Touro Colleges Conference on Bullying
Touro Colleges Graduate School of Social Work devoted its recent annual Community Day conference to the topic of bullying. Approximately 100 students, faculty and staff gathered to hear national experts speak about bullying prevention; intervention and treatment and define the scope of the problem and solutions.
Over 500 students, parents, faculty and community members listened intently as four charismatic and astute businessmen from the community presented Strategies for Success in the New Global Economy. Hosted by Hillel Yeshiva, the panel addressed the following questions: Where are the new opportunities in business? How can we benefit from them? What areas are growing the fastest? How do choices our children make today, determine their future success? Does higher education influence our childrens path to success?
Magen David Yeshivah High School recently launched their Sephardic Heritage Program by gathering the entire student body and staff together to view the documentary film produced by our communitys own Mr. Joseph Sitt. Three thousand community members had the opportunity to attend the premiere of the inaugural film last year at Lincoln Center and since then thousands more have seen it at several other venues.
Although there is a wide array of diverse scholarship and literature on the Torah, Rabbi Moshe Shamah has brought to both scholars and laymen an enlightening new perspective with his book, Recalling the Covenant, A Contemporary Commentary on the Five Books of the Torah. He has synthesized the works of both traditional and modern scholars to produce a compelling commentary on the straightforward meaning of this supremely important text.
The long awaited Madison Sephardic Mikveh on Avenue R recently opened their doors to the women of the Madison community. The new mikveh is open seven evenings a week. With its serene atmosphere and spa-like feel, it is a lovely and needed addition to our community.
Silk And Sheer specializes in laser hair removal. We are a professional facility, providing state-of-the-art technology and superior quality service. The needs of our patients are our highest priority.
We have clients who range from 14 years of age and older. Some of our clients are 3rd generation: grandmother, mother, and their children! If you tackle the root of the problem at a young age, you end up saving a lot of money in the long run and hair free as a young adult.
Its name carries an international cachet: Worldwide Sephardic Association of Torah Guardians. They emerged as a party within the Jerusalem municipal election in 1983. Today, Shas is the fourth largest party in the Knesset, representing the Sephardic sector of Israeli society.
Councilman David G. Greenfield was joined by politicians, rabbis, private school leaders and Sam A. Sutton, Co-president of TEACH NYS, on the steps of City Hall recently to applaud the decision to exempt private and parochial schools from the MTA payroll tax. Prior to this agreement between Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, only public schools were exempt from the tax.
We all want the best for our children. As parents, our goal is to always provide our kids with the advantages we did not have growing up. Achieving this goal can be difficult and even a little overwhelming. There are many things to consider: time constraints, who to trust, and budget concerns, just to name a few. All of our endeavors as parents are undertaken in order to raise happy, healthy, and confident children who will thrive and contribute to our community. Orthodontics can be an integral piece of this puzzle.
The Jewish world mourned when Sephardic Hazzan Raphael Yair Elnadav pased away recenlty. Universally acknowledged as one of the worlds foremost Sephardic hazzanim, Elnadav had a wide and varied career. Born in Jerusalem to Yemenite parents, his musical education began when he was a young child.
Indias Beautiful Synagogues
David Sassoon (1792-1864), the founder of the Sassoon dynasty in India, and his eight children established an international empire of trade and commerce. They built libraries, museums, orphanages, schools, the David Sassoon Hospital, an infirmary and leper asylum, and charitable organizations which benefitted the city of Mumbai and the Pune Jewish community. In 1861, they built the Magen David Synagogue in Byculla, Mumbai.
Geetings from Sunny Florida!
For the past 10 years the Beit Edmond J. Safra Synagogue of Turnberry has been serving the Syrian community, in our magnificent and inspiring waterfront synagogue, in Aventura, Florida.
The synagogue provides a variety of daily minyanim, classes and activities all year long, for men, women and children.
What began as a vision became a reality as six of our community schools united and participated in the Cupcake Wars. Each school felt tremendous pride, as they prepared for this unique and incredible event. The afternoon was filled with enthusiastic supporters, cheering on their respective schools, as our communitys best bakers competed, displaying creativity at its highest level.
Anti-Semitic views are rising in America. A nationwide survey by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that 15% of adultsnearly 35 million peoplehold deeply anti-Semitic views.
Experts say old stereotypes about Jews and money appear to be more widely accepted among Americans at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty.
