview with Jack Abramoff and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
In a stunning fall from public grace, Jack Abramoff went from the halls of power and a major supporter of Jewish charities to becoming America’s most notorious lobbyist and a symbol of Washington corruption. He is now on a journey of repentance and renewal, a subject he will share with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, “America’s Rabbi”in […]
Maccabeats Live Singing Candlelight
In the fall of 2007, a few students at Yeshiva University came to a startling realization: Jewish collegiate a cappella groups had been formed on almost every college campus with a substantial Jewish student community – every campus, that was, except for YU! This realization soon led to the formation of the Maccabeats, YU’s all-male […]
J-Care is Birthright Israel Alumni Community/JEC’s Holiday Package Delivery
J-Care is Birthright Israel Alumni Community/JEC’s community service initiative that allows young Jewish New Yorkers the opportunity to give back and have fun in the process. J-Care typically occurs 3-4 times a year so be sure to check back for upcoming events. In celebration of Hanukkah we light the menorah together and give back to […]
Shaare Zedek Medical Center Gala
For more than a century, in Jerusalem, a 500-bed facility located in the center of the city, has been known as the Hospital with a Heart. Patients have consistently streamed to our hospital, seeking top level treatment in a compassionate, supportive and nurturing environment. Today, Shaare Zedek is the most exceptional hospital for health care […]