The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) was performing in Boston and we had the privilege of having David Leventhal, program manager for MMDG's Dance for PD®, and John Heginbotham, company dancer, join our dance class.
With Hanukkah beginning this week, we are in the middle of our annual Toy Drive. We hope to provide gift cards of $25 or more to 300 children and we need your help to make sure that every child is sponsored by a donor.
I thought you might want to read the report issued last week by The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute regarding the need for post-adoption services.
We are pleased to announce that Yesodot, which has been housed at JVS for 10 years, will be continuing its wonderful work this fall at JF&CS.
As my week in Dnepropetrovsk was ending, I was struck by two things in particular. One was the incredible warmth and graciousness of the people I had met and the second was their openness to new ideas.
As November approaches, we traditionally begin to think about preparing for our own meaningful family Thanksgiving celebrations, which include a table full of food, laughter, and warmth.
When thinking about the ritual of mikveh, immersion in a Jewish ritual bath, there are many images that may come to mind.
Holocaust survivors from the former Soviet Union clapped their hands, bobbed their heads to the rhythm, and yelled, "Bravo." They were responding to the extraordinary talent of Elina Karokhina, balalaika player, and her accompanist and singer, Mikhail Smirnov.
I live in the Yellow House in Norwood. I moved in on Aug 16, 2010. Before I moved to the Yellow House, I lived in Randolph with my mom and dad.