I knew him well but had never met him in person. The first time I laid eyes on Jonathan Pollard was when I watched him slowly follow his wife’s body to the van that would transport her to the gravesite at the conclusion of her funeral at Har HaMenuchot Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Jewish Women of Wisdom, the community for frum female midlifers, reached a milestone this month. With the launch of its own website and membership space, JWOW!, as it is popularly known, is now the interactive home for a population that hitherto had unaddressed needs and wants.
New Online Platform Enables Participants Worldwide to Explore Dozens of Communities in the U.S. and Israel
Registration is now open for the Orthodox Union’s (OU) free Jewish Community Home Relocation Fair which will take place on Sunday, February 13, with a special twist: Whereas the past eight biennial fairs were held in Manhattan, this year’s fair will be virtual, enabling participants to join in from around the world.
We are often asked about the difference between estate planning and elder law. Although we believe that the two go hand-in-hand, there are important distinctions between them. One notable similarity, however, is that they are both more universal than they may seem at first glance: estate planning is not only for those with large estates and elder law is not exclusive to the elderly.