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Sexual Transactions

When Diane Arieff turned in her cover story on the best-selling \”Kosher Sex,\” I smiled with unquestioned approval. After all, opening doors and windows for Jews of all persuasions — observant as well as secular — seemed healthy and desirable.

He Said, She Said, We Said

\”Two Jews, Three Opinions\” (Berkeley, $24.95) is the kind of book you assume has been around for centuries, if only because the concept has.

Comment

A curious thing happened in the pages of The Jewish Journal the week of Nov. 20.

Monica’s Moment and Mine

I couldn\’t stop looking at Monica Lewinsky last weekend. Her videotaped deposition played in our house nonstop.

An Award of His Own

It is strange to be alone with Billy Crystal. He\’s still funny, insightful, charming — but the venue is all wrong.

The Idiot Box

One of the most common complaints against television journalism is that it has deteriorated into entertainment.

The Power of Israel

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

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

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.

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