orthodox Archives – Jewish Journal

Acts of Vengeance

Eric Silver January 4, 2001

Twenty thousand mourners, seething with anger, followed the bodies of Binyamin and Talia Kahane through downtown Jerusalem to the Givat Shaul cemetery last Sunday night. Most of them were Orthodox yeshiva students, admirers of Meir Kahane, the assassinated founder of the Jewish Defense League and of the outlawed Kach party. The rabbi\’s son and daughter-in-law, aged 34 and 31 respectively, had been shot by Palestinian gunmen as they drove home from a Jerusalem Shabbat to the West Bank settlement of Kfar Tapuach. Five of their six children were injured.

Modern, Orthodox and Scared

Jewish Journal February 18, 1999

The placard near the escalator of New York\’s Grand Hyatt Hotel directed seekers up to the ballroom level for the founding convention of Edah, the fledgling voice of Orthodox liberalism.

Caught in the Interim

Naomi Pfefferman August 28, 1997

\nIn Rabbi Michael Katz\’s office at Cal State Northridge Hillel hanga \”Star Trek\” poster and a picture of Binyamin Netanyahu. There\’salso a futon — not your basic college-issue office furniture.

Young and Independent

William Yelles June 12, 1997

Notes from a visit with a senior class: After seeing friends and peers smoking marijuana and using other drugs , students at Shalhevet High School didn\’t wait for their parents or teachers to educate them about the harmful effects of narcotics. Instead, they undertook the challenge themselves. \”We were obligated…. Something had to be done,\” said Brian Orgen, president of this year\’s graduating class.