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Howard Blas

Howard Blas

Howard Blas is a social worker and special-education teacher by training. He teaches Jewish studies and prepares students with a range of disabilities for b’nai mitzvah. He regularly leads Birthright Israel “classic” and service trips for people with disabilities. His publications can be viewed here.

Home Front Command and “purple” initiatives help vulnerable populations access shelters, information and essential services.
A small but intransigent film team is working to reveal that “national memorials to murderers lie feet away from the graves of their victims. The glorification of so-called war ‘heroes’ with Jewish blood on their hands is in full swing across the Baltic States.”
The Jewish state becomes the first nation in the world to qualify for the Olympics in baseball, joining host nation Japan.
With the loss against Spain in the last game of the European Championships only days ago still fresh, Israel came out determined to start strong against the team that left Israel in third place in Europe.
The five top teams in the European Baseball Championships, plus South Africa, have advanced to the Olympic Qualifiers taking place in Parma and Bologna, Italy, through Sept. 22.
The Jewish Tennis Project is a nonprofit foundation that seeks to provide participants with the opportunity to train and reach a world-class, competitive level of play, combining tennis instruction with education to instill a connection to Jewish culture and Israel.
How do you do anything Rube Goldberg-style? A Philadelphia exhibit through January shows how. (Hint: make what seems simple quite complicated.)
The stars of the evening hosted by the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces were the 30-plus IDF soldiers and officers with uniforms and berets representing various military branches and units.
At a New York event to highlight the cause, the heroes of the evening were the donors and recipients. Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson were also honored with the Partners for Life Award, which recognized their decade-long commitment to Gift of Life’s mission.