Noshin’ Beyond Hamantashen
Judy Zeidler
February 21, 2002
Our family celebrates all of the Jewish holidays together, but Purim seems to be everyone\’s favorite.
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February 21, 2002
Training for Life
Melissa Minkin
February 21, 2002
Dave Rabb is a personal trainer with a few secrets: bring balloons to class, reward genuine efforts with cookies and make sure all clients use the potty before climbing the equipment.
Palestinian Peacenicks
Eric Silver
February 21, 2002
It sounds confused, if not downright contrary. Most Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip applaud violence against Israelis, yet they are eager for a cease-fire and for their political leaders to get back to the negotiating table.
Milosevic in The Hague
Lawrence Douglas
February 21, 2002
\”A triumph for the civilized world.\” So characterized The New York Times about the war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic that started this past week in The Hague.
Escalation, Redux
James D. Besser
February 21, 2002
This week\’s surge of Mideast violence and hints of a new level of sophistication by Palestinian terrorists have once again forced Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to reconsider his government\’s strategy in what looks more and more like a war of attrition.
Israeli Court: Liberal Conversions OK
Jessica Steinberg
February 21, 2002
Non-Orthodox Jews both inside and outside Israel are celebrating a historic court ruling recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions as valid and binding upon the Jewish state.
From L.A. to Germany
Tom Tugend
February 21, 2002
Bridge of Understanding was launched in 1993 by the Office of German-American Cooperation at the German Foreign Ministry, and Weiler has been the project\’s director almost from the beginning.
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