September 22, 2010

America needs a coffee party

David Suissa September 22, 2010

The political world is all atwitter over the Tea Party movement that is sweeping America. Everywhere you turn, from Alaska to Delaware, it seems another Tea Party candidate is on the rise. What does this mean? So far, most of the analyses have been political: Will the uncompromising Tea Partyers help or hinder the GOP’s chances to retake Congress in the fall? Are they revitalizing or fatally dividing the Republican Party? Can their radicalism end up rescuing the faltering Democrats? And so on.

Peace entreaty

Rob Eshman September 22, 2010

People keep asking me what will happen with the new round of peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians, which is flattering, because, really, how the heck should I know.

Letters to the Editor: Conrad cartoon not funny, TIME magazine, Prager, Props to The Journal

Jewish Journal September 22, 2010

I was impressed with cartoonist Steve Greenberg’s capacity for forgiveness in his eulogistic cartoon for Paul Conrad (Sept. 14). Personally, I find it hard to forget that Conrad drew one of the most anti-Semitic (NOT anti-Israel) cartoons ever to appear in an American newspaper.

Celebrate Sukkot with splendid autumn desserts

Jewish Journal September 22, 2010

While most people equate Sukkot with autumn vegetables, I picture the holiday as a tea party. Among Jews who build sukkahs, the evening meal is the most popular time to gather inside these modern-day harvest huts.

A reflection on ethical consumption

Jewish Journal September 22, 2010

Each fall after the High Holy Days have passed, the Jewish people move from comfortable homes into impermanent huts in backyards, driveways and on balconies for the festival of Sukkot. By eating and living in these fragile shelters, we train ourselves to temporarily subordinate our gashmiut (materialism) to the value of ruchaniut (spirituality).

Calendar Picks and Clicks: Sept. 21 – Oct. 1, 2010

Ryan Torok September 22, 2010

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic delivers the keynote address at the opening of “Croatian Righteous Among the Nations,” a photographic exhibition that honors non-Jewish Croatians who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazi puppet Ustasha regime. UCLA chancellor Gene Block, UCLA history department chair David Myers and Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, executive director of UCLA Hillel, also share their thoughts during the opening at The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel.

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America needs a coffee party

Peace entreaty

Letters to the Editor: Conrad cartoon not funny, TIME magazine, Prager, Props to The Journal

Celebrate Sukkot with splendid autumn desserts

A reflection on ethical consumption

Calendar Picks and Clicks: Sept. 21 – Oct. 1, 2010

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