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October 1, 1998
You Hate Me, You Really Hate Me!
Some excerpts from my first real hate letter…
Moses’ Musical, Poetic Ethical Will
Long ago, when I was just starting out as a teacher in religious school, I realized that singing a song was an easy and relatively painless way to learn important Jewish lessons about life.
A Hands-On Holiday
Teachers have known for a long time that hands-on projects can bring a message home better than any lecture or study session.
Hollywood’s Boy
Looking studiously at the floor during a recent interview, Ben Stiller came off less the Hollywood \”It\” dude than the cute, shy guy you had a crush on at Jewish summer camp.
Withdrawals from the Memory Bank
Jonathan Tolins\’ first play, \”Twilight of the Golds,\” caused a strong tremor when it was produced at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1993. A science-fictional comedy, it bounced off the provocative theory that sexual orientation could be biologically determined by analyzing the DNA of the fetus, and dealt with the terror of a New York Jewish family faced with the prospect that they were shortly to become the parents of a \”bent\” son.
The Lewinsky/Lieberman Equation
One day we may look back at the 1998 High Holidays as a bizarre version of \”Rosencranz and Gildenstern are Dead\”; American history seen through the perspective of minor Jewish characters helping to determine the national fate. Monica Lewinsky! Sen. Joseph Lieberman! As the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal is causing Americans to question matters of private and public morality, Jews are caught up in the tide. Here are two observations from our perilous time:
Teaching Skills
Fifteen years ago, when he was 16, Sandra Lanza\’s son Mark, received his first job through Jewish Vocational Service. Now his mother is following Mark\’s example and seeking help at JVS as well.
Monica Lewinsky is Jewish
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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