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October 11, 2001
Kosher Bunny
Playboy Magazine\’s new Miss November, Playmate Lindsey Vuolo, doesn\’t hide much in the centerfold, including her Jewish roots and her attachment to Israel.
The Heritage Folds
After nearly a half-century run and years of financial difficulties, the Heritage Southwest Jewish Press called it quits with its Sept. 28 issue.
Master of Puppets
He worked aliens on \”Men in Black,\” operated penguins in \”Batman Returns\”and helped bring the brontosaurus to life in the first \”Flintstones\” movie, but ace puppeteer Len Levitt says his most rewarding work was the children\’s show \”Alef … Bet … Blast-Off!\”
The Left ‘Wing’
As networks rushed to excise programming that might evoke the Sept. 11 tragedy, a record 25. 2 million viewers tuned in to watch a stand alone episode of \”The West Wing\” last week that explored issues raised by the attacks.
A Portion of Parasha Breshit
Here we go again! We start the New Year by reading the Torah all over again from the beginning. Why do we do this, year after year? Why do we read the same things over and over again? Maybe we can find the answer in the word that means \”year\” in Hebrew: shana.
Who Wrote the Bible?
So many people seem to be concerned with the question, \”Who wrote the Bible?\”
Do It for Your Country
It\’s over. Being single is officially over. When The New York Times Sunday Style section, the definitive arbiter of all that is cool and urbane, runs a cover story saying it\’s over (above the fold!), you know it\’s over. When the venerable Gray Lady concedes that the \”glamour of living alone in a city of ambition feels dulled,\” you can start singing \”Kaddish\” for the swinging-singles set. \”Sex and the City\”? O-v-e-r. The people have spoken, and they said, \”You had a good run, but we don\’t want to hear about it anymore.\”
Hamas, Hezbollah on Latest U.S. Terror List
The U.S. State Department\’s biannual list of foreign terrorist organizations once again includes Hamas, Hezbollah and other groups that perpetrate terrorist attacks against Israel.
But the significance of the list, issued last Friday, is unclear in light of the new U.S. war against terrorism.
Bush Backed — Finally
With the launch of the U.S.-led war on terrorism, American Jewish leaders are rallying behind Washington.
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