Daily Archives: May 18, 2009

Los Angeles Jewish Day School Crunch

The Los Angeles Times reports: At Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, increasing numbers of cash-strapped families are asking for financial assistance or more time to pay tuition. Trustees at Yeshivat Yavneh in Hancock Park are setting aside additional … Continue reading

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You Get More Of What You Already Have

Gretchen Rubin writes: When you feel friendly, people want to be your friend. When you feel sexy, people are attracted to you. When you feel confident, others have confidence in you. This truth is cruel because so often, you want … Continue reading

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Drawing A Line In The Sand Around My Beard

Rabbi Marc Gafni emails: You have drawn a line in the sand around the beard — a line of symbolic integrity. But my friend, is it the right line? Do you, like all of us, sometimes draw the line in … Continue reading

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