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January 23, 2003

Nanny & Me

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal January 23, 2003

\”Ana,\” a Catholic Latina nanny working for a Jewish family in Studio City, was afraid to ask her employers whether she could buy a holiday gift for their young son. She was torn between wanting to give the child a present and worrying about insulting the family. Like many foreigners, Ana (not her real name) was unsure of proper holiday protocol.

\”It\’s hard for these women to know where to draw the line,\” said Davina Klein, who teaches a class at Adat Ari El in North Hollywood for Latina nannies working for Jewish families. \”They don\’t want to ask questions because they don\’t want to rock the boat. I think that comes from a different mentality.\”

Charming? Not the Word for Politics

Leonard Fein January 23, 2003

Plato described democracy as \”a charming form of government.\” Well, perhaps in ancient Greece there wasn\’t much else to charm away the days.

Kabbalah Fashion Statement

Mica Rosenberg January 23, 2003

David Shamouelian believes he has tapped into what he thinks is a sure-fire marketing tool: 4,000 years of Jewish mysticism.

Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Jewish Journal Staff January 23, 2003

Tired of wearing designer clothes and lining the pockets of fashionistas? These days, clothing companies are banking on Jewish pride and charity as the impetus for their labels.

Your Letters

Jewish Journal January 23, 2003

In our studies at Beth Chayim Chadashim\’s (BCC) Queer Jewish Think Tank, we are not throwing out the halacha, nor are we bending and twisting the texts to suit our own devices (\”A Conservative Challenge,\” Jan. 17).

Parshat Yitro

Abby Gilad January 23, 2003

In Parshat Yitro, God gives the Israelites the Ten Commandments.

The Party Line

Gil Sedan January 23, 2003

Nearly 30 political parties are vying in Israel\’s Jan. 28 general elections. According to the latest polls, about 15 parties stand a chance of getting at least 1.5 percent of the vote, the threshold for getting at least one of the Knesset\’s 120 seats.

Israeli Elections: What Comes After?

Leslie Susser January 23, 2003

The election campaign winding to a close this week should have been about which party has the best plan to extricate Israel from the current cycle of Palestinian terror and economic decline.

The Shinui Stance

Eric Silver January 23, 2003

Tommy Lapid, who has made a second career hammering the ultra-Orthodox, says he didn\’t go into Israeli politics in order to become a government minister. But the outspoken, 71-year-old veteran journalist is suddenly warming to the prospect.

Voter Apathy High Among Israeli Arabs

Eric Silver January 23, 2003

Omar Baransi, a 71-year-old retired building contractor with a lined, leathery face, brags that he won\’t be voting in Israel\’s general election on Jan. 28. \”We don\’t trust anyone these days,\” he said, \”not even the Arab candidates. We\’ve been citizens for 55 years and nothing has changed.\”

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