Note to Self: Do not date a man who says that he can\’t be in a relationship. Do not go out with him after he tells you he wants to go out with you — but only casually.
hen it comes to marketing Judaism, especially to young adults, it is hard to imagine a program, innovation and –dare I say it — gimmick that has not been tried. I would like to suggest one. Let\’s make Judaism harder.
Couples who have created a partnership and life together consistently talk of the effort involved. Yes, some relationships seem easier than others, but all say it takes time, energy and a true willingness to face whatever comes along on their journey together.
On the day our wedding was to have been, I was intensely aware of the time when we would have been standing under the chuppah, without seeing a clock or watch. My breath stopped, and I stood still, feeling the growing ache in my chest. I spent the day alone, and I cried. And I thought about cosmic meaning and why this was happening to me. And then everything was fine.
In the late 1940s, Ron Farrar\’s and Joan Pachtman\’s passion to help those in need charted the course for personal passion and lifelong matrimony. The West Hills residents met in college, when Ron was a member of a veteran\’s organization and Joan belonged to a service club.
It\’s a lot more than Kenn Phillips could have bargained for when he accepted this gig as principal. Lucky for him, he doesn\’t have to come back tomorrow.
That\’s because Phillips isn\’t the real principal, but merely principal for a day. Phillips is among more than 200 professionals who arranged to shadow principals as part of a Los Angeles Unified School District effort to create alliances between businesses and schools.
Despite its fair share of controversy and assaults on its reputation, the school Jerry Friedman founded 13 years ago has established itself as an innovative, liberal Modern Orthodox high school with high academic standards, where kids for the most part really love the school.
The article \”Political Activism Inspires Iranians\” was very informative (Sept. 10). However, as one of the founders of the Beverly Hills Jewish Republicans, I was offended with the labeling of Jews as \”Iranians.\”
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