A Hands-On Experience in Web Design

A guest post from Baruch Mackler Now entering my 4th semester teaching at Machon Lander I have had the opportunity to teach some wonderful students, who are interested in new directions and expanding their horizons. The satisfaction that my students feel when all the pieces come together, connecting what they see every day online to [...]

Giving back – a course on fundraising and grantwriting

A guest post by Ardie Geldman Following the worldwide economic recession of 2008-2009, fundraising is on the way back.  In 2009, according to Giving USA, the annual tally of American philanthropy contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals declined by 3.2 percent.  Other analysts were a bit more pessimistic, claiming that the overall drop in U.S.  charitable [...]

Leaving the Profits of the Law for the Law of the Prophets

A guest post by Rabbi Anthony Manning One of the reasons that I enjoy teaching at Machon Lander is the maturity of its students. There is something marvellous about expounding the world of Torah to women (or men) who have been learning different meforshim all their lives, and watching the jigsaw pieces fall into place [...]