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A Career Mother

Linda Feldman November 6, 1997

I keep a folder of newspaper items that fall intotwo categories — the informative and the outrageous.

Torah Portion

Rabbi Ed Feinstein November 6, 1997

You know me, Rabbi. You know how important thesynagogue is to me, how much I enjoy services; you see me at yourTorah classes. You know what kind of Jew I am: I am the only one atthe family seder table who can read the Hebrew side of the Haggadah,but they won\’t accept me, because I wasn\’t born Jewish!\”
Every rabbi has heard these painfultestimonies.

Songs

Rabbi Ed Feinstein October 30, 1997

One of my favorite things to do is write children\’s songs. Over the years, I have written lots of innocuous little ditties for kids as a way of teaching them about Jewish holidays and rituals, ethics and values, and how to treat families and friends.

Music Man

Ruth Stroud October 23, 1997

If you\’re of a certain vintage, the lyrics to \”Day by Day,\” the memorable song from the legendary pop musical \”Godspell,\” come fairly easily to mind — even 30 years after the show\’s debut.

Building Your

Linda Feldman October 23, 1997

My years inSanta Cruz are measured by the Jewish calendar. Through a coincidenceof dates, I arrived in 1995 the night before erev Rosh Hashanah.

The Dirty Little Secret of the Pluralism Debate

Jewish Journal October 23, 1997

Israel does not actually prevent Conservative or Reform rabbis from convertingnon-Jews to Judaism. It simply doesn\’t recognize those conversions –not for citizenship, not for marriage, not even burial near one\’sfamily.

Taking Off the Mask

Jewish Journal October 16, 1997

This is an old game of ours, thepost-holiday auditing of the rabbi\’s performance, commentingcaustically about who was chosen to open and close the ark, to do aspecial reading or carry the Torah scrolls. I knew he expected me to engage with him.\n\nThis year, I wasn\’t playing.

21 Years Ago: The Truth Hurts

Rabbi Ed Feinstein October 9, 1997

Before God created the human being, according to alegend of the Midrash, He consulted the angels of heaven. The angelof peace argued, \”Let him not be created; he will bring contentioninto the world.\” But the angel of compassion countered, \”Let him becreated; he will bring lovingkindness into the world.\” The angel oftruth argued, \”Let him not be created; he will be deceitful and fillthe world with lies.\” And the angel of justice countered, \”Let him becreated; he will attach himself to righteousness.\” What did God do?He threw truth into the Earth and proceeded to create the humanbeing.

Friendship Among

Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis September 25, 1997

Jews celebrate the New Year, 5758, a date that hasnothing to do with a Jewish historic event — neither the birth ofAbraham nor the flight of Moses from Egypt to the promised land.

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