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The Divorce Force
Gangs of masked, Yiddish-speaking thugs in Brooklyn have been abducting Orthodox Jewish men and beating them savagely to force them into granting their wives a religious divorce,or get, according to several men who say they were victims of such assaults.The beatings allegedly were ordered by an Orthodox rabbinical court.\n
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There was noquestion: Of the three rabbis sitting up on the dais at UCLA Hillel,Rabbi Shlomo Riskin had the toughest sell.
Foreign Aid as Shell Game
There was, if you listened carefully, an undertone of anxiety beneath the hoopla last month,when Israel laid out plans to wean itself off U.S. economic aid.While politicians and pundits celebrated Israel\’s generous offer to give up its $3 billion-a-year entitlement, some Jewish activists werequietly wondering what it would do to Jewish political clout.\n
The Panic Retreats
After being caught up in a wave of initial panic,the Israeli public seems to be calming down a bit over the possibility of an Iraqi missile attack.
Bulgarian Rhapsody
When I was asked to teach at a Bulgarian university, my only clear images of the Balkan nation included its infamous Communist-era spy system, its great Olympic weight lifters,and its national women\’s choir, whose haunting harmonies were popular in the West.
Power, Politics And People
Israeli lawmaker Alex Lubotsky was having a bad day on Jan. 29. Hehad come to Jerusalem\’s Ramada hotel to address a visiting group ofOrthodox Jews from America, to plead for their support of thecompromise conversion plan authored by Finance Minister YaakovNeeman.
Other Voices
There\’s nothing so intoxicating as when a mentor singles you out,shining the warm light of approval all over you.
It seems you can\’t throw a cat without hitting a story about Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who may or may no thave engaged in untoward relations with President Clinton. We maynever know exactly what transpired between the two, but it has captured the world\’s attention more than any other of the president\’s alleged dalliances with the opposite sex.
A Woman’s Voice
Thoughts of Monica Lewinsky consumed me this week. Her name, her face, the too intimate details of her life. I couldn\’t escape the 24-year-old former White House intern whose allegations against the president have brought on the worst political crisis of the decade. No matter how much I know, I\’m compelled to go deeper. There\’s a story that the media is missing. For me, she\’s a Jewish girl, a Jewish daughter. She is my younger, more naïve self. She is one of our own.
Did you know
The New York Times devoted 1,500 words last Sunday to a biographical profile of Monica Lewinsky, the 24-year-old woman who allegedly had an 18-month affair with President Clinton and who has been accused of lying about it under oath.
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