Up Close and Too Personal
Marlene Adler Marks
September 17, 1998
Perhaps now the American public will finally break its serious addiction to selecting charisma as the most desirable quality for elected officials.
Category
September 17, 1998
A Room of Their Own
Diane Arieff
September 17, 1998
Started in June as a once-a-month event, \”Friday Night Live\” has become a happening, of sorts. The most recent service easily drew 800 people.
Divisions between Orthodox and Conservative Jews in the US
Jewish Journal
September 17, 1998
The divisions in the United States between Orthodox Jews on one side and Reform/Conservative Jews on the other have widened over the years, perhaps hastened by the increase in intermarriage, by the tendencies of the two groups to take opposing sides recently on political issues, by the demographic changes that have tilted in favor of the Orthodox.
Accidental Death in Utah
Ruth Stroud
September 17, 1998
Orel was killed at the start of what was to be the happiest week of her young life.
JDC’s Priority:
Ruth Stroud
September 17, 1998
The situation is dire. On its existing funds — about $40 million a year, most of which comes from the monies collected by Jewish federations across the U.S. — the organization can just about handle its caseload of 140,000 people.
Knowledge is Power
Beverly Gray
September 17, 1998
Though many new Jews insist their synagogue friends have become their family, others are admittedly lonesome at holiday time.
Kenneth Bob
Jewish Journal
September 17, 1998
His indecision has a twist: He\’s a Labor candidate himself. In the end, he admits, \”I\’ll probably vote Labor.\” Still, at press time, he hadn\’t mailed in his ballot.
Retracing History
Tom Tugend
September 17, 1998
Israel\’s 50th anniversary celebration has brought forth a stream of reminiscences.
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