That\’s what Julius Caesar might have bellowed had he lived long enough to witness the resurgence of the Three Stooges empire with the first Three Stooges West Coast Convention, held last weekend at the Hilton Burbank Airport Hotel.
Who is supposed to pay? And why does the whole subject make me so squeamish?
\”Once a person has died, what difference would it make to him if someone else were to live in his house, or harvest his grapes, or even marry his betrothed?\”
What the Israeli right likes to call \”the battle for the Land of Israel\” is in danger of turning into a war of the ultras, Arab extremists vs. Jewish extremists.
\”The Merchant of Venice\” is 400 years old. The play was first entered on the register of the Stationer\’s Company in July 1598, along with a proviso that it shouldn\’t be published till the Lord Chamberlain gave his consent. And that didn\’t happen until 1600. It may be of some small comfort to know that, even in Shakespeare\’s day, artists and managers had to shear their way through red tape.
Arthur Hertzberg, arguably one of America\’s most prominent rabbis and Jewish intellectuals, has been a familiar guest at every White House since Lyndon Johnson. Yet this lifelong Democrat and former president of the liberal American Jewish Congress, has refused to enter the inner sanctum of the White House — he did attend the lawnside ceremony for the Middle East peace accords — since Bill Clinton became president.
One of the most remarkable stories in the Bible is the deathbed scene of King David. The aged monarch, ready to hand over the rule of his kingdom, speaks to his son, the future King Solomon, about what Solomon ought to do after David has died. Trained as we are to expect the Bible to reflect love, forgiveness and compassion, it is shocking to read what David actually tells his son. Rather than instructing Solomon to start with a clean slate, to forgive everybody, to forget the wrongs that have been done to the monarchy, King David recounts a laundry list of those people who have offended the monarchy and harmed the nation. He bids his son to see that they don\’t escape retribution.
Documentary focuses on spiritual transformation of Rodger Kamenetz
Instead of bringing home a Gucci handbag or a recipe for great risotto, Esther Elfenbaum returned from Italy with a host of bright, new ideas that could transform preschools as we know them.
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