Yes, Israel has bigger problems than its cats anddogs. But, as the cliché goes — we think it was original whenGeorge Bernard Shaw said it — the truest measure of a society\’sadvancement is how it treats its animals.
In my mind, Icall him Mr. Droopy Pants, my elderly neighbor who shuffles down thehall every morning to steal my paper, his orange toupee askew.
The second International Conference onOrthodoxy and Feminism was held at New York\’s Grand Hyatt Hotel overPresidents Day weekend.
J.J. Goldberg\’s column on Israeli Finance MinisterNeeman\’s proposal to gradually phase out American economic aid toIsrael missed several key points, leading readers to draw skewedconclusions (\”Foreign Aid as Shell Game,\” Feb. 13).
Jewish andJapanese American community leaders are headed for what could becomea bruising confrontation in the coming weeks, a battle of honor overthe urgent question of how to discuss World War II politely.
For the next five Tuesdays, Sephardic TempleTifereth Israel will commemorate Israel\’s 50 years of independence,with free screenings of films produced in the nation or celebratingmoments in its history.
My son, Jason,called the other day and jokingly said that I didn\’t keep myword.
Try as I will to guard against it, thepersonal always seems to intrude on my professional life.
There\’s nothing more peculiarly, confoundinglyIsraeli than soccer on Shabbat.
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