Cease-Fire Hangs by Thread
Gil Sedan
October 4, 2001
The flimsiest of cease-fires continued in name only last week, as Israelis absorbed two brutal terror attacks and struck back at the Palestinians Authority.
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October 4, 2001
Arab, Muslim Leaders Want Linkage
James D. Besser
October 4, 2001
A parade of Arab and Muslim leaders is passing through Washington, promising support for the U.S.-led effort against terrorist kingpin Osama bin Laden — but also urging the administration to press harder for a cease-fire and new negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Continued Help Could Harm
Julie Wiener
October 4, 2001
The AJWS — which supports anti-poverty and community support projects in developing nations — is believed to be the only Jewish organization that funds projects in Afghanistan, a country controlled by the fundamentalist Islamic Taliban regime since 1996.
“We” Judaism
Marlene Adler Marks
October 4, 2001
NOW THAT THE HIGH HOLY days are over, we can begin to appreciate how the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington may alter American Jewish life.
Young Standouts
Orit Arfa
October 4, 2001
On Sept. 9, Benhaz Eshrat Zaghi received the Rabbi Richard N. Levy Distinguished Student Award, presented by the Los Angeles Hillel Council, for her many contributions to the Hillel community.
Celebrating the “Torah cycle”
Abby Gilad
October 4, 2001
The eighth day of the holiday of Sukkot is actually a separate holiday called Shemini Atzeret. It means \”the eighth day of the assembly.\”
Israel’s Tightrope
Rob Eshman
October 4, 2001
If you want to understand Israel\’s role in America\’s new war on terror, think back to a time when the World Trade Center was still standing. In 1974, the French aerialist Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope suspended between the twin towers. Israel is now Philippe Petit.
People of All Faiths Find Solace in Prayer
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
October 4, 2001
The attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center seemed to have had the perfect combination of factors needed to dismantle people\’s religious beliefs: an atrocity committed in the name of religion and God, coupled with so many dead and wounded that even for those of strong faith, the idea of a benevolent or caring God was seriously challenged.
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