Intellect vs Intuition
The world is not always as it seems. Sometimes my intellect tells me to do one thing while my intuition tells me to do another. Which do I listen to?
Recognizing Academic Problems
Without a doubt, some academic problems are easier to spot than others. Perhaps you’ve noticed a change in your child’s demeanor, but you’re unsure what exactly is going on. What are the red flags that may indicate that your child is having a problem in school?
Creative Ways to Get Kids to Consume Vegetables
Cauliflower, carrots, broccoli and spinach—either you like them or you don’t. Many kids don’t. We know they provide nourishment, but getting your kids to eat healthier can be a challenge. Luckily, there are plenty of creative ways to increase the amount of veggies in your kids’ diets. Here are some tips to get the little ones in your life to eat—and enjoy—vegetables.
The Diary of Alfred Rosenberg
The long lost diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a Nazi Reich minister who was convicted at Nuremberg and hanged in 1946, has surfaced in an upstate New York home. It promises new insights into dealings between top Nazi officials and specific information about the looting of Jewish-owned art. Some 400 pages from the Rosenberg Diary could offer new details about meetings he had with Hitler and other Nazi leaders, including Heinrich Himmler and Herman Göring.
August, This Month in Jewish History
August 14, 1929
The Jewish Agency for Palestine was Formed
The Jewish Agency for Palestine is synonymous with efforts to rescue Jews at risk and the resettlement of the Jewish people in Israel. It played a key role in the foundation of Israel by helping to create the economic and cultural structure of the State. Today the agency concentrates on connecting Jews to one another, to their Jewish identity and to Israel.
IMAGE Magazine Expands Into Social Media Advertising
IMAGE Magazine has been meeting the advertising needs of the community for more than 23 years. Our advertisers come back month after month because our readers are serious about quality, they love to attend community events and support community businesses and they trust IMAGE to advertise only dependable and responsible services. They also keep advertising because the results far exceed their expectations.
Encouraging Kids to Do Homework
There are some children who come home from school every day, sit down at their desk and do their homework. While these children should be commended, most kids want to play after school, whether it’s with their friends, video games or sports, they have more fun things to do. It’s fine for kids to play after school, but at some point their homework needs to get done. It’s an important part of the learning process.
Making Jewish Schools Safer
The day after 26 people were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut Frank Storch, an expert in security, decided he had to take action.
Storch began drafting a booklet aimed at keeping schools safe. He estimates that it took hundreds of hours to write the 44 page “Keep Your School Safe,” which includes checklists and security protocols that ask school officials to score their facilities on a wide variety of security concerns. For example, the guide asks if lockdown procedures are in place in every classroom, whether all interior and exterior doors are designed to close automatically and securely and if teachers are required to carry two-way radios when they’ve taken children outdoors.
RENEWAL Kidney Donor Recognition Event
Almost one thousand people packed the new Sephardic Social Center at Congregation Magen David of West Deal to honor seven special community heroes who each gave the gift of life by donating a kidney. The event was organized to create awareness about RENEWAL, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people who need a kidney transplant find a live donor, and to support that donor throughout the process.
Israeli Memorial Honors Rescuers of Jews in WWII
In the spring of 1943, the friend of a Polish-Catholic family discovered a naked, Jewish baby in a nearby dark, cold cellar. The child, not even two years old, could neither walk nor talk. Her Jewish parents had been murdered and the family they paid to protect her had abandoned her.
Is Your Child a Victim of Cyber Bullying?
Bullying has been present in schools forever. Back in the day, bullies stole lunch money and sometimes shoved a victim against or into his locker. Today there’s cyber bullying and it’s much scarier than having your lunch money stolen. In fact, it can be extremely serious.
Make a Wish, Special Children’s Center 2013
Make a wish—any wish. Now imagine that it’s yours for the keeping. The Special Children’s Center recently found a way to make dreams come true for some very lucky special children, and I was right there, enjoying every moment of glee. How does a day like this come about? For that I’ll have to rewind a bit. First, I’ll have to introduce you to Jenine Shwekey and Chaya Bender. More than a decade ago, these teenage firecrackers found themselves drawn to special children needing just a little more love than most. Together, with friends, they helped a couple of moms after school, during bath time, and on weekends.
SEAD’s Innovative Approach Empowers Students with Difficulties
Educating a child involves more than just classroom instruction. There are a host of different components that must come together to enable successful academic and social development.
Take Sam, an adorable 4-year-old boy with a charming, personable, and friendly nature. Sam’s parents enrolled him in the local pre-school, where his big brother Nathan had a fantastic time and made great strides in his development. Sam however, always seemed to be on the move, making it difficult for his parents and teachers to keep him grounded and safe.
2013 Kings County District Attorney Citation of Honor Presented to Students
Held annually for the past 23 years, the Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes Citation of Honor is presented to Brooklyn students of merit. To qualify, these students must exhibit qualities of outstanding leadership, character and service in promoting progress through justice within their schools and communities.