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VIDEOLos Angeles, CA, Dec 21, 2010—This video that has tens of thousands of hits on YouTube can be characterized in many ways. It’s a reflection of America now. It’s a Jewish educational tool. It’s a call to action. In fact, it’s all of these. Here, the ages-old Jewish call for social consciousness is partnered with 21st century technology and social media to take a direct shot at a culture increasingly and vociferously trading in the currency of division, hate and fear. [More]

Metairie, LA, Aug 10, 2010—Kindergarten classroom, destroyed. Administrative offices, gone. First and second grade facilities, upended. Materials and resources, washed away or damaged. And that was just on the first floor. Hurricane Katrina’s rage and the resulting floodwaters five years ago this week spared precious little, and the New Orleans Jewish Day School – situated here on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain just west of the city - was no exception. [More]

Milwaukee, WI, Aug 4, 2010—The photograph is simple. It’s a mezuzah hanging on a doorframe. But its simplicity is deceiving. One is lured to gaze at this image, absorb the object’s beauty, and contemplate its place within Jewish tradition and life. And the power of this photograph grows, considering who took it. [More]

VIDEOAtlanta, GA, Mar 1, 2010—Over at the Marcus Jewish Community Center here, visitors might be forgiven for thinking they’ve walked into some sort of fashion show. There are, after all, dresses hanging on the walls. But upon closer look – and these dresses are getting plenty – it’s more apparent what’s going on. They are one-of-a-kind originals for sure, not in a fashionable way, but in a decidedly personal and historical sense. [More]

SLIDESHOWPacific Grove, CA, Feb 2, 2010—This is about so much more than chicken noodle soup. Religious school students at Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura Hills in southern California prepared some of this Jewish cultural and culinary staple in class recently. It was the tried-and-true Metz family recipe and Lev Metz, by the way, is director of education at the synagogue. [More]

SLIDESHOWNew York, NY, Nov 30, 2009—Hannah Sosebee enjoys Talmud study, has a penchant for debate and public speaking, and avidly follows issues of the day. So the 17-year-old student at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) in San Francisco jumped at the chance to participate in an extracurricular program that seemed to incorporate all of this, plus more. [More]

VIDEOSan Francisco, CA, Jul 16, 2009—Getting inside teenagers’ heads isn’t so easy. But give them a creative outlet, and you’ll be flooded by what flows out. Perspectives. Insights. Unspoken truths. And a burgeoning maturity that astounds. [More]

VIDEOMill Valley, CA, Jun 14, 2009—For an 18-minute film, it’s sure created lots of buzz. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. It’s been screened at dozens more. It’s picked up prestigious awards. It hit the top of the ITunes most downloaded short film chart. It appears in eight languages. And the half million-plus people who’ve seen it all want to talk about it. [More]