One Saturday Night in Ramallah
Eric Silver
November 27, 1997
The bad news is that the peace process is going nowhere. The good news is that the Palestinians are learning all over again how to enjoy themselves.
Category
News
Netanyahu’s Day in L.A.
Tom Tugend
November 20, 1997
Telescoping a planned two-day visit into one day to keep his datewith the Jordanian monarch, Netanyahu displayed unflagging stamina, aquick sense of humor, and considerable deftness in turning asideunpleasant questions from polite but generally undemonstrativeaudiences.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Rob Eshman
November 6, 1997
The big stories of the year were not Jew vs. Black, or Jew vs.Gentile, but Jew vs. Jew — a continual war of words fought overreligion, sex, politics and history. At least we can\’t be accused ofpettiness.
Taking Their Case to Israel
Naomi Pfefferman
November 6, 1997
The urgent telephone call came on Monday, Oct. 20, for Rabbi JohnRosove of Temple Israel of Hollywood. A crisis was brewing in Israel,said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, head of the Association of Reform Zionistsof America.
Power, Politics & People
Jewish Journal
November 6, 1997
Steven Grossman, chair of the Democratic National Committee, appeared at Tufts University in Boston recently to talk with students about his party\’s future.
MideastTwo Years After
Larry Derfner
November 6, 1997
On Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 4, about 100 people stood around the black stone sculpture. Some knelt and lit candles. The memorial was covered with flowers and wreaths. One was inscribed, \”Remember, and sound a warning.\”
This Week’s Burst of Mideast Diplomacy
Diane Arieff
October 30, 1997
With the May 4, 1999, deadline for the end of the Oslo process looming, the Clinton administration is now pushing hard for incremental agreements intended to buy more time for the faltering negotiations to get back on track.
Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California
Ruth Stroud
October 30, 1997
It is our Jewish concern for human welfare that takes the rabbis where the needs exist. It is the United Jewish Fund\’s concern for justice and human need that directs Federation support to the chaplaincy program.
Charitable Legacy Lives On
Jewish Journal
October 23, 1997
Mickey Weiss, everybody\’s favorite mensch and philanthropist, diedmore than a year ago, but his good works go on.
Up Front
Rob Eshman
October 16, 1997
Last Tuesday evening, we had dinner with Dick Morris. Can you think of a more fitting person to dine with during these days of atonement? Dick Morris: one-time adviser to the president of the United States. Widely credited with winning President Clinton\’s re-election. Caught on a tabloid video, sucking a prostitute\’s toes in a Washington hotel room. Admitted to letting his special friend listen in as he consulted with the commander in chief. Fired. Mocked gleefully by the media. Told to take a hike by his attorney wife,Eileen McGann. Dick Morris is the poster boy for atonement.\n
New Articles
A Bisl Torah~Waiting Versus Walking
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
March 27, 2025
Eylon Levy: The Lone Israeli Soldier in the Israel-Hamas 2023 Misinformation War
Michael Peres
March 27, 2025
A Moment in Time: “The BIG Picture”
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
March 27, 2025
Strength and Solidarity at 35th Chabad-Lubavitch Women’s Conference
Ayala Or-El
March 27, 2025
Samuel Beckett Wanted No Trilogy Like the Quintilogy of the Torah
Gershon Hepner
March 27, 2025
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.