My Son and Joe
After explaining who Lieberman was and why this day was so historic, my son\’s only question was, \”So why isn\’t he wearing a yarmulke?\”
After explaining who Lieberman was and why this day was so historic, my son\’s only question was, \”So why isn\’t he wearing a yarmulke?\”
That Jews have been prominent in the history of ancient and modern sport, and specifically the Olympic Games, should not come as a surprise. We tend to forget that one of the sparks that ignited the Maccabbees\’ revolt was – as the Jewish historian Josephus Flavius recorded some 2,000 years ago – that some high priests in Jerusalem\’s Holy Temple neglected their holy duties and instead, exercised in the nude, Greek style. Josephus also recorded that Herod the Great [Herod The Wicked, to some], King of Judea, saved the ancient Olympic Games from bankruptcy by endowing them with gifts and revenues upon which \”he was generally declared in their inscriptions to be one of the perpetual managers of those games.\”
Here I was, literally, in the middle of nowhere, between nothing and nothing, feeling as if I had landed on the moon. Only I was the alien among a company of natives.
Online magazines are putting fresh spins on old ideals, making Jewish culture more accessible than ever.
Derided as too touchy-feely for some tastes, programs like \”spiritual journey\” are promoted by their advocates as a way to keep Jews interested and active in their synagogues.
Demography is often not an easily understood topic.
What have I gotten myself into? I used to have such an exciting life.
There is reportedly puzzlement and consternation that Arafat continues to reject what is presumably the best offer an Israeli leader can make.
As 5760 pulls out of the station and the bright lights of the oncoming 5761 approach the platform, here are some opportunities to explore your sense of humanity and compassion by getting involved and helping others who might be less fortunate than you.