So whaddaya know? The election is over, we\’ve got a new mayor, and no sign yet of the apocalypse the other candidates promised would befall this city, no matter who won. Newly minted 9th District Councilwoman Jan Perry knew it was a new day when, shortly after her own election, Jim Hahn called to extend his own congratulations.
\”I don\’t think of myself as a drag performer,\” confides Miriam Shor. \”But I was drawn to the role because the story is so subversive. I like that it challenges perspectives about what a man is and what a woman is. I like that it forces viewers to rethink their labels about sex and sexuality.\”
\”A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World\’s Oldest Religion\” by Jonathan Sacks. (The Free Press, $25.)
Gently, gracefully, thoughtfully, Jonathan Sacks unfolds an emotionally compelling argument for Jews to reclaim and engage with traditional faith, traditional texts and traditional acts. Wisely, he eschews philosophic reasonings: Jews teach by words, with words, through stories, songs, psalm, exegesis. Logically constructed arguments cannot convince one of religious veracity nor demonstrate a revealed truth.
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