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Time warp again? Take a step toward tradition
Judy Gruen
January 11, 2007
On her big day, Yael spoke with maturity and depth about the concepts of oz and hadar, strength and splendor, for which the Jewish woman is praised in Eishet Chayil. She explained that this is the kind of strength that springs from faith in God and from the courage of one\’s convictions.
NCJF: A treasury of Jewish cinema
Tom Tugend
January 11, 2007
I hate to admit it, but after decades of writing about Jewish-themed movies, I had only the vaguest notion of the National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF), but executive director Rivo filled me in.
A Mother’s Pride
Susan Freudenheim
July 13, 2006
My daughter Rachel is a Jewish American girl from China. She is not the only Asian girl in her school — there are three, all adopted (two from China, one from Vietnam) — and she says she feels no different from anyone else. But among the mix of mostly Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews that make up our community, she adds a special spice. And in her own discreet style, I believe she has helped teach her friends to be colorblind in ways that could last a lifetime.
Saul Kroll: Healing Hand at Cedars-Sinai
Tom Tugend
January 5, 2006
Saul Kroll is a firm believer in yetzer hatov, and the 87-year-old Westside resident translates it into practice six days a week as an emergency room volunteer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Maccabiah Games Bring Golden Times
Roxana Pourshalimi
October 13, 2005
The hope of the organizers is that the games foster a sense of Jewish unity, awareness and pride among the athletes from around the world. In that spirit, this year\’s games were the first to feature delegations from China, Macedonia and Grenada.
Summertime and the Livin’ Is Costly
David Finnigan
May 27, 2004
Day schools are fine for school days. Synagogue is great for Shabbat and High Holidays. But for those weeks when children are in cabins, singing and laughing with friends, Jewish camp is a singular experience of 24/7, full-tilt boogie Judaism.
\”Although I attended religious school, summer camp is where I first became connected with being Jewish,\” said Fred Reisz, a Brentwood attorney and father of two toddlers who was a Camp Hess Kramer camper from 1975 to 1979, then a camp staffer from 1980 to 1985. \”I think it\’s important to realize that these summer camps are \’Jewish summer camps\’ as opposed to summer camps for Jews; you get a sense of your heritage and it instills a pride and joy in being Jewish.\”
Vanity Body Plates
Lori Gottlieb
March 25, 2004
I asked a young woman in a T-shirt that read, \”Psycho Bitch\” why she\’d want to wear that.
\”It\’s empowering!\” she replied, in a tone that left the \”I mean, like, duh\” hanging in the air.
Why Not Lieberman?
Paul Kujawsky
March 6, 2003
What a difference two and a half years make. When Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore selected Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman as his running mate in 2000, there was a surge of Jewish pride and support. Now that Lieberman has announced his own candidacy in the 2004 presidential race, there\’s a surge of Jewish doubt and ambivalence. Why?
The objections to the Lieberman candidacy reveal a nice mix of Jewish fears and neuroses. However, they don\’t withstand serious scrutiny.
A Jewish president would provoke anti-Semitism. Actually, one of the most heartening aspects of the 2000 election was precisely that having a Jew on a major party ticket for the first time was a big yawn among non-Jews. We braced ourselves for the backlash — and nothing.
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