Style & Living

Timing is everything! So when a group of the world's top cardiologists from Sheba Medical Center in Israel and the Mayo Clinic from Rochester, Minnesota gathered in Ramat Gan last week for the 5th Mayo-Sheba Cardiovascular & Cardio-Renal Symposium, the global buzz generated from NEWSWEEK Magazine tabbing both Mayo (#1) and Sheba (#10), as two of the Top 10 Hospitals in the World, just a few days prior to the event, had a definitive impact on the proceedings. Over 200 top cardiologists and nephrology experts from Israel and around the world participated in the two-day parley.

Recap: Yonah visits the Chaneys. Seeing the love there, he realizes how much he misses having a real family that cares about him. He’s debating if he should go to the protest in front of Woolworths.

Recap: Yonah went to a protest and he got hit by a bottle that someone threw at the protestors and he was bleeding. He sneaked back into the house, because he didn’t want the Hartsteins to know where he had been.

Try everything and bring lots of socks, is the advice from foreign students at Naale Elite Academy’s high school boarding programs—a Jewish teenager’s opportunity to finish high school in Israel on full scholarship.

If the crown jewels could be reinterpreted into shapes of glass, Nirit Dekel’s jewelry could be used in a royal ordination. Nirit is one of Israel’s jewelry artisan superstars. We were first introduced in 2009 at Loot, The Museum of Art and Design’s jewelry fair. I had just been through a very difficult time in my life and Nirit gifted me a crystal ice necklace that automatically lifted my spirits. Aside from the great kindness she displayed, I noticed her flawless craft. Since then we have participated in many jewelry fairs courtesy of my Mama Donna, Donna Schneier.

Has it been “one of those days” for like three years now? Making excuses again? Okay…truth time. Are you doing it out of fear, insecurity, or just plain laziness? Did you know that every one of your thoughts, words, or actions is driven by a core belief you have? You may have formed them by something that happened long ago; and for some reason, you still hold on to them. Perhaps you felt powerless then to do anything about a situation you were in. But, you are not powerless anymore, sweet friends.