Mom and Dementia
Ellie Kahn
June 24, 2004
I reminded Mom of her move to Los Angeles three years ago, and her life at a San Fernando Valley board and care.
She sighed and said, \”Ellie, I\’m losing my marbles.\”
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June 24, 2004
Balance Paramount to UPN Head Ostroff
Soriya Daniels
June 24, 2004
Dawn Ostroff, who in addition to being a religiously observant wife and mother, has worked her way up to a glamorous, powerful and exciting position: president of entertainment at UPN. Offering insight into the art of balancing home and work life and achieving one\’s professional dreams, she reminds us that it\’s never too late.
7 Days In Arts
Keren Engelberg
June 24, 2004
Bite off a rose, scoop up your honey and dance on down to the New JCC at Milken.
Teleconferencing With Tel Aviv
Lea Silverman
June 24, 2004
Students at UCLA participate in a live teleconference with its sister class at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Israel, N.Y. Schools Drop Weinberg Suits
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 24, 2004
Yeshiva University (YU) in New York and a Derech Etz Chaim yeshiva (DEC) in Israel have settled a lawsuit sparked by allegations that a former California rabbi made sexual advances toward students.
Both Sides of Seal Debate to Fight On
Idan Ivri
June 24, 2004
It came from Redlands like a fever: one of the most divisive religious battles to hit Los Angeles in years.
Biblical Logotherapy
Rabbi Haim Ovadia
June 24, 2004
Torah: parah aduma, which is the ritual of purifying a person who has come into contact with a dead body. During the ritual of parah aduma, the Kohen slaughters a red cow that has never born a yoke and then burns the carcass along with cedar, hyssop and a crimson substance until it has been reduced to ashes. The ashes are then mixed with water and sprinkled on the person who has come in contact with death, thus rendering him pure.
The Battle of Bel Air
Rob Eshman
June 24, 2004
I thought about John Kerry in Peter Guber\’s living room.
Pariah or Trendy?
Sandra Hurtes
June 24, 2004
I was born into a world of one-size-fits-all lifestyles: either I\’d marry and have children or be a subject of gossip and humiliation.
A Settler in Favor of Disengagement
David Margolis
June 24, 2004
This is a soul-wrenching time for all of us who love the Land of Israel.
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