The Clergy of 1,000 ‘Faces’
September 26, 2002
It was 1962, and Marilyn Monroe had just died. So George Kalinsky did what he always did when something important happened — he visited a rabbi.
Joe Berkofsky
Tragedy’s Challenge
September 5, 2002
Typically an outspoken political activist, Rabbi Avi Weiss struggles for the right words when it comes to talking about Ground Zero.
Poll: College Kids Back Israel
August 22, 2002
U.S. college students back Israel over the Palestinians by a 4-1 margin, according to a new survey.
The mid-July survey of 300 students found that 43 percent of respondents called themselves supporters of Israel, while only 11 percent backed the Palestinians. Another 29 percent did not take either side in the conflict, however, and 10 percent said the United States should stand behind both sides equally, according to the poll taken by Washington pollster Stanley Greenberg.
Terrorism Won’t Stop HUC-JIR
July 18, 2002
When Mark Miller walks in downtown Jerusalem these days, he leans away from the street whenever he sees an oncoming bus.
Sex-Abuse Conviction Closes Chapter
July 18, 2002
The recent sex-abuse conviction of Rabbi Baruch Lanner for groping two teenage girls closed a highly disturbing chapter for the centrist Orthodox world. But it remains to be seen how deeply the controversy will transform the community.
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