It\’s another bright sunny day in Encino, but Deborah Gordon manages to almost outshine the sun. In her hot pink and purple ensemble — from ankle-length skirt to long-sleeved blouse topped by a fuchsia hat — this rebbetzin wasn\’t kidding when she said she was all about colors.
The decision by Britain\’s largest academic union to drop its proposed boycott of Israel may not spell the end of the union\’s campaign to ostracize the Jewish state.
In the run-up to the regional peace parley in November, Israeli decision makers are facing an increasingly acute dilemma: How to deal with the Hamas terrorists who control Gaza.
Elie Wiesel once wrote: \”There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.\” Let history show that at this moment, we are failing that test.
Repressive governments of whatever stripe distrust the sexual impulse because it is, at base, anarchic, idiosyncratic and in some sense ungovernable. The woman in the park in Tehran, and many other people across the world, are helping erode the cold bonds of authoritarianism and oppression.
It\’s 8 p.m. on a Wednesday, and I\’m at the studios of KIRN — a Persian-language AM radio station on Barham Boulevard near Universal Studios. I\’m a guest on a program called \”Live From Hollywood.\”
After two days of talking marketing with Jewish organizations, I\’ve come to appreciate that marketing is not a very Jewish idea.
Today I received the 50th e-mail from someone I vaguely know, someone who isn\’t spam, but is spam of a different sort. \”You are invited to join LinkedIn.\”
Brian had just finished lunch when he popped the question: \”Do we get dinner too?\” He was almost holding his breath. I smiled, nodded and watched his eyes widen in elated disbelief. Lunch and dinner! I felt both shocked and sheltered by his question. I had never met anyone who couldn\’t afford food before.
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