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September 22, 2005
Congratulations to Andrew and Jody Sherman on the birth of Mya Claire Sherman!
Holidays, Arrests Add to Terror Fears
Jewish community concerns over security have increased in recent months following the arrest and indictment of four men for allegedly planning attacks on local Jewish targets, including a synagogue and the Israeli consulate.
David: Great Leader or Damaged Hero?
\”The Life of David\” by Robert Pinsky (Schocken Books, $19.95).
Every morning, pious Jews pray to God that \”the offspring of Your servant David may speedily flourish … for we hope for your salvation all day long.\”
The hope of future redemption and a return to ancient glory has long been a staple of Jewish life, based upon God\’s promise to David that \”your house and your kingship shall ever be secure before you; your throne shall be established forever.\”
We Are Grateful to the Jewish People
The following is an excerpt from the speech President Bush gave on Sept. 14 at the national dinner celebrating 350 years of Jewish life in America at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
We Must Work to Build Solidarity in U.S.
As it is for most of America, the Iraq war is an abstraction to many American Jews. We don\’t know by name anyone in uniform on the ground. And so, like most of America, it is hard for us to become motivated to take action. After all, what do we personally have at stake?
Anticipating Orphanhood
Many people with aging parents don\’t want to face their eventual death, said Rachelle Elias, a licensed marriage and family therapist and grief specialist in Santa Monica. \”We believe that, since they\’ve been here all of my life, they\’re a fixture. They\’ll always be here.
\”Also, the small child part of us sees our parents as a buffer between us and anything bad that might happen. They\’re sort of a place of refuge, even if it\’s just in our mind.\”
And Mari Makes Three
Another woman has come into my relationship with my boyfriend, and she\’s the best thing that\’s ever happened to us.
A week ago, a 22-year-old Japanese foreign exchange student named Mari moved in with us for the month while she studies English in the morning and hip-hop dances in the afternoon.
The Death of Cool
\”The highest priority for a teen is the avoidance of humiliation at all costs,\” said Levine. \”Cool is an obsession. It prevents children from developing as individuals because they are so concerned about coolness.\”\n\n
Power of Words
Each night before retiring, the great Chasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav would make a list. At the end of a long day, he would write down all the wrongs he had committed — against other people, against God, against himself. Nachman would read the list over and over again, with increasing levels of agitation and remorse, until he welled up with sorrow.
In this week\’s Torah portion, the Israelites are encouraged — commanded really — to write something down.
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