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December 8, 2010
Palestinian speaker at UCI event creates rift among local Jews
On Nov. 22, on the campus of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), a Palestinian activist spoke at an event — not unusual for this school, which has engendered much debate between pro-Israel activists and critics of the Jewish state. But this speech, in particular, stands out, because it precipitated a row within the local Jewish community over Jewish communal support for a campus organization that was believed to be promoting harmony but now is seen by some as instead exposing students to anti-Israel views.
Report: Fire services are Israel’s weak link
The Fire and Rescue Services organization is the weak link in Israel\’s emergency readiness, a report said.
Parashat Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27): Coping with past mistakes
The history of the cliffhanger probably isn’t much older than the late 19th century. Stories were serialized, first in newspapers and later in motion pictures, and authors wanted to entice the reader or viewer to tune back in for the following installment. A common device was to interrupt the story at a point where the hero was hanging for dear life onto a cliff — either literally or figuratively — and you needed to wait until the next episode to discover his or her fate.
Regina Spektor goes live
Last week, Regina Spektor, the Russian-born, Jewish singer-songwriter, released her first live album, “Live in London,” a double-disc CD and DVD, which captures her performance at that city’s Hammersmith Apollo Theatre. On it, Spektor performs 23 songs, exploring her five-album-deep discography and unveiling a few new tunes, including the religiously introspective “Laughing With,” a single off her 2009 album, “Far”; the new, more lighthearted meta number, “Bobbing for Apples”; and “Après Moi,” in which Spektor uses lyrics from poems by the Russian-Jewish writer Boris Pasternak.
Winning, losing, laughing
Sam Bobrick is an anomaly — a happy, cheerful writer. After 30 plays, six books, and innumerable TV skits and songs, Bobrick maintains, “I’m a happy guy, I’m not complicated, I don’t need a therapist.”
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