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Rabin’s Funeral

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila October 31, 2002

Given the atmosphere in the Middle East today, it is hard to believe that just seven years ago, on Nov. 6, 1995, a Jewish funeral took place where the deceased was surrounded and eulogized by Jews and Arabs. Yes, this week marks the seventh anniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin\’s funeral. Rabin was publicly eulogized (in this order) by Israeli President Ezer Weizman, King Hussein of Jordan, acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. A Jew, followed by an Arab, followed by a Jew, followed by an Arab, all standing together at one graveside in Israel, eulogizing one Jewish leader. Children born that year in the Middle East probably have a hard time understanding how such an integrated funeral was really possible, given the Middle East they have witnessed since they were born.

Was Rabin\’s funeral, which brought together Jews and Arabs for one brief moment, the first of its nature in the history of the Middle East?

Tribemembers With Halos

Carin Davis October 24, 2002

Two Jewish pitchers — Al Levine and Scott Schoeneweis — are part of this World Series\’ miracle, where the Anaheim Angels have made it for the first time (as of press time the series was undecided).

A Canine Commencement

Tom Tugend October 24, 2002

A black Labrador retriever, proudly bearing Israeli and American flags, joined several dignitaries on stage this month to celebrate the first graduation exercise of Pups for Peace.

Spinning a Jewish Web

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal October 24, 2002

Sylvia Rouss, who teaches at Stephen S. Wise Temple, is the author of the popular \”Sammy Spider\” series, which are widely used in Jewish schools around the country.

Walking the Land

Rabbi Mimi Weisel October 17, 2002

Every week I go on two walks that I absolutely treasure. Each Sunday, my husband and I walk through a different section of Los Angeles. We have no destination, but our purpose is to exercise. We could choose other forms of exercise. We could be on a treadmill, moving in place without moving in space. Yet this is not as gratifying as walking outside. The walks along the beach or in the hills around the city create another dimension of being.

Funny, He Doesn’t Look Jewish

Michael Aushenker October 10, 2002

\”It\’s clobberin\’ time!\” used to be the Thing\’s catchphrase — but now he might be hollering, \”It\’s davenin\’ time!\”\n\nFour decades after his debut in \”Fantastic Four\” No. 1 (Vol. 1) — the comic book that single-handedly launched Marvel Comics — the craggy orange member of the eponymous superhero quartet has been revealed to be Jewish in \”Fantastic Four\” No. 56 (Vol. 3).

Political Prophylactics

Jewish Journal Staff October 10, 2002

It was an ominous warning affixed to the plastic-covered condom, which was glued on a rust-colored postcard with pictures of dirty mattresses: \”Practice Safe Politics.\”

Law and Order

Rabbi Allen I. Freehling October 10, 2002

In a Sept. 11 New York Times Op-Ed piece by Thomas L. Friedman on the feelings of angst that linger a year after Sept. 11, 2001, the distinguished columnist reports that he turned to Rabbi Tzvi Marx, a teacher in the Netherlands. Here\’s what Marx told Friedman: "To some extent, we feel after Sept. 11 like we have experienced the flood of Noah — as if a flood has inundated our civilization and we are the survivors. What do we do the morning after?\”

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