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December 14, 2006
Manage your Chanukah fantasy by putting the focus on your family
Every Chanukah we seem to throw ourselves into planning the perfect celebration.But the reality during Chanukah is that I start off feeling overwhelmed and end up exhausted.Our expectations of Chanukah — or any holiday — are often exaggerated by childhood experiences, for better or for worse.
Swingin’ Chanukah with Kenny Ellis; The Klezmatics at the Disney; Three More Tenors
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Why the Conservative movement endorsed gays
Last week, the Conservative movement paved the way for ordination of gay rabbis and the performance of commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples. But the decisions that came out of the two-day meeting of the Rabbinical Assembly\’s Law Committee — the advisory body for the movement — were much more nuanced than headlines suggested.
KCRW’s annual Chanukah show lets the light go out
The Chanukah show has been a staple in Los Angeles, which, before its first airing in 1978, had been missing this classic blend of Yiddishkeit: folk music, readings of Isaac Bashevis Singer\’s stories, memorials to Holocaust victims, Second Avenue \”hit parade\” songs.
Voices of women loud and proud with ‘Vox Femina’
\”We want to give the women of Los Angeles a voice,\” said Levine, pointing out that every world song in their repertoire \”has a population right here\” in Los Angeles. She added that world music is \”the music of the people.\”
No Rat King, no fairies — just one ‘MeshugaNutcracker’
\”The MeshugaNutcracker!\” tells the tale of eight citizens of Chelm, the mythical shtetl of fools, who gather every year to perform at their Chanukah festival. Through the course of the two-act musical, each tells a story of Chanukah heroes from the time of the Maccabees through today.
Films: The trials and tribulations of fathers and sons
For so many Jewish men, it always comes back to fathers and sons, despite what Philip Roth might think. Look at the films of Daniel Burman, the rising young star of the New Argentine Cinema.
Books: Shmegegis of old, shmegegis of gold
Who doesn\’t love old Jewish comedians? Those mamzers of mirth and halutzim of humor who paved the road from the Catskills to Vegas as first-generation entertainers.
Films: Oscar buzz surrounds Israel ‘Disengagement’ documentary
\”Storm of Emotions,\” a documentary on the agonizing evacuation of Jewish settlers from their Gaza Strip homes, is the first Israeli production in decades to have a serious shot at Oscar honors.
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