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September 29, 2005
Let Your Fingers Do the Gift Shopping
When it comes to the High Holidays, festive meals aren\’t complete without turban-shaped challahs, pomegranates and apples and honey. As a dinner guest, supportive family member and friend, you may be on the lookout for thoughtful gifts. Turns out, in Israel, Rosh Hashanah is a traditional time to exchange presents.
To simplify your shopping, here are creative buys and unique ways to enhance your holidays. With plenty of options for online and phone purchases, you\’ll also save precious time for the more spiritual preparations of the holidays. What\’s more, your shopping for gifts is dual purpose if you also like the idea of supporting the Israeli economy.
A Bissel ‘Kvetch’ Goes a Long Way
Wex analyzes the many ways that Yiddish — a language that has perfected the art of the curse while experiencing deep discomfort with praise — developed a strategy to deal with those rare times when a Yiddish Jew (henceforth, the \”Yid\”) has nothing negative, nasty or bitter to say.
‘Call Waiting’ Rings Emotional Bell
Coming to terms with someone else\’s anguish is one subject of \”Call Waiting,\” a new film about the bedridden daughter of Holocaust survivors. The film stars Caroline Aaron, who recreates her successful turn from the stage version. Aaron can relate to the material, both because she is Jewish and because her family has its own significant pain.
Shticking It to the Classics
This is not your grandmother\’s Jewish music. Like other recent Jewish parody CDs, \”Meshugeneh Mambo\” carries on the tradition of Jewish humor popularized by such forbearers as Mickey Katz and Allan Sherman.
Channel Surf With the Tribe
Welcome to fall: The time of High Holidays, contemplation, repentance and really, really long services.
And did I mention TV?
Wiesenthal’s Work Beyond Words
The exhibit\’s powerful collection of photographs, awards and artifacts is a virtual walk through history with Wiesenthal, seemingly, as your personal guide. There are his personal pencil sketches of the camp as well as photos and handwritten notes.
Jewish Population on Rise in South Bay
Jewish life in the South Bay has been flourishing.
According the Jewish Federation/South Bay Council, the area is one of the fastest growing Jewish communities in California. From Westchester to San Pedro, the Jewish population has increased dramatically to an estimated 40,000, and there are numerous indicators that this trend will continue.
Robin Franko, director of the South Bay Council and a lifelong South Bay resident, says that the numbers speak volumes about the thriving community.
How We Worship
Who are they? A diverse group if ever there was one — as multifaceted as the city itself.
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