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Three Denominations Sizzle in San Juan

Larry Luxner October 14, 2004

At San Juan\’s Congregation Sha\’are Zedeck, religious services are conducted from a bimah graced — on special occasions — with the flags of the United States, Puerto Rico and Israel. Yet 90 percent of the congregation\’s 255 member families trace their heritage to a fourth country — Cuba.

With up to 2,300 Jewish inhabitants, Puerto Rico has both the largest Jewish community in the Caribbean and the richest. It also is the only Caribbean island on which the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox movements are represented.

Friends Find Real Flavor of Europe

Matthew Rosenbaum July 15, 2004

Like thousands of others college-age Americans, my three friends and I were backpacking through Europe. We came straight from our year of study at yeshivas in Israel, and our travels had one important difference: We were eating kosher.

Exploring Mexico City’s Jewish Past

Corrie MacLaggan July 1, 2004

For someone wandering the cobblestone streets of Mexico City\’s Historic Center, where the sound of the cathedral bells fills the air and the streets have names like Jesus Maria, it\’s hard to imagine that this neighborhood was once the heart of the country\’s Jewish community.

Israeli Tourists ‘Ugly’ No More

Larry Derfner June 17, 2004

Leafing through travel books on Turkey at Tel Aviv\’s L\’Metayel (For the Traveler), veteran sojourner Ronen Lazar suggests how to curb the phenomenon of the "ugly Israeli" — the obnoxious Israeli tourist.

Tel Aviv Emerges From Capital’s Shadow

Amy Klein June 3, 2004

Tel Aviv is one of the hippest cities in the world. Unfortunately, probably the only people who know this happen to live there. Tel Avivians are a breed unto themselves: cosmopolitan, fashionable, absurdist and cynical, these hipsters are so phat they make cool seem outdated. They are a new category of Israeli stereotype, different from the ones we are with: the kibbutznik, the Chasid, the settler, the soldier, etc.

A Piece of Familiarity

Julie Y. Benson May 6, 2004

Myanmar, tucked in the middle of Thailand, Laos, China, India and Bangladesh, has had a rather turbulent history that continues today. Travel there would not appeal to those less inclined toward adventure, but my husband and I prefer such destinations. So, we boarded Myanmar Airways International in Bangkok and flew into Yangon International Airport, where we deplaned to find members of the national military waiting to \”greet\” us. Their job, among other things, was to make sure that we exchanged the obligatory $200 for their local currency before we could retrieve our luggage.

Polish City Unveils Its Jewish History

Carolyn Slutsky April 15, 2004

Czestochowa is known around the world as the site of the Jasna Góra Monastery, a pilgrimage place for Poles and other Catholics who flock there to see the famous painting of the Black Madonna.

Caribbean Cruise Kosher Style

Lisa Hostein April 1, 2004

Chef Erwin Van Oosten could be forgiven for not knowing what hit him when the rabbi ordered that the lasagna be sent back into the kitchen. It was the executive chef\’s first full day running the kitchen for a Caribbean cruise ship full of kosher passengers, and he had thought all was in order …

Uniting Among the Rabbis of Tomorrow

Leonard Fein March 18, 2004

Yes, El Salvador. Not exactly (or even approximately) a tourist mecca, but a mecca of sorts to delegations organized by American Jewish World Service (AJWS), a rapidly growing and growingly effective organization devoted to connecting Jews and Judaism to the developing world.

This Year in Jerusalem

Rachel Pomerance March 18, 2004

For the past decade, members of Shaare Shalom, a Persian synagogue in Great Neck, N.Y., have traveled en masse to Miami each Passover.

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