Students, Schools Remember Sept. 11
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
September 5, 2002
This year, Jewish schools and supplemental schools will incorporate a new memorial day into their calendars and curriculums.
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September 5, 2002
Fighting Hate ‘Under Danny’s Banner’
Tom Tugend
September 5, 2002
Professor Judea Pearl, an internationally recognized authority on machine intelligence, has discovered a great deal about human emotion — both private and public — since his son, journalist Daniel Pearl, was murdered by Islamic extremists in Pakistan eight months ago.
Sense From Senselessness
Judea Pearl
September 5, 2002
What follows is an edited version of a speech that Judea Pearl, the father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, delivered upon accepting an award on his son\’s behalf from the Los Angeles Press Club on June 22, 2002.
A 9/11 Family Tale
E. Scott Menter
September 5, 2002
Although I was there, I can\’t tell you much about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, that you don\’t already know. After all, you had CNN; I only had my two eyes and the prescription lenses I thankfully remembered to grab as I fled the apartment.
Israel on the Agenda
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
September 5, 2002
When Jewish educators from around the country met for a five-day institute this summer at the University of Judaism, leaders at the Whizin Institute for Jewish Family Life did the only thing they could for their daylong slot of teaching.
Why Be Jewish?
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
September 5, 2002
What is the nature of the struggle for Jewish continuity? What is it that the Jewish community is trying to sustain, and why should we bother?
Reflections at the New Year
Yuval Rotem
September 5, 2002
On behalf of the State of Israel, it is my honor to commend this community for all the magnificent work you have done with and on behalf of the Israeli people during this most painful year.
Place of Balance
David Margolis
September 5, 2002
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana ("Head of the Year" in Hebrew), is an occasion for celebration and feasting but also for introspection and reflection.
A Persian American Feast
Shanee Banfshe Michaelson
September 5, 2002
Every Erev Rosh Hashana, our dining room table is set with the requisite items: apples, honey,tongue and beets. Zucchini and black-eyed peas.
The Value of a Day
Eric Copage
September 5, 2002
The High Holidays are a time Jews reserve for themselves. They don\’t seek the approval or participation of gentiles. What if African Americans stopped trying to get white people to celebrate with us and recognized that we have been essential in making this nation?
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