It\’s the Bible redone as salad. In \”Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie,\” little tomatoes, leeks and peas bop around ancient Israel (they can\’t walk because vegetables don\’t have legs) telling stories and singing songs about the joys of morality.
\”I was shocked, drawn in and repulsed,\” Taymor said of the paintings, which included visceral images of miscarriage. \”I was frankly put off by her work.\”
Collector Stephen White has lent 32 Strauss-Peyton portraits from the early 1920s to The Jewish Federation\’s Bell Family Gallery for \”Art & Artifice.\”
On the Sept. 30 MSNBC show \”Hardball,\” Chris Matthews hosted a debate between Pat Buchanan and Republican political analyst David Frum. Buchanan opposed a United States-led invasion of Iraq, while Frum supported President George W. Bush\’s plan for tough inspections first followed by — if those inspections fail — the forceful removal of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from power.
Each stage of life has its characteristic depressions and delights.
The issue of evangelical Christian churches attempting to convert Jews has arisen once again — this time as an accompaniment to Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert\’s acceptance of a $500,000 gift from a church in San Diego.
Instead of finding relief, I\’ve been much reminded of life back home.
Another wedding, where I\’m an FOB — Friend of the Bride — and not the groom.
\”Why do you Jews cheat so much?\”
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