Several months ago, I happened to be present when Yoram Ben Ze\’ev, Israel\’s ConsulGeneral in Los Angeles, addressed a local group at the Jewish Federation offices on Wilshire Boulevard. The talk, of course, was about politics: the conversion bill, the peace process, Israel andAmerica — the standard fare.\n\n
The good news about Passover in America circa 1998is that more Jews than ever are embracing the holiday. It has become,as Dr. Ron Wolfson tells us (in the Passover section), our mostpopular Jewish holiday. Even non-Jews seek an invitation to a sederat the home of Jewish friends.
My problem with Dennis Prager, author, radio host,newsletter writer, is simple: I like the man, but I just can\’t readhis writing. In person, I find him open, engaging, serious. In print,he comes across to me as narrow-minded, ponderous and self-involved.I usually settle my conflict by shying away from the publicpersona.
But with his new book, \”Happiness Is a SeriousProblem,\” and its appearance on the best-seller list, I thought Imight try again.
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