complex Archives – Jewish Journal

Breaking Free of the Esther/Vashti Complex

Alan Robert Ginsberg March 20, 2019

Japanese corruption, greed are spilled in ‘Blood’

Jewish Journal March 23, 2016

“Blood,” a new play currently at the Complex on Theatre Row in Hollywood, dramatizes an actual Japanese legal case that unfolded over many years and came to be known as the tainted blood scandal.

Sugar, Spice and a Binary Device

Ruth Andrew Ellenson March 17, 2005

Stories and symbols intersect in unexpected places in Pearl Abraham\’s intricate and complex third novel, \”The Seventh Beggar,\” a vivid meditation on the nature of creation.

Divorced-Dad Dater

Arlene Schindler December 4, 2003

For the past two years I\’ve been swimming exclusively in the dating pool of divorced dads (DDs). This makes me a Divorced-Dad Dater (DDD).

I love DDs because they will always make sure you\’ve had enough to eat and have gone to the bathroom before long car rides. To me, DDs are more colorful than single men, with greater complexity to their lives, navigating sanity, maturity and alimony coupled with the juggling capabilities of a high-wire performer.

The Mouse Hawks Mezuzot

Bob Andrews March 8, 2001

Looking for the perfect gift for that upcoming wedding or bat mitzvah? If you\’re in the Anaheim area, you may want to check out Downtown Disney, the new shopping/dining/entertainment complex just outside Disneyland and the new California Adventure park. Make your way to the New Agey objets d\’art store near the entrance (just follow the John Tesh music), turn to the right when you enter, and you\’ll feel as if you were transported by Disney magic to an upscale temple gift shop. A glass case of doorpost-ready mezuzot is prominently displayed; a variety of menorahs and tzedekah boxes fill several shelves.