Israeli technology could soon be doing your laundry. FoldiMate, a laundry-folding robot developed in Israel, promises to deliver neatly folded shirts, pants and towels.

Fashion with a purpose: Seniors gather at a local JCC to knit intricate panels for the Mim & Ray handbag collection, launching this fall.

An exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage uses innovative technology to make sure the testimony of survivors are experienced by future generations.

The president of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers is the first openly gay woman to preside over a labor union.

Driving around Atlantic City today still resembles a board game come to life, but most of the grand old hotels have been demolished, replaced by casinos.

Villages in Nepal are remote, but Tevel's volunteers persevere: They hike mountains, share unheated cabins and outdoor squat toilets and use water from village taps.

Dr. Rosenthal says that an understanding of the health care system goes hand-in-hand with empowerment. Treat health care charges as you would any other bill, she says.

Kolkata, the Indian city I left for America as a child of 6, has bewitched me like a distant lover for much of my life.