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October 2, 2003

Big-Screen King’s Legacy of Generosity

Andrea Adelson October 2, 2003

Paul I. Goldenberg avoided playgrounds and sports when he was growing up because he lacked athletic prowess. He spent hours in the cool darkness of a movie house.
The Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda honored Goldenberg, 75, owner of La Habra\’s Paul\’s TV & Video, as well as others at a gala last month. Goldenberg helped fund the home\’s newest $14.3 million building, designed to reflect the latest research on Alzheimer\’s disease and dementia. He pledged another $2 million towards a $52 million nursing-home expansion, which is hoped will accommodate 40 percent of those on the facility\’s 350-person waiting list.

The Self-Imposed Death of Institutional Judaism

Douglas Rushkoff October 2, 2003

But New York\’s official institutions of Judaism would say that I\’m not, and, most likely, neither are you. No, it\’s not because my mom\’s not Jewish (the usual racist excuse), but because, like so many other intelligent, engaged people on this bagel-fueled island — I don\’t happen to belong to a synagogue. As a result, they label me \”lapsed\” or, in the optimistic language of the market researchers charged with saving Judaism, \”a latent Jew.\”

Actually, these days they\’re calling me an atheist, an Israel-hater and an anti-Semite. Not because I\’m saying anything bad about God, Israel or Judaism, but merely because I\’m asking that we be allowed to discuss these ideas, together.

A Tabernacle Full of Knickknacks and Love

Andrea Adelson October 2, 2003

Sukkot, the eight-day festival that begins Oct. 11, commemorates a central event in Jewish history: the 40-year desert trek that followed the exodus from Egypt when Jews lived in portable shelters or booths.

People celebrate the holiday by building, eating in — and sometimes sleeping in — a temporary structure topped by a \”natural\” covering, such as tree branches or a bamboo mat which allows star-gazing. The structure is a show of trust in God\’s protection. During the festival — sometimes called \”Tabernacles\” and \”The Harvest Festival\” — we also say a blessing over the four species: the lulav, etrog, hadas and arava.

One Sweet Sukkah

Lisa J. Solomon October 2, 2003

I have been thinking a lot about roots lately. About where I would like to settle with my daughter, buy a house, adopt a puppy. When we left our hometown of Atlanta eight years ago, I didn\’t know how long our adventure would last. I didn\’t know we would live in small, but charming apartments, first in calm, rainy Portland, then in frenetic, sunny Los Angeles. And that after a while, the temporary nature of our dwellings, and so much time spent far away from where we started, would pose a question of its own. Where do we belong?

It seems the core ritual of Sukkot, building the sukkah, has something to say about just that. According to tradition, this temporary, four-walled structure with a branch roof open to the sky is a reminder of the Israelites\’ huts in the deserts, as they wandered from place to place for 40 years. The sukkah also highlights one of the themes of the holiday — the impermanence of our lives, says Michael Strassfeld in \”The Jewish Holidays, A Guide & Commentary\” (HarperResource, 1993).

The Circuit

Jewish Journal October 2, 2003

The Circuit, information on events around los angeles.

Walk for Hunger

Andrea Adelson October 2, 2003

Organizers of the third South Orange County Interfaith Walk for Hunger and Cultural Fair invite the public to participate in the Oct. 26 event, which promises to build bridges between faiths while fulfilling the mitzvah of feeding the hungry.

Pearls

Rob Eshman October 2, 2003

I\’ve been hearing a lot about Bernard Henri Levy\’s book, \”Who Killed Daniel Pearl?\” but I hadn\’t heard what Daniel Pearl\’s father thought of it.\n\nSo I phoned him.\n\nI knew Judea Pearl would have an opinion, and would not shrink from expressing it. After suffering shock and grief that no parent can imagine, he and Daniel\’s mother, Ruth, found the strength to turn grief to good works, to make Daniel\’s legacy of tolerance and understanding manifest in a world increasingly hostile to both.\n\nAmong those good works is The Daniel Pearl Foundation (danielpearl.org), which hosts a series of world music concerts as a way to use music as a bridge to cultural understanding.

A Rough-and-Tumble Return

Naomi Pfefferman October 2, 2003

Actress Jessica Lundy was mostly working TV guest starring roles when she landed the part of Roberta in John Patrick Shanley\’s \”Danny and the Deep Blue Sea\” last month.

Golfing Gran Takes Down Yiddishe Bubbe

Beverly Gray October 2, 2003

Book publishers know that the marketplace is full of Jewish customers with a high level of secular education, a reasonable degree of Jewish awareness and strong aesthetic sensibilities. And now they\’re having children.

Actress Defends Gibson’s Jesus Film

Naomi Pfefferman October 2, 2003

Critics have denounced the hyperrealistic drama as a modern version of the medieval passion play, blaming Jews for the death of Jesus. But actress Maia Morgenstern, doesn\’t view the film as anti-Semitic.

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