Archive for the 'Tikkun Olam' Category
Diaspora Need Not Apply
July 16th, 2010There is a fantastic oped in the NY Times from Alana Newhouse, the editor in chief of Tablet Magazine (which I really enjoy). There is a bill before the Israeli Knesset that may radically change Israel. That bill would give the ultra-orthodox power to say who is Jewish and who isn’t. This would destroy the […]
Electron Boy to the Rescue!
May 6th, 2010A great, great feel good story:
Electron Boy Saves the Day
Moishe House in the NY Times
February 11th, 2010As I have written before I’m on the board of Moishe House foundation. The New York Times just profiled them in a wonderful write-up. Here is a snippet:
REBECCA KARP, Brian Cohen, Danielle Hardoon and Alissa Worly, all of whom are in their 20s, share a spacious red-brick house in Philadelphia. It rents for $3,200 a […]
Bravo to Jefferies & Company
January 19th, 2010In an age of greed and ridiculous bonuses, it is wonderful to see at least one Wall Street firm step up and surprise people with their generosity, which is what Jefferies & Company did on Friday. The brokerage donated $1 million and then donated all trading commissions from Friday, plus employees chipped in their salaries. […]
A Hebrew Speaking Dog, A Rabbi and Montana
December 7th, 2009There is a great story in the New York Times about a Montana policeman asking a rabbi for help with his Hebrew speaking police dog. Here is the link:
Rabbi and Hebrew Speaking Dog
Living the American Dream
December 4th, 2009Below is the link to a wonderful story about two friends of mine, Abe and Leon Presser. I’m honored to know them and to have learned by following their example.
Story about Abe and Leon Presser
Moishe House
November 23rd, 2009I’m on the board of directors of a wonderful organization called Moishe House. This is the only organization I am on the board of and I feel very strongly about it. There is a real crisis in the Jewish world, in which young people are turning away from synagogues and organized religion and the way […]
Human Rights, A Contrast
November 19th, 2009President Barack Obama recently went to China. The New York Times wrote an article on how he skirted Chinese sensibilities especially on human rights issues. Here is a snippet:
Whether by White House design or Chinese insistence, President Obama has steered clear of public meetings with Chinese liberals, free press advocates and even average Chinese during […]
Food and Health Care
October 8th, 2009Th New York Times Magazine has a wonderful article on chef Jamie Oliver and his mission to have people cook their own food and be healthier. I highly recommend you read the article and came away incredibly impressed with Jamie Oliver, what a great guy. If we as a country really want to tackle health […]
Norman Borlaug, R.I.P.
September 24th, 2009There have been many obituaries written in the last week for the great scientist, Norman Borlaug, who according to some estimates saved the lives of 1 billion people. By developing new strains of crops that were resistant to disease and teaching poor third world farmers modern agriculture techniques, Mr. Borlaug was a big part of […]