When it\’s time to celebrate Chanukah, nobody should be left out of the fun. We\’ve scoured the holiday gift scene to find the perfect presents for Mom, Dad and the whole family.
Arlo Guthrie, the son of the legendary folk singer and composer, says that his father\’s mother-in-law, Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt, inspired Woody\’s largely unknown lyrics for Chanukah, Holocaust and Jewish children\’s songs.
It\’s a novel with humor and a good share of darkness as well as light, the contrast alluded to in the Psalm from which the title is drawn, \”Weeping may endure for a night. But joy comes in the morning.\”
\”I see Christmas as a cultural and family holiday,\” Joe Roth said, while the movie itself carries two main messages. It\’s first about the sense of family and community that supercedes any particular holiday. Secondly, it\’s a satire on the over-commercialization of Christmas.\”
I\’m almost fully pregnant. There\’s not much for me to do. We\’re about two weeks away from having a baby girl and I haven\’t gained a pound. I feel fine. Never better. Thanks for asking.
Both brides were beautiful and the dress was a focal point each time, thanks to the loving restoration work by dressmaker Camila Sigelmann, who made it possible for Amee Huppin Sherer to be married in Grandma Marian Huppin\’s 1925 wedding gown.
Nancy Goldov says the chuppah cost a few hundred dollars to make, but is now considered a priceless family heirloom. She is having a quilt made for their bed that mimics the design of the tree. Someday she may change the chuppah in some way to signify their children.
Philip Roth was born to a generation that believed in America, and although some of them were like the undertaker in the first scene of \”The Godfather,\” who also believed in America, but went outside the courts for justice — Roth\’s parents love their country, or what they remember of it.
Although there are no formal studies conducted as yet, it is clear that the number of Jewish families with special-needs children is growing, just as the number of cases grow nationwide.
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.