Beth Sholom Serves as National Model
Journal Staff
October 3, 2002
\”Having parents continue to learn is a great role model,\” said Mindy B. Davids, Beth Sholom\’s education director.
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Judaism
BJE Celebrates Catskills Style
Journal Staff
October 3, 2002
The Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE) is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
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.
Don’t Blame God
Rabbi David Woznica
October 3, 2002
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.\”
One Day More
Rabbi Rami Shapiro
September 26, 2002
This week, we break the linear reading of Torah to honor the holy day of Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of assembly, a day added to the seven days of Sukkot.
The Mitzvah’s in the Mail
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
September 19, 2002
We need more stamps," a little boy yells. "How many cards do we have left?" asked a dark-haired woman. "I have more envelopes!" shouts a girl in a skirt.
I’ve Heard That Name Before
Gaby Wenig
September 19, 2002
Call up a Los Angeles City Council or Board of Supervisors office these days and you are likely to speak to someone called Adina, Adeena or Adena.
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