Archives for May 2009

In the Metaphor: Eileen Pollack’s Jewish Literary Fiction By Judy Bolton-Fasman Eileen Pollack is the consummate writer’s writer. She dismantles stereotypes and puts them back

The following films were shown at the 13th New York Sephardic Film Festival, cosponsored by the American Sephardi Federation/Sephardic House and the Yeshiva University Museum. 

Gluten Insensitivity The recipe for Flourless Banana Chiffon Cake in the April/May issue (“Season to Taste: Why Is This Dessert Different?”) is misleading with regard

Despite some signs—an uptick in the Dow, an unexpected corporate profit or two, lots of hope—the impact of the financial crisis continues to spread. In

Most of you have seen the corridors and waiting areas of Hadassah’s hospitals in Jerusalem. They are usually packed with patients and families, doctors and

Hadassah is introducing a new model of geriatric care at its hospitals, bringing advanced services and research to Israel’s growing elderly population. We are living

A bridge connecting Central and South America; a gateway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans—this nation of sparkling natural beauty and thriving commerce has a

Independence Day in Israel is a time for family celebrations and barbeques, honoring past sacrifices and festive parades. But most of all, it’s an opportunity