December 7, 2000

Marital Strife

Yosef Kanefsky December 7, 2000

Every marriage has painful moments. Even the most loving marriages do. This fact of life is confirmed by the opening of chapter 30.

Noam Zissman, 21, a convoy commander from Ra\’anana, and Moran Kalinsky, 20, a deputy company commander from Holon, sit in their Israeli officers\’ uniforms at Johnny Rockets on Melrose. They have just arrived in Los Angeles after more than a week of nonstop travel across the U.S., and they won\’t even have time to order a plate of fries before they have to rush across town.

Help Wanted

Tom Tugend December 7, 2000

\nAmerican Jews are letting down Israel in the short run by staying away during the current unrest, says a top Progressive rabbi, and in the long run by not fighting harder for religious pluralism in the Jewish state.

‘They’ve Got Their Heads In The Sand

Eric Roth December 7, 2000

\”You can\’t afford to sign up to a peace agreement that is all one-sided, meaning Israel takes all the risks,\” observed retired U.S. Admiral Leon A. Edney to small groups of Jewish leaders in Beverly Hills last week. \”We need to find a way to live in peace with the Arab world, but it\’s not done with appeasement.\”

Jew-mo!

Ari B. Morguelan December 7, 2000

Woody Allen once said the shortest book ever written was the one on Jewish athletes. Well, here is the shortest chapter in that book: Since May 1987, Argentinean native Imach Marcello Solomon (a k a Hoshitango) has been wrestling his way up in the competitive sumo leagues in Japan.