U.K. Jews in danger; Olmert in Jordan; Israel in British Commonwealth?
Jewish Journal
December 21, 2006
Briefs
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December 21, 2006
Alter Kayakers make waves in Newport Bay
Barry Zwick
December 21, 2006
The Alter Kayakers stand out for their awesome endurance and robust bearing, and they cram their days with endless bicycling, hiking, tennis, martial arts and river rafting. But no one has to quit when his abilities falter.
Humbling Wisdom
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
December 21, 2006
Propelled by curiosity, I asked, \”By the way are you Jewish?\”
\”Not at all,\” he answered. \”I was born Presbyterian, and now I am a Baptist. Maybe one day I will become Jewish. What do you think of that?\”
Deciding it would be best not to answer, I acted Jewish and responded with a totally different question: \”How do you know so much about Judaism and Chanukah?\”
With total seriousness he said, \”You can\’t claim to be a religious Christian without knowing Judaism. All religious wisdom starts with Judaism.\”
Fry the latkes, try the gingerbread
Wendy Mogel
December 21, 2006
The received wisdom for Jewish parents is not to dilute, pollute or mix traditions. Christmas is such a joy bully, if you let any of it in the door, Chanukah will be blown out the window. But just as Republicans don\’t own family values, Christians haven\’t appropriated winter gladness and glitter.
I’m… dreaming… of a white… Chri — ummm, holidays
Larry Miller
December 21, 2006
Christmas, you know (unless you\’ve all forgotten, which is increasingly possible), doesn\’t celebrate the birth of Santa, but the birth of Jesus, and Jesus was a Jew.
Jewish and Muslim students at USC share dorm and friendships
Nick Street
December 21, 2006
At a time when Jews and Muslims in other parts of the world aren\’t having much luck learning from one another, the conversation and the setting for it are both quietly revolutionary. Here Jewish and Muslim students live together in harmony.
What do Dennis Prager, Jimmy Carter, Mel Gibson and General Motors have in common?
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December 21, 2006
Letters to the Editor
Los Angeles mom pleads for life of son kidnapped in Iran
Karmel Melamed
December 21, 2006
\”Why is the world so silent — why are Jews so silent about the plight of Jews being held captive in Iran?\” Elana Tehrani, an Iranian-born Jewish woman now living in Los Angeles asked a crowd during a speech at the Nessah Cultural Center in Beverly Hills.
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