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A Sept. 11 Parable for Rosh Hashana

Rabbi Daniel S. Brenner September 5, 2002

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was asked: \”What is the right spiritual path, that of sorrow or that of joy?\”

He replied: \”There are two kinds of sorrow and two kinds of joy. When a man broods over the misfortunes that have come upon him, that is a bad kind of sorrow. But the grief that comes when a man knows what he has lost is honest and good. The same is true of joy. One who chases empty pleasures is a fool. But one who is truly joyful is like a man who is rebuilding his house after a fire. He feels his need deep in his soul, and with each stone that is laid, his heart rejoices.\”

Thinking Twice About War

J.J. Goldberg September 5, 2002

On a single day during Passover 1986, most of Israel\’s major dailies ran oddly identical front-page stories describing a secret negotiation, recently collapsed, between Israel and Iraq. Iraq, it was said, had approached Israeli representatives in New York, asking that Jerusalem switch its covert support from Iran to Iraq in the war between them. In return, Iraq would exchange ambassadors with Israel after it won the war. Israel reportedly demanded recognition now, not later, and then ended the contacts abruptly after Washington caught wind of them.

The Necessary Fight

Gary Rosenblatt September 5, 2002

With all the discussion, confusion and controversy about the Bush administration\’s planned actions against Saddam Hussein,it\’s ironic that President Bush, a born-again Bible reader, appears to have rejected the Christian position and adopted instead the Jewish stance on self-defense and responding to evil people.

Fighting Hate ‘Under Danny’s Banner’

Tom Tugend September 5, 2002

Professor Judea Pearl, an internationally recognized authority on machine intelligence, has discovered a great deal about human emotion — both private and public — since his son, journalist Daniel Pearl, was murdered by Islamic extremists in Pakistan eight months ago.

Truths in Pearl’s Final Words

Tom Tugend September 5, 2002

\nDid Daniel Pearl die as a martyr, proudly proclaiming his Jewishness, or did his abductors force a reluctant admission from him at gunpoint shortly before they killed him?

Collection of Pearl’s Articles a Real Gem

Aaron Leibel September 5, 2002

From this collection\’s first article — "In Indian Quake, Death Haunts the Living" (2001) — Daniel Pearl\’s journalistic qualities shine through.

Sense From Senselessness

Judea Pearl September 5, 2002

What follows is an edited version of a speech that Judea Pearl, the father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, delivered upon accepting an award on his son\’s behalf from the Los Angeles Press Club on June 22, 2002.

Campus Envy

Rob Eshman August 29, 2002

I am not a big fan of Jewish unity when it\’s ideological. A room full of informed\n\nand opinionated Jews, arguing their ideas back and forth, is a sign of a healthy people.\n\nBut I do support Jewish physical unity. Life is with people, and Jewish life flourishes when we learn, play, pray and — of course — argue together.

The Cost of Boycott

Bonnie Lipton August 29, 2002

For some time, Dr. Eitan Galun, the head of Hadassah Medical Organization\’s Goldyne Savad Gene Therapy Institute, has been engaged in research to cure a genetic disease prevalent in the Palestinian community. He recently requested genetic material from a Norwegian scientist and was refused. \”Due to the present situation in the Middle East, I will not deliver any material to an Israelitic (sic) university,\” she responded by e-mail. With this statement, she engaged in nothing less than a boycott of Israel and its scientists. By her actions, which confuse science with politics, the Palestinian population will needlessly continue to suffer from a disease that could be cured through scientific cooperation. This irony seems to have escaped the Norwegian researcher.

Democracy in the Mideast?

Barak Lurie August 29, 2002

President George W. Bush is certainly putting his money where his mouth is. Last week, the State Department announced it will invest $25 million to promote democracy throughout the Arab world. The goals of the program, which will train political advocates, journalists and others, are economic reform and private sector development, education, promotion of civil society and respect for the rule of law.

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