I watched with joy and admiration at the way rabbis representing such different Jewish religious orientations could become so absorbed in Torah study.
Studies of electoral trends in the past two decades, polls and just plain political horse sense all point to yet another big win in the fall for the Democrats among Jewish voters in the presidential and congressional elections.
We now can see that the talks were probably doomed from the beginning. A dream, worth the effort for some, to be denounced by others, is now behind us.
An arsonist\’s flames destroyed chairs, pews, prayer books and holy texts at Ya\’ar Ramot Conservative synagogue. Fortunately, the fire department\’s quick response saved the ark, the Torah scrolls and the rest of the building.
Ehud Barak could contemplate self-government by the Palestinians of East Jerusalem, but he would not give up Israel\’s sovereignty in a formally undivided city, and he dug in his heels at the suggestion that the Old City be put under international control.
There is a sense at this moment that \”time has stopped.\” That all political voices have become silent, in Israel no less than in the United States, while Messrs. Arafat, Barak and Clinton struggle over language, issues and principles in an effort to reach a peace agreement.
