Gwyneth Paltrow, the beautiful, blond Oscar-nominated heroine of \”Shakespeare in Love,\” is descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty, called Paltrowitch, which may stretch back to 17th-century Russia.
We still don\’t like to talk about it much. The idea of Jewish domestic violence makes most of us nervous.
Marcy Goldberg, director of education at Temple Aliyah of Woodland Hills, sums up the obvious fact about religious schools: For children and their parents, a school is \”only as good as the teacher they have that year.\”
Anne Roberts is passionate about the idea of tzedakah, a concept she has diligently instilled in her son Spencer Nieman.
have learned from the Clinton affair how unprepared our technologically sophisticated society is to deal with moral issues, and specifically how to transmit moral wisdom to our children.
On the surface, the mitzvah of tzedakah, the commandment to give, is a very simple one. Deuteronomy says, \”If there is a needy person among you, don\’t harden your heart, don\’t shut your hand against your needy kin.
When leaders from 119 North American Jewish federations met here this week, they did not make any earth-shattering decisions or vote on anything binding.
Valentine\’s Day came and went without trouble or fanfare. My daughter and I exchanged bouquets of red and yellow tulips, and tiny gift cards professing love.
It\’s not always easy to contend with an artist who decides to bite the hand that feeds him.
Some of the best recent American documentaries are nonfiction, highly subjective narratives that explore the Sturm und Drang of family relationships.
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