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April 6, 2006
PASSOVER: Myriad Ways to Tell an Ancient Tale
Every haggadah has a story, its own story, beyond that of the exodus from Egypt. Depending on illustrations, design, typesetting, additions, where the edition is printed and who commissioned its creation, each version is a marker of Jewish history.
Fading Numbers
\”Zayde, what are those faded numbers on your arm?\” Without completely understanding, I quickly realized that I had revived painful memories of Auschwitz as tears slowly ran down my grandfather\’s cheek. Little did I know, back when I was 6 years old, that my grandfather\’s ability to tell his story would change my life.
A Circle of Friends
For several weeks, I had been visiting Nathan, a 6-year-old boy diagnosed with autism. We had been brought together through the Conejo Valley Friendship Circle, an organization that extends warmth to families in the community that have children with special needs.
Mommy, Me & Cheesecake Makes 3
OK, mom, so what part of eating that cheesecake is making you feel guilty? If you fear that little bubbela is annoying the other customers in the bakery, your worries are over.
… And We Wouldn’t Mind $100 Million
Lakers\’ basketball star Kobe Bryant \”wouldn\’t mind being Jewish.\” Bryant, who is Catholic, reportedly told a handful of reporters in Boston last month that, \”I wouldn\’t mind. Really.\” Well, why not? It\’s fine by us.
A Passover Surprise in Patagonia
\”So, where are you doing the seder?\” asks my mother, on the other end of my computer\’s crackly speakers. I had just arrived in Patagonia, a beautiful region of Argentina, blessed with sparkling blue lakes, snow-capped mountains and forests on fire with the colors of fall.
Jewish Music Fills Big Easy
Think of New Orleans music and you don\’t usually think of Hebrew or Yiddish song. But Hebrew, Yiddish and English tunes filled the ears of nearly 1,000 music lovers last weekend as a variety of acts — ranging from New York pop singer Gershon Veroba to Moldovan crooner Efim Chorny — converged on New Orleans for a two-day benefit concert.
7 Days in The Arts
Not that there\’s really any question about it, but bang Improv Studio poses it just the same. In the arena of funny, only one religious group can reign supreme, and tonight, bang hosts its biannual showdown of \”The Jews vs. The Christians\” for the title of Funniest People.
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