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May 4, 2006

Spectator – What It Looks Like From Here

Gaby Friedman May 4, 2006

Biting off more than most of us can chew, husband and wife authors Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams have taken on the enormously ambitious task of tackling that age-old question: How did the world get here, and does our existence really matter? Their new book, \”The View From the Center of the Universe, Discovering our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos\” (Riverhead Books, 2006), uses cosmology — the astrophysical study of the history and structure of the universe – to meld \”Meaning\” and science to reach a greater understanding of the origins of life.

Israel’s Teens Get Ironic ‘Inheritance’

Robert David Jaffee May 4, 2006

Amos Oz has explored the subject in novels. Amos Elon has penned essays about it. Politicians as varied as Abba Eban, Mahmoud Abbas, Bill Clinton and even Ariel Sharon have tried to solve it. So, what can a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate add to the long and storied history of the region with the world\’s most intractable political problem? Plenty of inspiration, if we are to judge by Jennifer Miller\’s new book, \”Inheriting the Holy Land.\”

A Deux Ex ‘Mashina’ You Wouldn’t Believe

Amy Klein May 4, 2006

The Rolling Stones have done it. Cher has done it. The comeback — that big farewell concert tour followed by a reunion and a new album — is about as American as apple pie. It\’s not unheard of in Israel, either.

Avoiding Heartbreak No ‘Petite’ Feat

Naomi Pfefferman May 4, 2006

The 18-year-old heroine of Karin Albou\’s film, \”La Petite Jérusalem,\” spurns love and sex. \”Passion is an illusion, entailing a loss of autonomy and freedom,\” she tells a hapless suitor. \”I don\’t want to be a slave to my senses.\”

For Musicians, It’s Good to Be Labeled

George Robinson May 4, 2006

When Chasidic reggae-rapper Matisyahu sold 350,000 units of his new album, \”Youth,\” in the first weeks after its release, he redrew the rule book for marketing Jewish music.

Déja Date

Amy Klein May 4, 2006

They say that familiarity breeds contempt, but I\’m thinking that when you meet so many strangers in so short a time, familiarity might just breed comfort. You see a guy\’s picture 20 times, you begin to feel you know him. Maybe the first time he wrote to you, you weren\’t sure about him — maybe he even creeped you out — but a year or two later he practically seems like family (possibly that family member you want to avoid, but family nonetheless).

First Person – My Upfsherin

Rabbi Anne Brener May 4, 2006

The upfsherin (hair cutting ceremony) took place on the last day of Shevat — an auspicious time for a healing ritual. The day before Rosh Chodesh (first day of the month) is observed, in the medieval mystical practice of Yom Kippur katan (little Yom Kippur) — a day for cleansing, purification, and preparation — just what shaving my head represented, as I began my fifth week of chemotherapy.

Fight Against Campus Bias Gets Boost

Morton A. Klein May 4, 2006

If you\’re a Jewish college student, you no longer have to tolerate anti-Semitism or Israel-bashing on your campus. You are protected under our federal civil rights laws. These were the landmark conclusions of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent federal agency that analyzes information about discrimination and reports its findings and recommendations to the president and Congress.

Mayor Stumbles to Left on Immigration

Jill Stewart May 4, 2006

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa\’s recent handling of protests by pro-illegal immigration crowds showed a man awkwardly straddling opposing sides of a political chasm that divides Angelenos who have all supported him. And his lack of deftness leaves doubt about whether he can bridge this gap as well as whether he can keep some of his most fundamental and important promises.

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