Gordis, Alexander Leave UJ for Posts in Israel
Orit Arfa
January 28, 1999
Dr. Robert Wexler, president of the University of Judaism, has good reason to believe that the spirit of Zionism is alive at the institution.
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Commentary
An Award of His Own
Rob Eshman
January 14, 1999
It is strange to be alone with Billy Crystal. He\’s still funny, insightful, charming — but the venue is all wrong.
The Idiot Box
Charles Marowitz
November 26, 1998
One of the most common complaints against television journalism is that it has deteriorated into entertainment.
The Power of Israel
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
November 26, 1998
My name is Sarah — actually, it used to be Sarah, but that was before I went to Israel and experienced the best summer of my life. A summer that changed me forever.
A New Lease on Life
Orit Arfa
November 5, 1998
About two-and-a-half years ago Michael Goldberg\’s life was on the line. A diabetic since he was a teen-ager, his kidneys began to fail him at 36. The only hope for Michael\’s survival was a kidney and pancreas transplant.
Taking the Peace Movement by Storm
Orit Arfa
October 15, 1998
Not long before Hurricane Georges churned up the southeast, Hurricane Galia slammed into Los Angeles. And advocates for Middle East peace couldn\’t have been more relieved.
Soulful Sounds
Orit Arfa
October 15, 1998
The sounds of heaven and earth merge when David De\’or and Shlomo Bar, two internationally acclaimed Israeli artists, combine their musical talents.
Please Forgive My Bad Review
Teresa Strasser
September 17, 1998
According to Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin, who wrote, \”To Be a Jew,\” atonement is not achieved until the \”grieved party is pacified and forgives.\”
A Drink from the Same Cup
Orit Arfa
July 16, 1998
If the pursuit of peace in the Middle East will not unite the parties concerned, then one life-sustaining element may. Israeli, Arab and American researchers and engineers have come together to find ways to produce more potable water for agricultural use, as demands for supplies of Middle Eastern and Californian freshwater continue to increase.
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