• 2009

  • Place U.S. in Israel's shoes
    To see what is wrong with the Goldstone Report, the United Nations' report on alleged violations of international law during last year's Israel/Hamas fighting in Gaza, you just have to make a simple set of substitutions. For Israel, substitute the United States, and for Hamas, substitute the Taliban. Simply, just put yourself in Israel's shoes.
    Daily Record, 9/27/2009
  • Budget crunch forcing schools to cut, become creative
    Rabbi Samuel Levine has a problem -- and it’s echoing throughout the Jewish day school world. Levine, the head of school at Hillel Day School in Boca Raton, Fla., has seen an increase of more than 20 percent in requests for financial aid from the past year. In 2008-09, the school gave out about $1 million in assistance. This year the figure will be at least $1.25 million.
    JTA, 9/8/2009
  • Can Federation Superfunds Save Day Schools?
    Schools struggle to stay open in US
    The announcement last month by the UJA-Federation of New York of a $300 million matching program to support Jewish education — and similar initiatives in Los Angeles and MetroWest, New Jersey — comes at a time when middle-class Jewish parents find themselves increasingly caught between the Scylla of rising day-school tuitions and the Charybdis of declining real-dollar income. .
    The Jewish Chronicle, 9/3/2009
  • Can Federation Superfunds Save Day Schools?
    The announcement last month by the UJA-Federation of New York of a $300 million matching program to support Jewish education — and similar initiatives in Los Angeles and MetroWest, New Jersey — comes at a time when middle-class Jewish parents find themselves increasingly caught between the Scylla of rising day-school tuitions and the Charybdis of declining real-dollar income.
    The Jewish Week, 8/18/2009
  • Resolving the Day School Crisis: It takes a Mishpocha
    Responding to families drowning in day school tuition bills, UJA-Federation of New York has proposed a bold plan to raise $300 million in endowments to expand scholarships. Can a massive undertaking like this actually succeed?
    The Jewish Week, 8/18/2009
  • First Annual Jewish Community Heroes Campaign
    UJC/The Jewish Federations of North America, collectively among the top 10 charities on the continent, and UJC MetroWest announced today the launch of the First Annual Jewish Community Heroes campaign, which celebrates the selflessness and courage of individuals who are bettering their communities through service and outreach. The campaign will honor one Jewish Community Hero of the Year, who will receive $25,000 to put towards his or her work, and also recognize four additional finalists. More than 60 partner organizations are supporting the initiative in addition to Jewish Federations across North America.
    Parsippany Focus, 8/5/2009
  • Ball Player Attributes His Life Course to the Skills God Gave Him
    On most days, Tamir Goodman — once dubbed the "Jewish Jordan" — was spending six hours or so on the outdoor courts with the campers, pushing them to their limits in drills and intense scrimmages.
    Jewish Exponent, 7/16/2009
  • Negev Conference
    United Jewish Communities/Jewish Federations of North America convened in Miami on May 17-18 to discuss opportunities for the growth of Israel’s Negev region at a first-of-its-kind conference. Click here to read about the conference, some of the media coverage, and even a blog about the conference.
    
  • UJA-Fed. Launches $300 Million Effort For Day Schools
    The New York Jewish Week, 6/11/2009
    
  • UJC MetroWest Marketers Win Ad Awards
    New Jersey Jewish News, 6/11/2009
  • Caldwell hosts safety study – Senior safety at issue
    The Progress, 3/22/2009
  • CRC's Women's Political Caucus
    West Essex Tribune, 3/19/2009
  • Dramatic Reading Tells Story of Jewish Resistance
    Daily Record, 3/16/2009
  • The Never-Ending Story
    Star-Ledger, 1/25/2009
  • The situation between Israel and Hamas
    Daily Record, 1/10/2009

  2008

  • Parsippany LIVE helps seniors find jobs
    NJN Public TV, 12/26/2008
  • Fundraiser a referral service, too
    Daily Record, 12/08/2008
  • Program for seniors approved
    Caldwell Progress, 08/29/2008
  • MetroWest's new leader remembers early lessons of family, community
    Daily Record, 08/04/2008
  • Nonprofits say economy forcing change in fundraising strategies
    Daily Record, 06/15/2008

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