HenryWinkler12-2011
Henry Winkler, world famous actor, producer and best-selling author of 17 children’s books is best known for his role as the Fonz on Happy Days.
His most recent book, I’ve Never Met an Idiot on the River, is a delightful collection of humorous anecdotes and heartfelt observations accumulated while honing his skills as a fly-fisherman. Continue reading
Students from Temple Bat Yam Religious School in Fort Lauderdale
Sharing an experience dating back to the second century BCE – the Chanukah story – kids from a South Florida Jewish school and an Israeli day school used 21st Century technology – the Internet and Skype – to discuss Chanukah. As part of their exchange, the students in Nesher, Israel, sent Chanukiot – the candelabra used during the Jewish festival of lights to the students of Broward County, Florida.
The effort was part of a “twinning” program between children at Temple Bat Yam Religious School in Fort Lauderdale and students more than 6,600 miles away at Glilot, a day school in Continue reading
It sounds like the beginning of a joke: a former Catholic, two sets of sisters and a Wall Street banker step into a coffee house for bar mitzvah lessons. But the only smiles here are on the faces of the 30-plus young adults who are taking a giant step in connecting to their heritage, the majority for the first time.
“You hear about how the Birthright Israel trips change lives, but you wonder how long it lasts,” said Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff of the Jewish Enrichment Center (JEC) in New York City who guides the lessons. “But then all these people who went to Israel come in the door and you begin to hear their stories. In this group alone we have a woman who told me Continue reading
Melissa Horen and Jacob Kaplan
Jeff and Susan Horen of Overland Park, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Elizabeth Horen, to Jacob Lehman Kaplan, son of Rosalee and Andy Kaplan of Roanoke, Va. Continue reading
Coach buses and vans filled with eager teenagers from across the Midwest set out on an overnight journey to participate in the 2011 NCSY Fall Regional Shabbaton in Memphis hosted by Baron Hirsch Synagogue and the Memphis community. Continue reading
Beth Israel Congregation’s youth group, BITY enjoyed eating latkes, playing dreidel, and exchanging gifts at their annual Hanukkah party. Photos by Jessica Rubinsky
Sam Palmer and Justin Schlakman playing dreidel
Back: Katie Fijman, Ashley Rubinsky, Justin Schlakman, Lauren Loeb, Jennie Loeb, Brandon Schlakman, Mikaela Phillips, Sydney Castille, Jacob Craig, Alex Goldstein, Sam Palmer. Middle: Jason Snyder and Jessica Rubinsky. Front: Traci Stratford, Dana Dobel, Jacob Schipper, Kovi Katz.
Marcia and Allan Hayden with grandson Andrew Hayden at Cooper Yeshiva Invitational - Nov. 2011
Andrew Hayden was miles away from his native Florida sun, but on this particular weekend, he had a chance to feel a bit of Memphis’ hospitality and warmth – not to mention the best part – playing basketball in front of his grandparents.
A handful of fans were rooting alongside Allan and Marcia Hayden when the Gross Warriors of Miami Beach, Fla., and the 6-0, 175-pound senior competed in the Cooper Continue reading
Nieman/Swanson Wedding April 2011
The Selection
Before searching for a wedding photographer, a couple should determine what style of wedding photography they prefer –traditional, photojournalistic or a combination of each.
Exploring prospective photographer Web sites is a good way to begin. Your planner or other wedding vendors may give you helpful information about why they like a particular photographer.
During a one-on-one consultation, the couple should view sample images and even a Continue reading
The music has stopped, the food eaten, the flowers long gone, and your dress boxed –probably never to be worn again. Home from your honeymoon, you are anxious to see your beautiful and memorable wedding day captured for posterity. But was it?
As a professional photographer with more than 15 years of wedding photography experience, I have seen a trend develop over the past few years that has soured the wedding photography market for both brides and working photographers. It will have huge repercussions to your Continue reading
Rings by Norman Gilbert Photography LLC, Memphis
1. Is the deposit refundable or non-refundable?
2. Can you hold my wedding date and for how long? Continue reading
