Anybody can make a Shabbat meal that tastes good, but not everybody can make one that looks good. For a lot of people, holiday decorating begins and ends with a pair of candlesticks and a kiddush cup.
Ehud Barak stomps down the aisle of the old, white Boeing 707 that doubles as Israel\’s Air Force One. He has come to shmooze with the traveling press corps. Close up, he is shorter than expected. He clenches his shoulders like a muscle-bound wrestler. His pudgy face looks as if it was molded from children\’s modeling dough, his hair as if he still has it trimmed by his old army barber. No $200 stylist at the airport for him.
Simi Valley offered the most appealing, yet affordable horse property within driving distance of downtown. Though during rush hour, that distance hardly seems driveable. At the time of our move, I dismissed my mother\’s concerns about Simi\’s rumored lack of Jewish community.
What can Home Depot possibly have to do with Jewish spirituality?
Everything, according to Ron Wolfson.
I had never met the five men at the table before tonight, and yet with very little small talk, we jumped right into an examination of the essence of our identity as Americans and as Jews.
As we watched that dark Australian night, the words of this week\’s Torah portion came into my head. \”Yesh adonai bamakom hazeh, veanohi lo yadati,\” said Jacob. \”God was in this place, and until this vision, I had no idea.\”
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