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December 1, 2010

Warrior pose: The battle for 21st century yoga

Marcus J Freed December 1, 2010

If you thought that yoga was all about peace and love, think again. The vitriolic fight that has erupted within the world of this ancient meditation system gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “Warrior Pose.” The co-founder of the American Hindu Association, a relatively small organization, has been complaining that people should become more aware of yoga’s Hindu roots. The association has mounted a Take Back Yoga campaign in New York, and has publicly lamented the fact that there weren’t trademark lawyers in place when modern yoga was being developed in India.

More attacks hit Jewish targets at Indiana Univ.

Jewish Journal December 1, 2010

The desecration of holy texts was among three new attacks on Jewish targets at Indiana University that come in the wake of two earlier incidents. A rock was thrown Tuesday morning through the window of an apartment above the Chabad Jewish student center, located just off the university campus, nearly hitting a student and putting a hole in the opposite wall. Four non-Jewish students live in the Chabad apartment. Less than an hour later, a rock was thrown at the staff directory glass display case for the Robert A. and Sandra B. Borns Jewish Studies Program, causing damage.

Shabbat services held in Australian outback synagogue

Jewish Journal December 1, 2010

The first Shabbat service in 50 years was held at a synagogue in Australia\’s outback. More than 200 Jews, mainly from Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, converged on Broken Hill Synagogue on the weekend of Nov. 28 to mark the centenary since the laying of the foundation stone in 1910. The mining town, dubbed \”the silver city\” and \”the capital of the outback,\” is more than 620 miles west of Sydney near the border with South Australia.

Egyptian Jewish leader gets reprieve

Jewish Journal December 1, 2010

An Egyptian court voided the conviction of the head of Egypt\’s Jewish community for fraud because she did not receive a summons. Carmen Weinstein, 82, will not have to enter prison now that the trial has been canceled, The Jerusalem Post reported. Weinstein did not appear for the beginning of her trial in Heliopolis Appeals Court on Nov. 20. The court determined that it had the jurisdiction to retry Weinstein, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm reported.

The dating game: New website puts parents in charge

Jewish Journal December 1, 2010

A new Jewish online dating site allows parents to search for their children\’s bashert. The site, which was launched Tuesday, allows parents to browse for potential matches for their sons and daughters, including contacting other parents for more information and setting up casual dates.

Hamas would honor peace treaty with Israel, leader says

Jewish Journal December 1, 2010

Hamas will honor a peace treaty with Israel if the results of a Palestinian referendum approve the deal, said the group\’s leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh said during a rare news conference Wednesday in the Gaza Strip that Hamas would \”accept a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967, with Jerusalem as its capital, the release of Palestinian prisoners and the resolution of the issue of refugees,\” Reuters reported.

PA reportedly removes paper denying Jewish ties to Wall

Jewish Journal December 1, 2010

The Palestinian Authority reportedly removed from its website a paper that denies any Jewish connection to the Western Wall. The report was not on the PA\’s official website on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. Its author, Al-Mutawakil Taha, a civil servant in the Information Ministry, told the AP that he stands by his report, which says the Western Wall was never a part of the Temple Mount complex.

Chanukah Events

Ryan Torok December 1, 2010

Wed. Dec 1. First night. American Hasidic singer Lipa, Jewish rock band Pardes and Lenny Solomon perform at the Chabad of the Valley’s Chanukah celebration. Wed. 5-9 p.m. Free. Universal Studios City Walk, 100 Universal Hollywood Drive, San Fernando Valley. (818) 758-1818. chabadofthevalley.org Spend the first night of Chanukah on the Santa Monica Promenade for a candelighting with congregation Beth Shir Shalom. Wed. 4:30 p.m. Free. 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica (meet in front of Banana Republic). (310) 453-3361. bethshirshalom.org.

Open sesame

Rob Eshman December 1, 2010

My friend Gary Rosenblatt, editor of New York’s The Jewish Week, once told me that whenever someone asks to speak “off the record,” he takes that to mean, “Now I’m finally going to say something interesting.” So, not surprisingly, the 250,000 documents made public this week through the Web site WikiLeaks are pretty interesting. The leaks are bad news for diplomats, whose profession relies on confidentiality. From now on, they’re on notice that today’s cable may be tomorrow’s blog. That could have a chilling effect on diplomatic candor, stifling initiative and shackling individual diplomats to the party line — a bad thing. But that’s the world we live in: Every profession has had to adapt to the ample benefits and substantial costs of the digital age.\n

Perfect timing

Rabbi Dov Fischer December 1, 2010

Two years have passed since the incarcerated Joseph correctly divined the wine steward’s dream in prison, predicting that Pharaoh would pardon the steward and return him to his station. All Joseph had asked, in return, was that this chief sommelier remember him to Pharaoh upon his release. The wine steward never made any promises to help Joseph, and when he was released, the Torah tells us, the wine steward not only failed to remember Joseph but actively forgot him. It’s only after Pharaoh becomes obsessed with two quirky dreams about thin and fat stalks and cows that the chief sommelier, perhaps seeking personal advantage, chimes in to recommend the incarcerated Hebrew dream-diviner.

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