Getting Through Graduation
Ilene Springer
June 8, 2000
One of our biggest Jewish values is education. And what can be more joyful for a parent than when a child completes a certain stage of education?
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June 8, 2000
Back From the Brink
Wendy J. Madnick
June 8, 2000
It could happen to any congregation: A popular rabbi leaves, taking with him or her 100 or more member households. A natural disaster occurs, plunging members into the financial depths and causing a lengthy halt to donations or even dues.
How To Be a Good Guest
Ronnie Caplane
June 8, 2000
Being a good guest may seem simple. But talk to anyone who has hosted a catered party, and you may find out you haven\’t been quite as good as you thought.
Torah Portion:The Holiness of Literacy
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
June 8, 2000
For many years, the Allen School was the worst in the Dayton, Ohio, system. Located in the dilapidated inner city, the dropout rate was astronomical.
The Wall, Week Two
Marlene Adler Marks
June 8, 2000
So now a woman blowing a shofar in Israel could be committing a crime. So a woman reading aloud from a Torah scroll could be sentenced to seven years in jail. For an ancient tradition, Judaism is moving exceedingly fast, and in a crazy direction.
Singles
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2000
Jewish Association of Single Professionals (30\’s-50\’s): 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Valley Dance Party with live dance band, games and prizes. Dress to impress.
In Whose Interest?
Osias Goren
June 8, 2000
In the 1920\’s and 1930\’s, many people purchased life insurance policies as a primary means of achieving future financial security for their families.
To Open a Window
Naomi Segal
June 8, 2000
Caution was the prevailing sentiment as U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright attempted this week to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to a final peace agreement.
Prager Pro & Con
Jewish Journal
June 8, 2000
The Jewish Journal received numerous letters regarding Dennis Prager\’s \”Reform Needs Standards\” in our May 26 issue. The following is a selection of those letters with a special response from Dennis Prager.
On the Edge
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 8, 2000
A disquieting calm hovers over Kiryat Shemona. The Katyushas have stopped falling, for the time being, but with Hezbollah regrouping just two kilometers away across the newly re-marked Lebanese border, no one can be too confident the lull will last.
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