Lifestyle

Health

Why Shlomo Can’t Read

Local

First Reform Day Camp Planned for Philly

Seniors

The Turning Points of an Ageless Dance Doyenne

Local

A Last-Ditch Effort for A Middle School Merger

By:

Lisa Hostein

Less than a month after announcing an impasse, leaders from two Jewish day schools were back at the bargaining table, trying to resolve their outstanding differences.

Mitzvah Heroes

A Volunteer Project Gone Familial

By:

Michael Elkin

What started as a Bat Mitzvah project became a family affair for the Lefkowitzes.

Local

Middle Schools To Re-enter Mediation

By:

Lisa Hostein

In a last-ditch effort to reconcile their differences over how to merge, two Jewish middle schools agree to a new round of mediation.

Education

A Day School Leader's Proposal for a Unified System

By:

Jay Leberman

Jay Leberman, head of Perelman Jewish Day School, had lobbied for years to retain Saligman Middle School, which he helped found, as a separate entity. But in the midst of mounting pressure to merge the city's two Jewish middle schools, he's had a change of heart and released a proposal for a unified day school system.

Jewish Federation

Timing Right to Create Charitable Trusts

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Amy Neifeld Shkedy and Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen, Jewish Federation Feature

With interest rates at historic lows, now is a better time than ever for individuals who are charitably inclined to create Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts (“CLATs”).