Heroes and Villains
Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
January 18, 2007
We all instinctively identify and label the heroes and villains in our lives, and Judaism supports the need for iconic heroes.
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January 18, 2007
Federation fires chief fundraiser Craig Prizant
Marc Ballon
January 18, 2007
The announcement comes as the Federation is ramping up its fundraising efforts for several major events that are always held during the first few months of the year. The dates are arranged to avoid competition with beneficiary agencies, most of which schedule their events later in the year.
The fab fundraising fifth-grader
Amy Klein
January 18, 2007
Many people took it upon themselves to raise vast sums of money for Israel during the conflict with Lebanon this summer, but how many were still in elementary school?
Fated to Meddle
Rob Eshman
January 18, 2007
In other words, if your take on our role in the Middle East is limited to just oil, or just freedom and democracy, or just imperialism — Oren\’s meticulously researched and grippingly narrated book will school you.
D-A-T-E is just a four-letter word
Lori Gottlieb
January 18, 2007
Because in today\’s modern world, a guy and a girl looking for love can make plans, rush home from work, wash extra carefully in certain areas, put on nice clothes, spend three hours in flirtatious conversation at the local sushi joint, say a warm good night and still come home wondering whether what they just experienced was a date or two people who wanted to be on a date but were instead simply \”hanging out.\”
Reading ‘Jewish’
David Suissa
January 18, 2007
If you think this column is too religious, wait until you see Jewish Life. If I snorkel into observant Judaism, then it goes deep-sea diving. If this column is \”the hood,\” then Jewish Life is the hood on steroids.
Palestinian remarks generate cheer and gloom
Judea Pearl
January 18, 2007
Moreover, now that Hamas is recognized as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, Hamas\’ official stance toward Israel has given Western observers a crisp and reliable thermometer to gauge the Palestinian vision of peace, many times more reliable than the ambiguous polls and speeches we have been reading about in the past.
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