http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/articles/ en Copyright 2011 2011-12-07T13:14:51+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/responses_to_why_arent_our_kids_in_shul2/ Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Special Section, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:14:51+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/speaking_with_rabbi_israel_meir_lau1/ Journalist Michael Freund converses with Israel’s former chief rabbi about the Israeli scene, anti-Semitism, and the recent translation into English of his remarkable memoir Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last. Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Profile, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:13:16+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/the_new_economic_reality_and_how_it_is_affecting_frum_communities_acro/ In the not too distant past, three frum children—ages nine, twelve, and fifteen—shuffled into the Masbia kosher soup kitchen in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Despite the warm ambiance and restaurant feel, the children sat huddled over the table, clearly uncomfortable. They quickly gulped down their food, not bothering with small talk. Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:12:48+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/losing_your_job_without_losing_yourself/ Losing a job is never a pleasant or easy or pleasant experience. A job plays a variety of different roles in our lives. Some of those roles are healthy; others are not. Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:11:36+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/the_ethics_of_hiring_and_firing/ Starting in late 2007, the United States, together with much of the world, suffered a steep recession. While the economy began to recover in 2009, growth has not translated into new jobs. Two years into the recovery, unemployment in the US is still over 9 percent. Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:10:08+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/budgeting_in_the_new_economy_finance_101_for_the_frum_family/ In one of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s books on Jewish meditation, he asks where meditation is mentioned in the Torah. He goes on to say that some things were so obvious to our ancestors, they did not have to be stated outright. The concepts were known to all. Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:09:25+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/out_of_a_job_dont_give_up_the_power_of_positive_thinking_/ Losing the ability to support one’s family is one of the greatest stresses one can experience. However, one who lost his job must be careful to avoid complicating matters by succumbing to despair or feelings of unworthiness. Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:08:05+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/the_breadwinner1/ When Laizer Solash, from Far Rockaway, New York, lost his job three years ago, he was ready to do just about anything to support his wife and four children. Never in a million years could he have imagined that he’d be making his dough by baking it. Now he’s putting bread on everyone’s table! Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:07:48+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/_giving_in_a_difficult_economy_return_to_senderif_you_can/ Few personal letters still arrive by “snail-mail,” but the pile of catalogs, announcements and requests for donations seems to be growing. Who is sending those solicitation envelopes, and how should you respond? Features on Front Page, featured: Left, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:06:16+00:00 http://www.ou.org/index.php/shabbat_shalom/article/boxed_in/ On the long flight to California, my husband shares with me a Business Week article on the dismal economy. Our discussion drifts to its effect on the middle class and specifically on our children. Features on Front Page, featured: Right, Winter 2011/5772 - Volume 72, No. 2 2011-12-07T12:05:21+00:00