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Scents for the Soul

Journal Staff October 3, 2002

In a backlash over synthetic drugs, the therapeutic use of botanical oils is enjoying a renaissance along with public acceptance of alternative medicine.

Eulogies:Harvey Silbert

Michael Aushenker October 3, 2002

Harvey Silbert, philanthropist and attorney, died Sept. 28. He was 90.

Thirteen years ago, at the conclusion of a High Holiday service I was leading, an elderly woman, with a pronounced Yiddish accent, extended her hand and wished me good yontif. She then asked, \”Rabbi, how can I believe in God after the Holocaust?\”

Prez by Day, Punk by Night

Henry Benjamin September 26, 2002

Welcome to the world of Bram Presser, 26, the Melbourne, Australia-based lead singer of Yidcore, a Jewish punk rock group that specializes in Jewish and Hebrew songs.

Emmy ‘Loves’ TV Tribemembers

Naomi Pfefferman September 26, 2002

When Brad Garrett accepted his best supporting actor Emmy on Sunday, Sept. 22, the irony was thick as a Sicilian pizza — or a deli sandwich. The 6-foot-8-inch Jewish actor plays Ray Romano\’s sullen cop brother, Robert, on the CBS hit \”Everybody Loves Raymond,\” featuring the sitcom world\’s favorite Italian American family. But Garrett (born Gerstenfeld), a rabbi\’s son, drew huge laughs when he joked, \”I just hope that this award breaks down the door for Jewish people who are trying to get into showbusiness.\”