Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, who has always fought for legislation benefitting yeshivot and non-public schools, was instrumental in assisting the Sephardic Community Federation (SCF) and its coalition partner, OU-Teach NYS, by making them aware of an enormous opportunity which could allow the Jewish community to take advantage of new legislation in this year’s state budget.
OHEL’s Legislative Breakfast
Over 100 community leaders applauded city and state legislative leaders and elected officials who were honored for their dedication at OHEL’s Children’s Home and Family Services Inaugural Legislative Breakfast. David Mandel, CEO of OHEL, presented Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito with OHEL’s Appreciation Award, saying, “We expect leaders to lead, but what is so special about Speaker Mark-Viverito, is that she leads with compassion.” “OHEL truly serves the entire community,” said Speaker Mark-Viverito. “We, in the City Council, look forward to partnering with OHEL as it serves thousands of people every day.”
Imagine Academy recently held a fun and exciting carnival. The students worked hard to prepare the games and decorations. They set up the booths, which included spin art, ring toss, potato sack races and a fishing pond.
Barkai Yeshivah recently hosted their 1st Annual Art Fair. It was with great pride that they exhibited the exceptional artwork created by their students.
Now You Can Read Excerpts From This Riveting Book
By Sam Domb In IMAGE Magazine. If you missed any of the previous chapters, you can read them at samdomb.com or imageusa.com.
He Hath Not Let Me Die
Stealing Across the Border
“For your own sake, therefore, be most careful.”
Deuteronomy 4:15
A small motion in the region of my arm awakened me. I opened my eyes and saw my friend, his face again radiating like that of an angel.
Having woken up before me, he sat by my side, holding my hand. He seemed to have an alarm clock hidden inside him. Perhaps he really was an angel.
“You should get up; it’s beginning to get dark and we have to set out,” he whispered in my ear.
How long does your makeup stay on? Wouldn’t it be nice if it stayed on and you didn’t have to think about it? I get countless calls, all year round, from women asking how to make their makeup stay on from the time they put it on in the morning to the time they get home at night, so keeping it on for all of Shabbat and holidays seems impossible.
Unlike any of the programs identified today as “school choice,” such as opportunity scholarships, charter schools and tax credits, universal school choice transfers control of education back to parents, where it belongs, by allowing public education funds to follow the child to the school chosen by his/her parents. These funds—substantially less than current costs but sufficient to pay for a quality education at non-public schools—are made available to every parent in the form of a voucher that can be cashed only by a qualified school. With parental control comes responsibility— a prerequisite to success in any endeavor.
Terrorism sponsors who fly in for the UN General Assembly. In the decades since the UN’s establishment, we’ve put up with—among others—Muammar Gadhafi, the deceased Libyan dictator, Robert Mugabe, the mass-murderer who still presides over Zimbabwe, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president and notorious Holocaust denier. We do so because, as a civilized participant in the international community, we are compelled to take a deep breath and respect the very same principles of diplomacy that the Iranian regime violated so obscenely when it stormed our embassy in Tehran.
As the State Department’s lawyers deliberate over Aboutalebi’s visa application, hopefully they will bear two key points prominently in mind. Firstly, that former President Jimmy Carter, in his State of the Union address in 1980, categorized the hostage crisis as an act of international terrorism. Secondly, that Aboutalebi, by his own admission, was present at the embassy with other leaders of the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line, the terrorist group behind the hostage taking.
As we get older, we begin to worry about the possibility that we may get sick and end up in a nursing home. Paying for a nursing home can drastically reduce a person’s savings. In New York, the average cost of nursing home care is a little more than $75,000 per year. The cost of better nursing home care is upwards of $170,000 a year.
The fourth of Iyar, the day before Israel’s Independence Day, was declared by the Israeli Knesset to be a Memorial Day for those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel and for all military personnel who were killed while in active duty in Israel’s armed forces. Joining these two days together conveys a simple message: Israelis owe the independence and the very existence of the Jewish state to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for it.
The situation of Jews in Ukraine, and in France; growing anti-Semitism in Europe; the boycott campaign against Israel; and the upcoming 20th anniversary of the AMIA center bombing in Argentina were among the topics discussed by the members of the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Paris. The meeting was chaired by WJC President Ronald S. Lauder.
Shortly before Passover, 9th grade Boys Town Jerusalem students made their own novel attempt to observe the Biblical command, “In every generation, each person must regard himself as if he came out of Egypt.”
They did something that we, here in Brooklyn, don’t have the opportunity to do. The class traveled eastward from Jerusalem to the heart of the Judean Desert for a glimpse into the world of their forefathers.
Passover is approaching and our kids will be off from school for vacation. While it’s fun to play games with them to keep them happy and entertained, doing crafts with them is not only fun, but educational as well. Whether you would like to make decorative Afikomen covers for your Seder or a Seder plate your kids will be proud to have on the table, there’s something for everyone. Here are a few ideas for fun crafts projects that will keep your children happy and busy, while you spend quality time with them.
Pancreatic Cancer ResearchNew research, by investigators at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, is pointing towards development of new treatment for pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly and difficult cancers to manage successfully. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 45,220 new cases were diagnosed in the US in 2013 and about 38,460 people died from the disease.
