More and more Jewish leaders are becoming aware of the dangers posed by a festering anti-Israel sentiment on U.S. college campuses. A recent poll showed that when students were asked whether they were more \”sympathetic\” to Israel or the Palestinians, 28 percent answered Israel and 22 percent said the Palestinians.
An abandoned suitcase in Dortmund\’s main station gets thousands of people scared of terror. An anonymous bomb threat paralyzes Berlin\’s airport. In the appearance of the Madrid attacks, international terrorism has outrun everyday life in Europe.
The state prosecutor\’s recommendation to indict Ariel Sharon on bribery charges came just as the Israeli prime minister was putting the finishing touches on his plan for Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
This edition of letters: Silverlake JCC; Teresa Heinz Kerry and Israel; and Teresa Strasser\’s missing mojo.
When you clean your house for Pesach, don\’t forget your drawer full of makeup. Yes, makeup. Your lipstick, lip gloss, foundation and eye shadow may contain wheat and oats that some rabbis say you need to stash away with the rest of your unleavened food products.
When the 4-year-olds at B\’nai David-Judea congregation got cholent on their knees while crawling under the kiddush table searching for buried treasure one Shabbat morning, there was no doubt who was to blame: David Steinberg, whose wild yarns have become a Shabbat morning staple since Steinberg got recruited for the storytelling job when he was transitioning the first of his three sons into a group about five years ago.
Chef Erwin Van Oosten could be forgiven for not knowing what hit him when the rabbi ordered that the lasagna be sent back into the kitchen. It was the executive chef\’s first full day running the kitchen for a Caribbean cruise ship full of kosher passengers, and he had thought all was in order …
Whether you\’ve been doing it for years or are brand new, leading a seder is a challenging job.
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