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January 25, 2007
Holidays <B>not</b> on the calendar; Rockin’ with Himmelman
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Missionaries impossible
Even though I can readily explain the concept of the World to Come (\”Did you hear the one about the rabbi in heaven posted next to the blonde in the bikini?\”), eschatology isn\’t my really my strong point, and I\’m not sure it\’s the point of Judaism.
Jews get short shrift at Oscar nominations
Whereas in past years one could at least count on Steven Spielberg or a Holocaust documentary to provide a snappy lead for a story in the Jewish media, this year the pickings were slim, indeed.
Majority Rules
Let me state for the record: I am a trendsetter.
This just in, according to no less an authority than The New York Times. Based on their most recent census analysis, more American women are living without a husband than with one.
Islam in the Hood
Is Islam a religion of war or of peace? Is it both? How did it start? What are its connections to Judaism?
Gangs of N.Y. — and L.A.
The gang violence that has recently wracked parts of Los Angeles compels me to ask this question: Where are all the Jewish gangs?\n\nI\’m not being cute.
New ‘big idea’ for Mideast could be big trouble
If globalization wasn\’t going to cure the Middle East, what would? Obvious, said the neoconservatives: democracy. The root cause of the problems in Middle East, they said, is the absence of democracy and the continued rule of dictators.
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