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October 9, 2003

Why I Voted For Arnold

Si Frumkin October 9, 2003

First a disclaimer: I have never met Arnold Schwarzenegger, have never spoken to him, was never contacted by his political people, no one ever asked me to support him, or offered me money to do so. I supported him because I respect him and because I am convinced that he will be good for California. In fact, if I may brag just a little, I started predicting that he would be the next governor of California many months ago, when only a few hard-line nuts seriously considered that a recall could be successful. I didn\’t think/hope that Gray Davis would be recalled. I just was sure that Arnold would run and win the next race.

I’m Dreaming of My School’s Sukkah

Julie Gruenbaum Fax October 9, 2003

The sound of metal folding chairs scraping against rocky parking lot asphalt always gives me the chills — but only in a good way.

To me it\’s the sound of Sukkot in the Shaarei Tefila sukkah, where I ate soggy tuna sandwiches and carrot sticks out of rumpled paper bags for most of my childhood Sukkots.

Getting Stuffed on Sukkot

Linda Morel October 9, 2003

\”The most common Sukkot dishes are filled foods, particularly stuffed vegetables and pastries, symbolizing the bounty of the harvest,\” wrote chef Rabbi Gil Marks in his cookbook, \”The World of Jewish Entertaining\” (Simon & Schuster, 1998).

Over the centuries, Jewish cooks have gutted and chopped nearly every edible plant species, mixing the pulp with onions, breadcrumbs, matzah meal, meat, spices and assorted vegetables and fruit. They then stuffed these aromatic concoctions inside the vegetables\’ cavities, roasting them to create heavenly results.

During the weeklong celebration of Sukkot, people eat their meals in a sukkah, or temporary hut, and holiday recipes call for seasonal produce.

Literary Offerings to Harvest Your Brain

Rita Berman Frischer October 9, 2003

As I write this article, Hurricane Isabel has come and gone; its destructive force headlined the news, offering a strange but appropriate counterpoint to writing about children\’s books on Sukkot and Simchat Torah. In today\’s world, these holidays, following on the heels of Yom Kippur, remind us of the swift changes life brings and underscore the fragile nature of our security. Through stories, we can find shelter in the joy of offering hospitality, in helping others, in relishing happiness when we can and in acknowledging human courage and endurance in the face of trouble. These are all themes to explore as you sit, rejoicing with your children and guests, in your sukkah.

The Lulav, the Etrog, the Medicine Pipe

Rabbi Michael Barclay October 9, 2003

For many years, I used to have long talks with Anselmo Valencia, the Chief of the Yaqui Indian Nation, about the similarities and distinctions between the beliefs and practices of Native American cultures and Judaism. Similar discussions have taken place over the last 10 years between numerous rabbis and Grandfather Wallace Black Elk, a Lakota Elder. But the link between these cultures was all brought home to me a few years ago when my neighbors saw me blessing my Sukkah with the Four Species, and thought I was doing an \”Indian\” ritual. Suddenly, I realized the amazing similarities between the prayers of a chanupa, or medicine pipe (filled only with tobacco, let\’s be clear on that issue early on), and the waving of the lulav and etrog. Both practices are so incredibly important to their respective cultures, and both are so beautiful. But what is amazing in some ways is how similar the understandings, intentions and practices are surrounding these ritual objects.

New UCLA Sukkah Is a Work of Heart

Naomi Pfefferman October 9, 2003

As Sukkot approached, UCLA Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller was reluctant to take Hillel\’s old canvas-and-metal sukkah out of storage.\n\n\”I felt we were in a new building,\” he said of the $10 million Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish life on Hilgard Avenue. \”We should go beyond prefabricated sukkot and create something special.\”

The Pacifist Who Fought Hitler

Tom Tugend October 9, 2003

Early in the Nazi regime, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a rising young Protestant minister and theologian, was asked by his twin sister to speak at the funeral of her Jewish husband.\n\nBonhoeffer consulted his church superiors and refused. Later, tormented by his decision, he asked himself, \”How could I have been so afraid? I should have behaved differently.\”\n\nIt was perhaps the only time that Bonhoeffer\’s natural human fear trumped his moral courage in fighting the Nazi ideology, a stand for which he finally paid with his life.\n\nThe acts and religious beliefs of perhaps the most principled German Protestant voice during the Hitler era are woven together in the 90-minute documentary, \”Bonhoeffer,\” opening Oct. 10 at two Laemmle theaters.

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