Objections raised by two established Reform congregations toa start-up alternative shul in Irvine has forced the new group to temporarily
postpone seeking admission to the Reform movement\’s national organization, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC).
Two women shared a room in a major Israeli hospital some years ago, both awaiting the insemination portion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. One of the women, \”Mrs. Cohen,\” was undergoing the procedure under the supervision of a mashgiach [religious supervisor] from Machon Puah — an Israeli religious fertility institution — and the other, \”Mrs. Rabinovich,\” was not.
Two women shared a room in a major Israeli hospital some years ago, both awaiting the insemination portion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. One of the women, \”Mrs. Cohen,\” was undergoing the procedure under the supervision of a mashgiach [religious supervisor] from Machon Puah — an Israeli religious fertility institution — and the other, \”Mrs. Rabinovich,\” was not.
While Sharon Schatz Rosenthal\’s cover story notes that day schools are costly, it fails to address cost efficiency (\”Who Should Pay?\” Jan.31).
Sam Glaser\’s music is considered contemporary spiritual. He started out as a rock \’n\’ roller in the \’80s, touring nightclubs in Southern California, but, in 1991, Glaser started keeping Shabbat, and his music changed accordingly.
Gebürtig, Austria\’s entry into the competition for Best Foreign Film in the upcoming Oscar race, is a clever and mostly engaging movie that goes after the big questions: Is the Holocaust best told as documentary or fiction?
Halfway through my 20-hour flight from Los Angeles to Tel Aviv, the man to my left said, \”I wonder if I will be able to stop myself from
kissing the ground?\”
Does 2 percent of the country really believe legalizing pot is the most important issue? Are 12 percent really going to vote for Lapid, a former in-your-face talk-show host whose primary goal is to secularize the country?
During Jewish holidays and festivals, many of us recite the familiar blessings for our loved ones.
Is America a great country, or what? By the time Joe Lieberman (Yale \’64, Yale Law \’67) had propelled himself upward by means of first-class education, the country had changed dramatically. Kennedy had succeeded where his Roman Catholic predecessor, Al Smith, had failed.
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