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Authors explain Jewish influences on their works

Anita K. Kantrowitz November 9, 2007

The Jewish Journal invited writers who will be featured at Sunday\’s Festival of Books to answer the simple, essential question that every Jewish writer is often asked: \”What Jewish sources — ideas, writings, traditions — inspire you, and how do they show up in your work?\” The following show that there is no easy answer to what defines a Jewish author, but there is no question that there\’s much to draw upon within the faith.

Semper Fiber

Judy Gruen January 18, 2007

Too-frequent weigh-ins can sabotage any diet efforts, because a woman\’s weight is a mysterious, jumpy, undependable thing that does not follow any known laws of nature. Over-weighing would lead to stress. Stress would slow down my metabolism, which was already prone to sleeping in late.

Rabbi Heschel at 100 — still the voice of God

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater January 11, 2007

This past week was Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel\’s yahrzeit, which falls during Parshat Shemot, the beginning of slavery and our fight against Pharaoh, which is also when we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. How appropriate!

Fran Rosenfield: All About the Children

Adam Wills December 28, 2006

Rosenfield started out collecting donations for one caseworker from the Department of Children and Family Service, and found she was so successful at motivating people to give that she adopted another caseworker a year later. Before long the former personnel manager had adopted the entire North Hollywood office.

Skateboard Creator Builds Business on Performance

Amy Klein August 31, 2006

Skateboarding runs in the Tashman family, although not on the paternal side. His mother, who also grew up religious, skateboarded when she was a kid. She was sponsored by a local Velcro company. \”She took her old roller skates and nailed them to a two-by-four for her first skateboards,\” Tashman said. Since he was 3 years old, \”she would attach me to my skateboard and pull me down hills and our neighbor\’s empty swimming pool,\” he said. \”She always wanted me to be a cantor, though.\”

‘Sex and the City’ Workout

Julie M. Brown July 19, 2006

I joined my first gym while in college. My friends and I signed up for a three-month trial together, intending to rid ourselves of the proverbial freshman 10 — the end result of late-night doughnut runs.

Karen Gilman: What Makes Her Run?

Amy Klein January 5, 2006

That volunteer work is vast. She served as the sisterhood president of Temple Israel of Hollywood and currently co-chairs its AIDS lunch project, which distributes food once a month. Gilman is also social action chair for the Western Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, which presents the women\’s positions on legislative policy.

Create Festive Table in a Blue Mood

Linda Morel December 2, 2004

Following are pointers on livening up your Chanukah table from \”Kosher by Design\” by Susie Fishbein (Mesorah, 2003).

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