In Israel, there is nothing like an attempt at national unity to stir up a national controversy. The latest such controversy is a 10-article document called \”The Kinneret Covenant,\” designed to find common denominators among different segments in Israeli society — religious and secular Jews, Sephardic and Ashkenazic Israelis, right and left.
Rosalind Glaser Peters died on Jan. 6, 2002, at the age of 92.
I keep kosher, but most of my Jewish peeps do not. To them, Double Doubles with cheese are a basic food group, and pizza without pepperoni is like the Rams without Warner.
When the intifada began in September 2000, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi of Efrat, Israel, received a call at 3:30 a.m. The lady on the other end, with a deep European accent, asked, "Rabbi Riskin, do you know who this is?"
Many Jews know that on Tu B\’Shevat — the Jewish new year for trees, which falls this year on Jan. 28 — you can plant a tree. In the future, however, you may be able to buy a water certificate.
Haggadahs are not just for Passover anymore. As national education coordinator for the Jewish National Fund (JNF), Greg Litcofsky helped write a new Tu B\’Shevat Haggadah, which the organization sent to 1,200 day and Hebrew schools as part of its \”Tu B\’Shevat in the Schools\” program.
If you missed the alternative-fuel vehicles at the L.A. Auto Show — and with just a dozen exhibited, they were hard to find — don\’t despair. Check out the one on display at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, in Rabbi Harvey Fields\’ parking space.
Do not envy Anne Robinson. When Richard Blackwell (ne Richard Selzer), the fashion critic of the rich and famous, released his 42nd annual lists of apparel achievers and fashion faux pas on Jan. 8, the pretentiously garbed British game show host topped his Worst Dressed Woman of 2001 list.
Gov. Gray Davis\’ proposed state budget for 2002-2003 has local Jewish organizations worried. With the state\’s approximately $12 billion deficit (in a proposed $98 billion budget) covered by program cuts, along with loans and spending deferrals, local agencies such as Jewish Family Service (JFS) and Jewish Vocational Service may face a significant reduction in funding.
There\’s no denying that Fox\’s critically acclaimed \”24\” is a fast-moving show that, unlike other dramas, operates in \”real time\” — each 60-minute episode\’s action literally unfolds over an hour\’s time. \nBut what series co-creator Joel Surnow never anticipated was that his rookie show would move as fast in the real world: Not even halfway through its first season,\”24\” was nominated for Best TV Drama and Best Actor (Kiefer Sutherland)Golden Globes.Dark horse Sutherland won over perennial award show favorites Martin Sheen and James Gandolfini.\n\n
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