A schoolteacher for more than 44 years, a woman who has served as an officer and on boards for organizations at the local, regional and national levels, a compassionate person who has worked with new Americans, a focused individual who has successfully...

It's only fitting that we sing the praises of our Unsung Hero, Leslie Caplan. Anyone who has ever had the privilege of hearing Caplan in action knows firsthand the depth and clarity of her sumptuous soprano. Her talent is rare, but what is even rarer...

Dotty Pressman Tepper's 20 years of volunteer tutoring has put kids back on track academically, built up their confidence and self-esteem, brightened their futures - and at the same time, expanded her family.Tepper works with students at the Hosea House...

It is difficult to imagine a group that better exemplifies being truly "Unsung" than the Ahavas Chesed Society. Volunteers prepare the dead for burial according to Jewish law - receiving neither compensation, nor commendation from those they serve.Pnina...

One of Marilyn Ratkin's favorite quotes is from Anne Frank: "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." That seems to sum up well Ratkin's passion for community service and advocacy.After earning her...

"Live Chesed" is the theme at Louis and Sarah Block Yeshiva High School this year. Acts of kindness are on the schedule day in, day out, for all the students in the Girls' School."All year, we are working together toward a common goal. That strengthens...