Maccabi Magic In Mexico
Brian Schiff
July 29, 1999
The Pan Am Maccabi Games are a 12-day Olympic-style athletic and cultural festival for Jewish athletes from around the world.
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israel
The Way We Live Now
Jewish Journal
May 13, 1999
In short, the cross cutting conflicts between different Israeli interest groups resembles nothing so much as a slightly out of focus version of American politics, complete with campaign managers from the U.S.
Unprecedented Election Choices
David Landau
May 13, 1999
While Israel reformed its formerly British-based system to allow for the direct election of the prime minister for the first time in the 1996 elections, it has still retained much of the British doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty.
Iranian Jews Recall Own Exodus
Julia Goldman
March 25, 1999
The Israelites fled Egypt in haste, but well packed: They began their exodus with their flocks, herds and unleavened bread dough, as well as the jewels and garments of the Egyptians.
Comment
Jewish Journal
March 2, 1999
A curious thing happened in the pages of The Jewish Journal the week of Nov. 20.
Young and Committed
Shlomit Levy
February 18, 1999
When leaders from 119 North American Jewish federations met here this week, they did not make any earth-shattering decisions or vote on anything binding.
The Politics of Religion
Jewish Journal
February 11, 1999
have never met Rabbi Avi Shafran. We have spoken on the telephone occasionally, and I can report that he seems civil, reasonable, almost courtly.
The Laws of Life
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
February 11, 1999
Among those who left Egypt, there were two — Berel and Shmerel. As slaves, these two had grown so accustomed to looking down at the ground, they could no longer lift their eyes.
Israel Beyond 1999
Ruth Stroud
January 14, 1999
Now that a year of reviewing and celebrating Israel\’s first half century has passed, it\’s time to ponder the next 50 years. That\’s the premise behind a daylong conference taking place on Jan. 24 in West Los Angeles.
Our Birthright
Jewish Journal
January 14, 1999
If you are between the ages of 15 and 26, you should pay attention to this particular column. Actually, if you are the parent of anyone 15 to 26, you should read what follows, on the theory that you are likely to be the person paying the bills.
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