A projected billion-dollar arms sale to Syria is the latest sign of a major shift in Russia\’s Middle East policy — and analysts are asking how dangerous it might be for regional stability and for Israel.
Southern California Jewish Republicans saw history up close at President Bush\’s inauguration, attending not only his swearing-in but numerous social events including a pre-inauguration dinner for the president where a local Chabad rabbi lit the candles.
Nestled in a green valley dotted with fir and palm trees lies the farming village of Mavki\’im. Soon the modest one-story homes that punctuate its wheat and potato fields may house a new group of residents — former members of the Gaza Strip settlement named Pa\’at Sadeh.
Talya Eluz walks into her cream-colored sunken living room and takes in the view of sloping sand dunes leading to the shimmering blue Mediterranean Sea and the electric fence that surrounds what she calls paradise.
Many Jews who live their lives in a traditional Jewish way will often punctuate their remarks with the term, \”Baruch Hashem,\” which means \”Blessed be Hashem.\” The words are used as a response to so many situations, both good and bad. It is a way of recognizing that the power and presence of God is manifest in all moments of the human experience.
Well, I\’m still married. Somebody won a bet that I\’d actually make it to the altar. The bookies took a bath on me. Hard to believe, but it\’s been almost two years already, and I would like to tackle this whole single thing from the other side of the fence.
Military chaplains have a proud history in the U.S. military, and most of them uphold the mission of the Chaplain Corps in the various services to America\’s troops and to ensure their right to free exercise of religion.
Sometime in the early 1980s, a new type of crime was identified. It was called \”hate crime.\” Although the conduct which hate crime laws were aimed at was already criminal, the new laws targeted the motivation for the crime.
There were two \”Jewish\” debates earlier this month, one in the Valley and one on the Westside. While Mayor james Hahn did not attend the Valley session at Temple Judea, all five major candidates came to the Westside debate at Temple Beth Am. My visit to the latter debate allowed me to look at one constituency: Westside Jews.
When you go to the synagogue, you just might be sitting next to someone who sexually abused his daughter. You might be shaking his hand, admiring his charming demeanor, thinking how lucky his family is to have him.
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