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Cake Trends for 2011: All cakes are entirely Edible

Cakes can be a beautiful centerpiece for any wedding or birthday party. Who doesn’t love cake? Using the cake as the centerpiece  is one of the best ways to make any occasion extra special.

It is possible to creatively customize a cake to look almost like anything. Here are some of the top cake trends:

Communication: Empathy and Understanding

Nancy Reagan created the slogan “just say no to drugs” as part of an advertising campaign to convince children across the United States not to engage in drug use. Dr. Abraham Twersky, poking fun at the lack of understanding the advertisement has for the difficulties people face with real life problems, has a similar slogan hanging on the wall of his drug clinic: “Nancy Reagan’s solution to the homeless, just get a home!”

SWCC Visits Community Cancer Center

The Sephardic Women’s Charity Club presents a check to the Community Cancer CenterMedstar, Sephardic Bikur Holim’s medical referral service has been dedicated to serving the health and medical needs of the Sephardic community for the last 18 year, Recently, Medstar expanded their services by opening a cancer community center; an independently funded project of Medstar.

Young at Heart: at Ahi Ezer Senior Residence

Too many Americans live primarily among people their own age, especially senior citizens. Sadly, as a result, the elderly are expected to live in a vacuum while young people have no idea how to converse with, spend time with, or learn from them. This way of life is limiting for everyone involved.

Julienne Dweck On Paper

Singer/songwriter Julienne Dweck has quietly been taking the New York/New Jersey indie music scene by storm for some time now. Her gigs have been touching audiences’ hearts and minds for the past four years. And yet she has never released any of her material to the wider public. Until now.

The Mitzvah Man

How do you do justice to someone as incredible as the Mitzvah Man and all his volunteers?

The answer is, you can’t.

Hesed at the Sanhedria Children’s Home

The boys love TeddyThe Sanhedria Children’s Home in Jerusalem is a residential rehabilitation center for boys aged six years and up. These kids come from extremely disadvantaged homes where they suffered severe emotional and/or physical abuse and neglect. Their wounds are deep and real and hidden beneath the surface. Sanhedria nurtures their physical, emotional and spiritual needs and gives them a loving and stable home.

Dental Treatments for Children

Many people think that routine dental treatment for children consists of putting “little fillings in little teeth.” In fact, treating decay (cavities) in children is an entirely different science from treating adults. Pediatric dentists have at least two years of graduate training after dental school to enable them to provide the correct care for children. Just as you wouldn’t think of bringing your child to any doctor other than a pediatrician, so should you bring your children to a pediatric dentist.

Mosseri’s Original Flatbread Pizza

Mosseri’s Original Flatbread Pizza—the first of many exciting products—is now available at a store near you. These delicious frozen pizzas can be baked in an oven or toaster oven, and are ready to serve in a matter of minutes.

Barkai Yeshivah Takes on the Blizzard of 2010

Middle School boys play in the snow after a morning of learningBy day three of the blizzard of December, 2010, Barkai Yeshivah students and parents alike longed for their friends, teachers and yes, learning. Despite the urge for the school to open for those reasons alone, it was still unsafe. Many streets were unplowed. Cars were still stuck and buried, making driving near impossible. But, just because Barkai’s doors were closed didn’t mean that the learning stopped.

The Invisible Disability

It’s always interesting to hear stories about the children we treat at Strivright. Recently, Charles, an adorable, blond haired boy, graduated from our program and his mother reminded me how she found us.

Chabad of Kings Highway

Rabbi Zalmen Drizin at this year’s Hanukah party at the King’s Highway Chabad HouseRabbi Zalmen Drizin of the Kings Highway Chabad and his wife – without fanfare, and with unconditional love, patience, acceptance and understanding—have been embracing and welcoming new members to their synagogue by creating activities and making themselves available for holidays, classes, events, prayer services, friendship, affiliation, and questions and all of their services are free of charge.

Freestyle LTD: The Latest Trends in Fitness Fashions

storeOver 18 years ago, Audrey Cohen decided to start her own business, which was not an easy feat for a single girl. Fitness was popular and Audrey loved fashion so fitness clothes and accessories were a perfect fit and Freestyle came to life. Audrey had a goal, stuck with it, and has become quite a success.

Brooklyn Toastmasters’ 10th Anniversary

Brooklyn’s Best Toastmasters club celebrated its 10th anniversary this past month. Founded in 2000 by Ralph Tawil, Charles Mizrahi and Ronald Tawil, the club was proud to celebrate its 10th Anniversary with two of the three founders in attendance.