Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry, 61, is a Southern Jew who defines himelf as someone who grew up in a community of genteel Southern Jews who wished they were Episcopalian.
Rabbi Stewart Vogel and Dr. Laura Schlessinger devoted nearly a year to working on \”The Ten Commandments\” — no small feat, considering their busy schedules.
The Jewish Community Library is used to catering to the literary needs of groups of school children, Yiddish scholars and day-schoolteachers. But seldom does it get a call for Talmudic texts to grace the set of a sitcom.
The $32 million movie is Beatty\’s baby. He produced, wrote, directed and, of course, is the on-screen linchpin of this outrageous caper — made, ironically, for the ultra-conservative Rupert Murdoch, who owns 20th Century Fox.
Reuven Hammer is an American-born Conservative rabbi who has lived in Jerusalem since 1973, working as a writer and teacher — Conservative rabbi is not much of a career option inIsrael — and raising five kids along the way. Among variouspart-time jobs, he heads the bet din, or rabbinical court, whichoversees Conservative conversions in Israel.
Fifteen years ago, when he was 16, Sandra Lanza\’s son Mark, received his first job through Jewish Vocational Service. Now his mother is following Mark\’s example and seeking help at JVS as well.
Looking studiously at the floor during a recent interview, Ben Stiller came off less the Hollywood \”It\” dude than the cute, shy guy you had a crush on at Jewish summer camp.
Teachers have known for a long time that hands-on projects can bring a message home better than any lecture or study session.
An expert at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center hasinvaluable advice for your Yom Kippur fast.
Lorraine Anishban, 38, has been trying to learn how to read Hebrew for years.
