Rabbi Loren Sykes, a Covenant Award recipient, offers an inside look at Camp Yofi, a nationally recognized and one-of-a-kind week-long camp for Jewish children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families. Yofi was originally funded by a Covenant grant in 2005.

Never underestimate the ability of an 83-year-old immigrant from Moldova to set a room on fire. So it was in the social hall at one Lower East Side apartment building in late March, when Zmira Rabinovich dropped her matzah, grabbed a microphone, and belted out a series of uplifting Yiddish songs in a deep, hearty voice and gave the crowd a show.

She’s a freshman in high school, and considers herself a play-by-the-rules sort of straight arrow, keeping her grades up, participating in extracurricular activities and choosing her friends with care. Still, she knows a road of temptation tends toward a dangerous, shadowy path. And this, she wants to avoid.

adDRESSING women's lives, an innovative educational initiative at The Weber School in Atlanta, pairs students with senior women in an oral history project with an artful and cross-generational twist. After interviewing the women about their lives, students design dresses that reflect these women's silent, but very real impact on their families and communities. Spearheaded by Covenant Award recipient and educator Barbara Rosenblit, along with Sheila Miller, the school's arts educator, the program has attracted national attention for its educational value, uniqueness and effectiveness.