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August 25, 2010

Dip into honey for new year inspiration [RECIPES]

Judy Zeidler August 25, 2010

Rosh Hashanah, literally translated as head of the year, begins this year at sundown on Sept. 8, ushering in a 10-day period for reflection on the past year and making resolutions for the new one. It is a time when families come together for festive meals and where sweet foods are traditionally eaten, symbolizing hope for happiness and a sweet life in the coming year. In some homes, families follow the ancient custom of substituting sugar in salt shakers to be used during the holiday.

An apocalypic ‘Love Story’ as only Shteyngart can write it

Jonathan Kirsch August 25, 2010

America, as imagined by Gary Shteyngart in “Super Sad True Love Story” (Random House: $26), is teetering on the edge of apocalypse. Eternal life is available if you are rich enough, thanks to the invention of “smart blood,” but the U.S. government is so broke that the dollar is pegged to the yuan and the State Department is selling off its embassies to foreign oil conglomerates. No one but “the saddest, most destitute Albanians” wants to come here anymore.

‘24’ writer/producer sees Iraq up close

Danielle Berrin August 25, 2010

Howard Gordon, the writer/producer behind Fox’s “24,” got a real-life dose of political intrigue during a recent trip to Iraq organized by the Pacific Council on International Policy, a nonpartisan international affairs group with close ties to the U.S. Department of Defense. Gordon talks here about spending the night in Saddam Hussein’s palace, why American Jews should care about progress in Iraq and how Hollywood could be doing more to spread American values.

Obama and Israel: The Truth

Jewish Journal August 25, 2010

Attacks on Barack Obama’s sincerity toward Israel date back to his candidacy for president. They were fueled by often-anonymous e-mail traffic rife with speculation that he was Muslim or that he was beholden to radical anti-Israel voices in the African American community. Ultimately, he dispelled these untruths and won the support of a large majority of Jewish voters.

New school to honor legacy of Jewish justice Stanley Mosk

Bill Boyarsky August 25, 2010

In 1947, Stanley Mosk, then a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, was confronted with a case that divided the city. Three African American families had moved into the all-white Mid-Wilshire district, and the neighbors were trying to run them out, invoking restrictive covenants banning blacks from the area.

Why has America treated Jews so well?

Dennis Prager August 25, 2010

If there is anything that religious and secular Jews, liberal and conservative Jews, can agree on, it is that we live in a country that has treated Jews better than any other in which Jews have lived.

Showdown at Sheik Jarrah

David Suissa August 25, 2010

In this land of a million arguments, it’s easy to get so exhausted by the back-and-forth that you just want to tune out and say, “Well, there are two sides to every argument, so you’re probably both right — or you’re both wrong.”

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