Focus on Finance: Grandkids – Charity or taxes?
by Michael Paull (EJNews) – I have been in the life insurance business for 30 years now and my clientele has grown older with me….
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On Tu b’Shvat, seeds of growth and change
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — For the last three years, I’ve celebrated Tu b’Shvat — the Jewish New Year of the Trees — by…
Being Jewish Beyond the Holidays
By Sally Abrams (Kveller via JTA) — If a stranger followed you around for a few days, how long would it take for him to…
Russian-Israelis embrace tinsel, trees and Santa Claus — but don’t call it Christmas
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Every December Elana Snitman’s family gathers at her home, where they decorate a fake pine tree with ornaments, placing gifts…
Two Holocaust-themed films make the Oscar cut
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Two films about the Holocaust and its aftermath have made the cut to compete for best foreign-language film….