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May 28, 1998
Singles
I\’ve noticed certain oft-used combinations of words that are not at all what they seem. They are linguistic red flags, harbingers of doom, subtle clues that a big, fat lie is on the way. I\’ve learned to be weary of such phrases, translating them for myself as I nod, wincing.
Torah Portion
Is it any wonder that in education, andparticularly in Jewish education, there is an astonishingly highprofessional mortality rate?
A Woman’s Voice
This past weekend I saw proofat two Reconstructionist synagogues, the movement that created thebat mitzvah, that the b\’nai mitzvot ceremony (men are participatingtoo!), is mellowing into a real celebration of Jewishmaturity.
Opinion
It\’s likely no statewide candidate today, including California\’s two Jewish Senators and gubernatorial rival Jane Harman, has culivated more ties to LA\’s Jewish elites than Davis.
Power, Politics And People
along with news of its editor\’s death, the YiddishForward of May 15 carried front-page reports about India\’s nucleartests, the U.S.-Israeli diplomatic crisis, the naming of a specialprosecutor to probe the secretary of labor, and Israel\’s new militarychief of staff.
Politics, Israeli Style
Some of you may have caught last week\’s New Yorker (May 25) with journalist David Remnick\’s profile of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. If not, I urge you to call the magazine\’s offices in New York and order a back copy, or simply visit your local library.
Mideast
Just after dawn two years ago today, May 29, 1996, the all-night vote count finally tipped against Shimon Peres and for Binyamin Netanyahu, who would become the new prime minister. In the intervening two years, Peres was succeeded as head of the Labor Party by the slain Yitzhak Rabin\’s protegé, Ehud Barak. After a long stretch of running ahead of Netanyahu in the polls, Barak has now slipped behind.
Language Barrier
One thing is clear: The Jewish community can no longer be assumed to take a cohesive, liberal stand on political issues. Although Jewish organizations continue to oppose measures such as Proposition 227 (along with Propositions 187 and 209, ending aid to illegal immigrants and affirmative action, respectively), a contingent of moderate and conservative Jews support them — and it shows in the polls.
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