School Choice proposal for McCain

Israel Teitelbaum, cofounder of Parents for Free Choice in Education, recently had the opportunity to present Presidential candidate John McCain with the organization's proposal for school choice legislation—the Civil Rights Act for Equal Educational Opportunity. This would require the states ...

07/23/2008 | 257 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Shaare Torah V’Hesed

Recently, Shaare Torah V’Hesed met with members of the 61st precinct to thank them for their dedication to the Sephardic Jewish community. Acting as a bridge between the Sephardic community and the police department, Shaare Torah V’Hesed works with the precinct’s community affairs ...

09/12/2008 | 49 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF

Sharpen Your Business Skills

If you're looking to better your business skills, take note of the next event in The Angel Fund's Executive Seminar Series. Recently, over 100 attendees made their way past the regal façade to the gilded interior of midtown's Haeir Building. Ian Macdonald, business consultant and founde...

05/02/2008 | 302 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Shema Kolainu's Tenth Anniversary

Recently, Shema Kolainu (Hear Our Voices), a school and center for children with autism, hosted their Annual Legislative Breakfast in the Renaissance Ballroom in Brooklyn. Shema Kolainu, founded by the trailblazing Joshua Weinstein, opened in 1998, in Brooklyn. It is an  organization dedic...

09/16/2008 | 38 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

State Funds Safety Program for Yeshivot

TEACH NYS director David Greenfield recently applauded the $500,000 in security grants earmarked by the New York State Senate for private religious schools. The awards of $20,000 per eligible school are critical to ensure that private school children are able to learn in the safest environments poss...

09/16/2008 | 31 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Students Donate to Cancer Center

When Emily Tammam, age 4, of West Long Branch, was about to get her first haircut, she and her mother decided to make it a memorable event by donating 10 inches of her curly locks to Zichron Menachem, a Jerusalem-based organization that provides natural hair wigs to children who have lost their hair...

07/23/2008 | 266 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...