First Steve, Then Bill
Rob Eshman
February 24, 2005
When those people at the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation put on a fundraiser, they don\’t fool around.
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February 24, 2005
Yeladim
Abby Gilad
February 24, 2005
In Parshat Ki Tisa, each Israelite is instructed to give a half-shekel to the \”temple fund\” every year. There is a midrash – a story told by rabbis to teach a lesson – about this portion.
Letters to the Editor
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2005
It is quite painful for a proud, practicing pro-Zionist Jew, who was bar mitzvahed, educated in Israel, lights candles on Shabbat, attends shul regularly, contributes to The Forward and educates his own child into the religious tradition, to be accused publicly of anti-Semitism (\”When Jews Wax Anti-Semitic,\” Feb. 18).
Druse Riot Against Christian Neighbors
Gil Sedan
February 24, 2005
Never before had the small church in the Galilee village of Mughar held so many important visitors as it did recently. Even the Vatican\’s representative in Israel, Monsignor Pietro Sambi, was there.
Dead Right
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder
February 24, 2005
I met Bob and Susie at the end of a float plane trip deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Most of the year they live on a 40-foot boat surrounded by nothing but forest and water.
How the West Was Frum
Penny Schwartz, JTA
February 24, 2005
Can you imagine an Orthodox bar mitzvah celebrated in the Arizona desert soon after the Civil War — with a guest list that includes Apache warriors, gun-slinging outlaws and a minyan imported from Tombstone?
Got Baby Weight? Try Pilates
Maria Leone
February 24, 2005
Too many \”When are you due?\” comments that came weeks after I gave birth to my second child were all the motivation I needed to reclaim my body. I had gained 60 pounds with my first child, but I bounced back into shape with little effort.
A Matter of Mindset
Stuart Schoffman
February 24, 2005
For an Israeli who lives in Jerusalem, it\’s strange being the only Jew in the room. Yet that\’s how it was on Jan. 10 as I gave a talk on the current political situation to an international conference of Catholic bishops at the elegant Knights Palace Hotel in the Old City.
History on Trial
Michael Berenbaum
February 24, 2005
For five excruciating years, from the moment that David Irving sued her for libel in England until the appeals process ran its course, Deborah Lipstadt had to remain silent.
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