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Extravagant Jewish celebrations — Have we gone too far?
A wedding that costs $100,000? A bar mitzvah that costs $20,000? When did extravagance and luxury become such primary Jewish values? I can’t remember the last simcha (Jewish celebration) I attended at which there were not tremendous amounts of wasted food, overly expensive napkins and bands large enough for a royal banquet.
Backlot parties put simchas in the spotlight
More than 70 years after the beginning of Hollywood\’s Golden Age, when talkies became the rage and Jews routinely Anglicized their names, film factories are playing up the Jewish angle by hosting some of the largest and most unique b\’nai mitzvah parties in town.
Teens should follow in footsteps of volunteerism
While many children of bar mitzvah age are unable to grasp all that their newfound responsibilities entail, each one recognizes the occasion as an important turning point in their lives as Jews.
Siblings show they have write stuff
For Daniel and Lauren, becoming authors has also meant serving as peer educators.
\”I told my friends that I wrote a book about the Holocaust, and at least three of them didn\’t know what it was,\” said Daniel. Lauren had a similar experience.
Try main course hamantashen for a topsy-turvy day!
If you\’re the type of person who likes gift giving, especially treats from your kitchen, then you probably look forward to the holiday as much as my family does. I especially enjoy the making of hamantashen. Holiday cookbooks are full of poppy seed, prune, chocolate, and even jelly-filled recipes.
Victory of a Blessing
As life would have it, the term of tranquility is short, but we can emerge from these times strengthened both physically and spiritually.
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah in India? No Problem
Unlike my Pesach in Argentina, where we had to walk through metal detectors to enter the five-star hotel in Patagonia, this Rosh Hashanah service was open to anybody and everybody, bringing together quite an eclectic mix of travelers.
I’ve Got a Secret
I thought I had struck social gossip gold when my friend Paula let slip a delicious bit of intelligence straight into my eager ears. But as it turns out, Benjamin Franklin was right: \’Two can keep a secret, if one of them is dead.\’
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