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September 1, 2010

Vista Del Mar breaks ground for new special education center

Julie Gruenbaum Fax September 1, 2010

Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services recently broke ground for a new education center on the campus of its special-education Vista School. Founded as a Jewish orphanage in 1908, Vista Del Mar is now one of the nation’s largest comprehensive care facilities for children and adolescents experiencing social, behavioral, emotional or developmental challenges. Its 45 programs serve about 6,000 children and families annually.

Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)

Rabbi Anne Brener September 1, 2010

I am on a deck, overlooking a redwood stand. The tall trees above me, I look down on lesser vegetation. I find myself eye level with a red-headed woodpecker as I revisit the warnings and the promises of Parashat Nitzavim.

A mess in progress

David Suissa September 1, 2010

Is Israel going in the right or the wrong direction? If the glass of Zionism is half full, is it in the process of being filled or depleted? And how do we even define the “right” direction? These are the kind of questions that have been going through my mind as I’ve been reflecting on my 30-day journey to the Holy Land.

Walking the walk, or just talking the talk in peace negotiations?

Jewish Journal September 1, 2010

One of the major questions facing the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority as they begin negotiations this week is their willingness to push their supporters beyond their comfort level, which will be necessary to reach an agreement.

‘Who by Fire, Who by Water’: Is our fate determined on Yom Kippur?

Jewish Journal September 1, 2010

High on the list of Jewish martyr stories still retold, or at least alluded to, every Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is the terrible medieval tale of Rabbi Amnon of Mainz. For refusing to appear before the Bishop of Regensburg, who had requested that Amnon become a Christian, he had his limbs hacked off. What was left of him was arrayed alongside his severed parts and returned home in time for Rosh Hashanah.

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