Selfish Photographers
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
The public feels that photographers are selfish. We can be distracting, we cost more, and we take too long. Some photographers have an attitude, miss the...
Keep the Sounds of Passover on Your Playlist
From generation to generation, we retell the story of the exodus from Egypt — as if we were there ourselves to witness the splitting of the Red Sea.
And year...
On A Positive Note
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
I may seem negative, critical, or too serious about photography and the condition of photographers these days. But in many ways, photographers have never had it...
Sarah Dukes Premiers ‘Yesterday Again’ a Song of Love and Loss
By Michele Justic
Acclaimed composer Sarah Dukes released her new single, “Yesterday Again” on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This marks the first time Dukes composed lyrics to accompany her...
HASC Concert 33: An Evening To Remember
“From the moment we walked into David Gefen Hall at Lincoln Center, I knew this would be a night to remember!” That’s how a former Camp HASC staff member...
Carlebach Remembered on His 26th Yahrzeit
By The Jerusalem Post
We could all do with an injection of joy and light these days, something with which, for many, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was synonymous.
The feel-good factor will...
The New Montage: A Wall Of Words
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
Each year sees an exponential decrease in substance and a similar increase in vapidity. Last year, at a huge, beautiful, fancy bar mitzvah, the montage shown...
Plan Your Wedding With Ram Caterers
Ram Caterers recognizes how overwhelming it can be to plan a magnificent and memorable wedding without “breaking the bank” in the process. Established in 1978 as one of New...
Short Or Short-Changed? Today’s Video, Part 3
Photo Prose
By Gary Rabenko
A short video can have the key emotional moments and be more effective in touching the heart, than one with long stretches between exciting, dramatic, and...
Stars Shine at 6th Annual Jew in the City All-Stars Awards
Neither incessant rain, gusty winds, nor plummeting temperatures could deter the enthusiasm or diminish the spirit of the unprecedented crowd that converged at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on...
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AMIT Honors Its History, Paves The Way For The Future With Remarkable Evening With...
Stuart and Rivka Berger with Anne Wasserman, Member, Board of Directors, AMIT, Mark Wasserman
By Michele Justic
In a little apartment across the street from his...
A New View
Every couple of months, teenagers indulge in a routine “Awww! Remember that?” session, at which all individuals present recall moments from the past and...
Ads Ad Nauseam
This time of year, I find a blizzard of ads on my doorstep and in my door, plastered all over the newspapers, and blasting...