Parents and pundits, you may breathe a sigh of relief. The Class of 2006 — or at least The Jewish Journal\’s not-so-random sampling of the class of 2006 — will put to rest any notion that this plugged in but wireless, overscheduled but doted upon and supersavvy but still so naive iPod generation is resting on a sense of inflated entitlement.
Imagine all the \”Cheaper By the Dozen\” kids grown up, married and with kids of their own. That\’s my family. My mom is one of a dozen, and I\’m one of the children of the dozen. And maybe not that surprisingly, my mom chose to have only two children (me and my brother) and my husband and I limited our brood to three.
And people tell me I\’m neurotic. They say, \”Don\’t think about it so much,\” and \”Just let it happen.\” They think, \”God, she\’s never going to get married if she is going to get hung up on that,\” and \”Where does she even come up with these things?\” Well, let me tell you something: I\’ve got nothing on the minutia of relationships. I\’m a lightweight on the subject, I\’ve decided, after reading two new books on relationships written by Jewish Journal singles columnists.
Prayer can be a risky endeavor when it\’s not done right. In our Torah reading for this week we encounter the ultimate Jewish blessing in the words of the Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing.
Events in Los Angeles: 30th annual Celebration of Life Faces of Hope Benefit gala, honoring the City of Hope\’s bone marrow transplant (BMT) program; the annual United Hostesses\’ Charities (UHC) 64th annual Membership Luncheon and Fashion Show; the Anti-Defamation League\’s (ADL) Entertainment Industry Awards; speech by former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya\’alon; 11th annual Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner; West Coast Supporters of Yeshiva University (YU) dinner
Choreographer Keith Glassman always wanted to learn more about his grandfathers and why they both pursued boxing careers in their youth. Known for dances that blend natural, athletic movement with sociological commentary, Glassman decided to make a piece that would allow him to explore whether other Jewish men in his grandfathers\’ generation also boxed \”to make money. I was surprised to find out that there were a lot of Jewish boxers,\” he says. \”It was an immigrant\’s way of trying to make it in America.\”
Wearing a silky black minidress, fishnet pantyhose and sturdy midthigh boots with big steel buckles and holding a brown, Western-style electric guitar as she approached the microphone, Keren Ann\’s look was as much a study in contradiction as her music, which was at times wistful, others coy and still others desperate. Her songs were simultaneously the perfect soundtrack for padding around the house on a rainy Sunday afternoon, gaily dancing with a friend in a bed of flowers or flinging oneself on the bed after an especially hideous breakup.
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