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February 21, 2002
Alcohol Aftermath
On Purim, the Talmud commands us to drink until we \”don\’t know the difference between \’Blessed be Mordechai\’ and \’Cursed be Haman.\’\”
The Queen’s Advice
The Megillah tells us that Esther found the courage to confront Ahasuerus, confess she was a Jew and not only save her relationship, but the entire Jewish people. And yet more than 2,000 years later, this Jewish girl can\’t even find the courage to confront the guy I\’m dating and confess how much I truly like him.
The Icemen Cometh
Rarely can one see the human struggle as simply and clearly manifest as it is in Olympic figure skating. I live according to its teachings.
One People
Beset by troubles, we have much to be thankful for, least of which is our miraculous survival, and our ties to each other.
Hamantashen Goes Mainstream
What\’s the next Jewish food to go mainstream?
Oscar buzz for ‘Beaufort’ builds
Joseph Cedar, director of the Oscar-nominated Israeli film, \”Beaufort,\” and an Orthodox Jew, has resolved a thorny Shabbat dilemma.
The Way it Is
This week, Atlas spoke at B\’nai David-Judea Congregation in Los Angeles to a small but passionately concerned group of local Jews about the state of affairs in Israel and about the phenomenal impact of Arutz 7 (Channel 7) in particular.
The Rabbi and the Reverend
"7th Heaven" creator Brenda Hampton is chortling at an image of her star, Stephen Collins, wearing a kippah on the bimah of University Synagogue.
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