Tommy Cohen loves dogs and needed a bar mitzvah project. So it seemed natural to combine the two and raise a puppy to help the disabled. His bar mitzvah at Havurah Shalom was in February 2012. He got 8-week- old Jalina that May. Now, with Jalina fully trained and helping a young autistic boy, Tommy…
“Horses have a huge impact on my life, so I thought it would be cool to have an impact on theirs,” says Audrey Minch of the trio of projects she and her twin, Abigail, undertook for their b’nai mitzvah. The twins first heard about the plight of the mustangs when they were in fourth…
The Robison Jewish Health Center is its official name, but almost everybody still calls it “The Home.”They probably don’t mean “home, sweet home,” but rather “the old folks’ home.” Though highly regarded by health care professionals, grateful families and dedicated donors, very few people are likely to say, “Goody! I get to go to The…
Dear Helen: I’m a really good writer. Not the Great American Novel kind of writer, but a knock out answers on a job application, write a cover letter that’ll land a job interview, kind of good. Over the years I have helped friends get jobs and then their children with college essays. I’ve learned to…
