Empathy and Community!  Big concepts like these are taught at Yew Chung International School (YCIS), a bilingual Mandarin-English school in Mountain View.  In addition to science, technology, and the usual subjects, learning by doing is a key part of instilling values and building knowledge among students from pre-school through 8 th  grade. The school’s second-grade class put empathy and community into action in December after hearing about the plight of resettled refugee children and their...

Passover has a way of awakening memory. The familiar displays in the grocery aisle. The recipes pulled from favorite cookbooks in preparation for eight days of tradition at the Seder table.  For older Jewish adults living on fixed incomes, these simple rituals and meaningful connections can be out of reach. The cost of keeping Passover is sometimes a trade-off to paying bills or other living necessities. In many cases, it's about going without. That’s why each year we prepare and deliver...

Susan Frazer, CEO Dear Friends, As the holiday of Purim approaches in just a few weeks, it’s hard not to draw some comparison to Queen Esther’s story and the violence we are seeing in society today targeting identity, dividing communities, and challenging our shared values. Our resilience, which we honor at Purim, was not born of brute strength. Instead, it arose from wisdom, truth, and compassion for others, leading to a reversal of fortunes. I’m proud to say that the spirit of Purim...