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June 27, 2012

Why I voted against the tobacco tax

Dennis Prager June 27, 2012

A few weeks ago, California voters narrowly rejected another tax increase not only on cigarettes, but also on those mass murderers — cigar and pipe smokers. As expected, proponents of Proposition 29 blame its defeat on all the money tobacco companies spent on ads against the proposition. Whenever a candidate or vote supported by progressives is defeated, the loss is attributed to money. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was not recalled?

What will happen when the JCC at Milken closes?

Ryan E. Smith June 27, 2012

Jacques Hay knows that the end isn’t always the end. When he learned that the JCC at Milken in West Hills will close on June 30 to become the home of New Community Jewish High School, he could have despaired. After all, Camp Chesed, the summer camp for Jewish children with special needs that he founded, had operated out of the location for 16 years.

Words from the heart

Jewish Journal June 27, 2012

The nerve-wracking morning of a bar or bat mitzvah will eventually be all that\’s left standing between a student and his or her catered night of extravagant partying. The b\’nai mitzvah coach already has helped detangle the Hebrew and trope, but the pressure of reading the Torah portion and haftarah, as well as delivering a speech in front of hundreds of family members, friends and congregants, might make even a usually unassuming bimah look terrifying.

What happens to a Hebrew-School dropout?

Jewish Journal June 27, 2012

My 11-year-old son, Ari, is now a Hebrew-school dropout. I am aware that that\’s the name of a comedy act and a line of T-shirts. But, for me, the phrase is not a punch line, but a punch in the gut. I imagine my response was just like parents whose kids drop out of high school: disbelief, sadness and helplessness followed quickly by a healthy dose of Jewish guilt. \”Where did I go wrong?\” \”What did I do to cause him to reject my contribution to his heritage?\”

Conference examines future of U.S.-Israel relations

Shmuel Rosner June 27, 2012

I’ve just finished moderating two panels at the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. I’ve just finished talking to dozens of the people attending and finished listening to other people’s panels. I’m tired and have a headache, and I am still trying to figure out a theme coming out of the conference.

Letters to the Editor: Milk, languages, kindergarten, breakfast, philanthropy

Jewish Journal June 27, 2012

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is restirring a tempest in a glass of milk (“How Kosher Is Your Milk,” June 22). This issue was addressed in great detail in the fall 2007 issue of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society in the article “The Kashrut of Commercially Sold Milk” by Rabbi Michoel Zylberman.

Rhyme and Reason: Parshat Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)

Rabbi Dov Fischer June 27, 2012

This week’s portion bears one of the Torah’s great enigmas. What exactly did Moshe Rabbeinu do that prompted God to bar him from crossing the Jordan into Israel? What was the infraction?

My Single Peeps: Rhoda S.

Jewish Journal June 27, 2012

Rhoda’s a widow in her 70s. “I was married to a physician — a brilliant ophthalmologist. He passed away two and a half years ago.” Although she still mourns her loss, she’s ready to find companionship. She signed up for Match.com — “My lead [in my profile] is: I really do believe laughter is the best form of healing.”

Opinion: Berman vs. Sherman: Evaluating their congressional records

Bill Boyarsky June 27, 2012

Much of the debate in the San Fernando Valley contest between Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman has revolved around their congressional records, but I’m having trouble deciphering them. And if it’s hard for me, after spending years writing about legislation, pity the interested voter. In their years in Congress — 29 for Berman, 15 for Sherman — they have cast many votes and introduced bills, either as a main author or collaborator. Because there’s a public record of this activity, you’d think it would be easy to look it up, rather than rely on the candidates’ speeches, charges and counter charges.

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