Men and Martyrs
Rob Eshman
January 11, 2001
The ghost of Yitzhak Rabin speaks to Ehud Barak, and the message isn\’t pretty. Ehud, one old soldier tells another, they never really miss you till you\’re gone.\n
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January 11, 2001
Cooperative Learning
Wendy J. Madnick
January 11, 2001
Four local synagogues have banded together to create the first West Valley Winter Kallah, an adult education lecture series taught by Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis, which is expected to become an annual event.
Comes the Bride
Wendy J. Madnick
January 11, 2001
The ceremony was lovely. There was music, wedding cake, a love song and plenty of sentiment to go around.
Real-Time Israeli Solidarity
Adam Wills
January 11, 2001
Earlier this week, 160 people from Los Angeles — including Jewish Federation President John Fishel and the Board of Rabbis\’ Mark Diamond — were among 900 who traveled to Israel as part of a United Jewish Communities-sponsored solidarity mission.
Following Her ‘Dream’
Michael Aushenker
January 11, 2001
A few years ago, Kat Cressida, the woman who supplies the voice of Dexter on \”Dexter\’s Laboratory,\” approached KCET\’s \”Storytellers\” to collaborate on a CD of Jewish folktales.
Collective Hearing
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
January 11, 2001
Not long ago, on a trip to Israel, I heard the following story about an Israeli doctor and patient.
Let Palestinians Govern Palestinians – Now
Amos Oz
January 11, 2001
For 30 years, those of us in Israel\’s peace movement have been saying there will be no peace as long as Israel insists on governing another nation.
Scrambling for Access
James D. Besser
January 11, 2001
Listen closely, and you can almost hear the sound of panic sweeping through the boardrooms of Jewish organizations around the country.
Blown Deal
Eric Silver
January 11, 2001
Bill Clinton is wasting his time. The chances of a meaningful Israeli-Palestinian deal before he hands over the presidency to George W. Bush on Jan. 20 are negligible.
The Battle for Peace
Helen Davis
January 11, 2001
The acid test for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came last week when he made his fateful visit to the White House to discuss Bill Clinton\’s framework agreement — a roadmap designed to set the parameters for negotiating the tough issues that separate Israel and the Palestinians. Arafat failed the test.
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