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January 1, 2004

Where Are High EI Guys?

Sharon Lynn Bear January 1, 2004

Dating is not brain surgery, but for some men it is more difficult. I think I\’ve discovered why. The current thinking on intelligence is that people have several types of intelligence, which may not be equally developed.

Psychologist Daniel Goleman coined the phrase \”emotional intelligence\” or EI. He defined EI as \”knowing one\’s emotions, managing emotions, motivating oneself, recognizing emotions in others and handling relationships.\” Goleman and others have found that EI has little correlation with IQ. They are on to something.

Schwarzenegger’s Kindest Un-Cut

Ron Solomon January 1, 2004

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn\’t know it, but his recent gesture to reverse planned cuts for the disabled was the greatest memorial tribute to my brother, Danny. This week, we observed Danny\’s shloshim, the traditional 30 days after the death of a loved one.

The Circuit

Gaby Wenig January 1, 2004

The Circuit, information on events around los angeles.

For the Kids

Abby Gilad January 1, 2004

For the Kids, fun facts and information for kids.

Your Letters

Jewish Journal January 1, 2004

Letters to the Editor, Point of View in response to Articles.

Italy Jewish History Richer Than Gelato

Ruth E. Gruber January 1, 2004

Twenty years ago, an Italian television channel hired Annie Sacerdoti, a Jewish writer and editor in Milan, to produce a documentary about Jewish history in Italy\’s northern Lombardy region.

At the time, Sacerdoti had long been an active member of the 10,000-strong Jewish community in Milan, the Lombard capital.

But what she found while researching the program changed her sense of identity as an Italian Jew and in many ways changed her life. In small provincial towns around the region, she found Jewish cemeteries abandoned to the elements and deserted synagogues standing empty or used as carpenter shops or other places of business.

Vocal Musicians Make a Joyful Noise

Lauren Korduner January 1, 2004

Human voices converge on the same note, echoing a haunting harmony — arousing complicated emotions.

This has been the buzz surrounding an award-winning Jewish a cappella group, Shir Appeal, a group of college students from Massachusetts, who will bring their hypnotizing harmonies to Orange County\’s Temple Bat Yahm (TBY) for Shabbat evening service, Jan. 16. The group was named after Tufts University\’s mascot — Jumbo the Elephant. The Hebrew phrase shir hapeal means \”song of the elephant.\”

Is History Repeating Itself?

Stanley William Rothstein January 1, 2004

Can we learn from history? Is the past a succession of meaningless, unrelated events? Does the rise and fall of nations in the past have

anything to do with today\’s world? Are people that much different than they were then? Do they strive after different things, have different desires?

These questions came to mind recently as the similarities between Israel\’s geopolitical situation increasingly resembled that of the Jews during the first Roman War. (Some would argue that it more closely resembles 20th-century Czechoslovakia, but that\’s another article.)

Who’s to Blame for Terror?

Loolwa Khazzoom January 1, 2004

Like many hothead progressives around the world, I preach antiracism, teach multiculturalism and recognize the United States to be a politically and culturally imperialistic society.

Proper revolutionary that I am, I have no problem with guerrilla warfare against oppressive regimes, and I fully recognize that \”terrorism\” can be a political term used to invalidate the violent behavior of one group and justify that of another.

One might say I\’m an all-around, groovy radical. And yet, I\’ve got a major problem with compassion for Palestinian suicide bombers blowing up Israeli citizens

Egypt Displays Split Personality on Israel

Leslie Susser January 1, 2004

Israeli leaders were heartened in late December, when Egypt\’s foreign minister announced that he would come to Jerusalem for talks on promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace.

At the same time, however, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was moving in Cairo to galvanize international pressure on Israel to dismantle the nuclear weapons it is presumed to possess.Â

These seemingly contradictory thrusts in Egyptian policy highlight the deep ambivalence that has characterized Egypt\’s attitude to Israel since the two countries made peace in 1979.

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