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February 26, 2004
Taking a Leap
Leap year fixes a flaw in the calendar and a glitch in our culture. We women constantly complain about our position on the dating food chain. We have to wait for men to ask us out, make the first move and call the next day. Well now we can stop waiting and start dating.
Of Kerry and King
The 2000 presidential election was a referendum on the future — who did Americans believe could lead them forward. 2004 is a referendum on the past –who do Americans believe can prevent Sept. 11, 2001 from happening again.
Give and Take
Our Torah portion employs an enigmatic turn of phrase that appears quite instructive in this regard. As God commands Moses to solicit the necessary stuff to build the Sanctuary, He demands that the Jews \”take for Me a portion.\”
The Goriest Story Ever Told
Rabbi Gary Greenebaum said the Jewish leaders depicted in the \”Passion\” were wrongly depicted as, \”overdressed, overfed and overly cruel. And there really is no context in the film for Jesus being such a threat to the status quo.\”
Out of Africa, Into the Valley
When his father was arrested for building a sukkah at a time when Idi Amin had outlawed Judaism in Uganda, Gershom Sizomu paid the arresting scout five goats for his father\’s freedom.
Pledge Storm Hits Federation
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles had a super Super Sunday, ringing up pledges of $4.5 million, or $800,000 more than last year.
L.A. Embarks on a Baltic Journey
There is a country whose Jewish community involves nearly all its young people, elects its leaders by democratic vote on the basis of character rather than wealth and is not driven by political and religious divisions.
Jewish Candidates Vie for Court Posts
Jewish district attorneys and subordinate judicial officers are among the 36 candidates seeking to fill nine Los Angeles County Superior Court judge vacancies in Tuesday\’s primary election.
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