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June 24, 1999

Lessons in Leadership

Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben June 24, 1999

When I was 16, I was elected president of my synagogue youth group. I will never forget that feeling of euphoria that accompanied the victory. But I also remember how I felt the very next day after the excitement and thrill of the victory had already started to wear off. I was suddenly struck by an overwhelming feeling of fear and near panic. \”Oh my God,\” I remember thinking, \”now I am the one responsible for whether this entire program and youth group is successful or not. How am I going to know what to do?\”

‘United Against Hate’

Tom Tugend June 24, 1999

Under a giant banner that read \”Sacramento United Against Hate,\” some 4,500 citizens of all faiths and colors dedicated themselves to the fight against bigotry as their answer to coordinated arson attacks on three local synagogues.

Why Us?

Alan N June 24, 1999

I\’m sure that most of you have heard about how three synagogues in my hometown of Sacramento were firebombed early Friday morning. And perhaps you have heard about the pain that so many Jews around the country are feeling. And, of course, these feelings run even deeper among those of us who are members of one of the temples.

Activism Unites A Community

Tom Tugend June 24, 1999

The 600 men and women attending Shabbat services at the Eretz Cultural Center stood for a minute\’s silence as a man on the bema slowly read the names of the 13 Jews arrested as \”Zionist spies\” by Iran and facing possible death sentences.

Touching the Past

Julie Gruenbaum Fax June 24, 1999

Every Shabbat and holiday for the last 16 years, Sha\’arei Am: The Santa Monica Synagogue has chanted the 3,000-year-old words from a Torah scroll salvaged from Susice.

A Bump in the Road to Jerusalem

Matthew Dorf June 24, 1999

Four years after the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed a law that required the United States to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the mission remains firmly rooted outside the Jewish state\’s capital city.

Gore’s Gamble

Matthew Dorf June 24, 1999

Unhappy with the draft of a speech he was to deliver at the Jewish state\’s 50th anniversary celebration and frustrated with five Jewish aides who were unable to discuss the first biblical references to Israel, Vice President Al Gore took a break for dinner while his staff scoured Air Force Two for a copy of the Bible.

A Brecht Debut and Finale

Tom Tugend June 24, 1999

In an ironic twist that Bertolt Brecht would have appreciated, his legendary Berliner Ensemble will make its American debut at UCLA July 7 to 11, and then lower the curtain permanently.

Unlikely Bedfellows

David Landau June 24, 1999

As the deadline draws ever closer for Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak to present his government for Knesset approval, his coalition negotiations are taking some surprising turns.

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