Letters to the Editor: Peace, United Nations, Dancing Rabbis, Goldstone Report

Published on April 20, 2011

Congratulations, David Suissa, you finally proposed a peace plan that makes sense to me (“Bibi Needs a Plan, Fast,” April 15). Yes, Netanyahu should offer the Palestinians a peace plan that is essentially the Clinton Parameters. The Clinton Parameters are effectively the 2008 Palestinian offers. As reported in the Palestine Papers, those were the very offers rejected by Israel. The Clinton Parameters seems to be what the Palestinian leadership think they need for acceptance by the Palestinian people. They are a route to peace.

Dancing with the Rabbis?

By Dennis Prager
Published on April 12, 2011

On April 3, under the auspices of the American Jewish University, in its Gindi Auditorium, five Los Angeles rabbis competed with one another in an evening titled “Dancing With the Rabbis.” As reported in this newspaper, the sellout crowd loved the evening.

Dancing Rabbis will cha-cha for charity

Published on March 29, 2011

Rabbi Elliot Dorff twirls across the dance floor. His beautiful young partner reaches out her hand, and together they do a quick step and spin into each other’s arms. No, this is not a comedic doodle on the page of a bored rabbinic student’s notebook; it’s a rehearsal for “Dancing With the Rabbis.” At 6 p.m. April 3, Dorff will be stepping on stage in the Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University (AJU) to compete with four of his fellow clergy members for the coveted mirror-ball trophy, and he wants to win.