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October 26, 2006
A grown-up children’s story
Noach invokes juvenile fascination upon reading the pshat. But we are not children. And underneath whimsical images and happy songs exists grown-up information to which we must attend if we have any hope for hearing youthful voices in our future.
Books: ‘Holy’ Ethically Speaking — Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Covers It All
When it comes to ethics, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is an idealist and an activist. He\’d like to see Jews develop moral imaginations as much as intellectual imaginations, parents praise children for their kind acts as much as for their academic achievements and individuals improve their track records in doing the right thing.
The operatic model of a punk rock major satire
Mixing punk rock and opera may be about as heretical as it gets, yet that is precisely what Julien Nitzberg, librettist and lyricist of \”The Beastly Bombing,\” has done.
‘Catch A Fire’ ignites filmmaker’s memories of anti-apartheid dad
Shawn Slovo remembers how her Jewish parents, African National Congress activists, left home in the middle of the night to attend secret meetings. All the while, she said, she resented \”having to share my parents with a cause much greater than myself.\”\n\n
TV: Should Jews save the werewolf from extinction?
The last in a long line of Jewish werewolves disappeared when \”Buffy the Vampire Slayer,\” said goodbye to Oz. He left the show explaining that he had to go off to learn how to \”control the wolf within.\” With this, a 60-year-long thematic liaison between Jews and werewolves ended.
Schmoozing with the Shammes of Shanghai
The Jews of Shanghai, fleeing Nazi persecution, thousands of Jews journeyed halfway around the world to the sanctuary offered by Shanghai\’s unique status as a free trade city.
Live in the ‘hood: lingering Shabbat
Understanding the unique power of Shabbat. Shabbat does not just come and go every week. In fact, it never really goes away.
Israelis, Palestinians deserve US/Euro push for peace
Are Israelis simply too weary to make it in the long term? Why do Israelis and Palestinians deserve less than the Irish, the Cypriots, the Serbs, the Bosnians or the South Africans?
Cluster Silence
Major Jewish groups haven\’t rushed to comment on Israel\’s use of cluster bombs in the war against Hezbollah. What a mistake.\n
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