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June 6, 2002

Israeli Determination

E. Scott Menter June 6, 2002

Late afternoon in Jerusalem. Though the sun had not yet touched the horizon, a full moon hung brightly in the sky, prematurely asserting its dominance: a coup d\’état of the heavens.

Below, things were no less unsettled. A Palestinian terrorist visited death upon a Rishon LeZion pool hall the day after I arrived in Jerusalem; later the same week, another paradise-seeking human missile killed a grandmother and her 2-year-old granddaughter who were buying ice cream in Petach Tikva.

Star Power

Journal Staff June 6, 2002

It all started with a void in the contemporary family.

\”Our conversations with children are not deep enough,\” says psychiatrist Cece Feiler. \”If you can\’t talk to your children, they grow up into adults who don\’t care.

\”It forces you to slow down, to reflect and to interact in a meaningful way,\” Feiler says.

So together with actress Heidi Haddad, she created the Shabbat Box of Questions, whose Star of David-shaped question cards do inspire fun, even soul-searching moments.

Dog Days of Summer

Journal Staff June 6, 2002

This year, Father\’s Day is time for hyper-fast food, as Nathan\’s Famous hot dogs hosts the second annual Los Angeles Hot Dog Eating Contest on June 16. The winner goes on to the big dance: the world championship Nathan\’s Famous Hot Dog Eating contest, July 4 at Coney Island.

We Need You!

Mike Levy June 6, 2002

The famous musical, \”Fiddler on the Roof,\” which celebrates life and Jewish family tradition during turbulent times, is coming to town, and what better time than now?

Originally written by Shalom Aleichem and turned into a film by Joseph Stein and Norman Jewison in 1971, \”Fiddler\” has withstood the test of time. What happened in the Jewish ghetto of Anatevka, Russia, in 1904 is representative historically of the persecution Jews have faced, from the Nazis in World War II to the ascending tension in the Middle East between the Israelis and Palestinians today. The play is a celebration of togetherness and perseverance; fighting for Jewish pride and keeping the faith even when there is little left to believe in and no one else to turn to.

Relevant on the Roof

Chad Simon June 6, 2002

The famous musical, \”Fiddler on the Roof,\” which celebrates life and Jewish family tradition during turbulent times, is coming to town, and what better time than now?

Supporting Israel

Andrea Adelson June 6, 2002

In a display of creativity and generosity, several Jewish groups in Orange County in recent weeks set out to demonstrate their unswerving support for Israel.

Calling a suggestion by Israel\’s minister of tourism to visit hospitals a \”wet blanket,\” Fullerton travel agency owner Pnina Schichor instead lined up an awareness-raising tour of the sort she, herself, would like.

\”Injured people don\’t want gawking strangers,\” she concludes after returning in May from a planning trip, during which she sensed the isolation of Israeli citizens. \”I want them to know we\’re standing with them,\” says Shichor, who organized a trip for members of MERIT, Middle Eastern Reporting in Truth, a media-watch group she and her husband, David, co-founded last August.

O.C. Olim

Ilene Schneider June 6, 2002

David and Lori Melman, former Santa Ana residents, look out their window to see a mountaintop covered with scrub oak and bay leaves that could be mistaken for coastal California foothills. The idyllic country lifestyle and its neighborhood feeling is what lured them to Har Halutz, a Galilee community established by the Reform movement, in 1985. \”When I compare life in the U.S. to life in Israel, Israel always wins,\” Lori says.

Teacher Shortage

Andrea Adelson June 6, 2002

There is no summertime lull at schools for Jewish education.

Even as day campers toting towel-stuffed beach bags invade day schools and synagogue religious classrooms, administrators are spending their summer scrambling to fill staff vacancies for September, at a time when qualified Judaic and Hebrew instructors are difficult to find.

The shortage stems from an increasing demand statewide for public school teachers, a shift in Israel\’s economy and what some suggest is a failure of planning by Reform and Conservative movements.

In Search of Love

Debbie L. Sklar June 6, 2002

Just as I can honestly say that I don\’t think I\’m mother material, Lisa Cohen of Costa Mesa sure is.

Cohen, 40, a single mom and a busy drama teacher, is recently divorced, but actively looking for that special someone. Like many young Jewish singles in Orange County, Cohen has found that trying to meet her counterpart is a lot like looking for a needle in a haystack. Perhaps that\’s why she immerses herself in her work.

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