From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: March 2018

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper In this month’s issue of e-directions, you will find our 2017 Annual Report, which is also on its way to your home, tucked inside our Directions newsletter. I hope you will read the magazine cover to cover, or a[...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: February 2018

The hallways are stripped of artwork and plaques. Boxes are stacked wherever you look. Letterhead with our soon-to-be unusable Minnetonka address is hard to find. The parade of furniture liquidators, movers, and n[...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: January 2018

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper Time flies when you’re having a good time, as the saying goes. The longer I live, the more I realize time flies whether you’re having a good time or not! In just a couple of weeks, Jewish Family and Children[...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: December 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper When mid-December comes around each year, I begin to crave daylight. Like everyone else, I notice how dark it is in the morning when it’s time to wake up and how quickly the daylight fades by mid-afternoon. The [...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: November 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper Glancing out my office window, I see nothing but blue skies and sunshine, and I feel lucky and grateful. Some people might think, “Really????” – November in Minnesota is typically a bit gray and dreary. And [...]

From the desk of CEO Judy Halper: October 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper Have you heard the good news—unemployment is at 4 percent in Minnesota! But before we break out the champagne, release the confetti and balloons and begin the parade, I should mention that it’s a bit premature[...]

From the desk of CEO Judy Halper – September 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper It seems that we are in constant states of shock these days. If we aren’t reeling from changes in conventional government and political stances, we are stunned by the power of Mother Nature and the havoc she is [...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: August 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper Tikkun Olam is Hebrew for “Repairing the World.” The phrase is foundational to Judaism, confirming the belief that the world was intentionally created imperfectly in order that humans would complete the task. [...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: July 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper Has there ever been a time when we have been more focused on food than we are right now? Everywhere we look it seems we are exposed to new foods, new programs, magazines and social media sites promoting food, new [...]

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper: June 2017

From the Desk of CEO Judy Halper What do parades, food and children all remind you of? If you said to yourself “July 4,” you would be both correct and wrong all at once! Yes, it’s true that all of the above are components of a picture-perfe[...]