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‘What’s the Meaning of Life ?’

Rabbi Ed Feinstein August 7, 1997

Love answering children\’s questions. I\’ll visit a classroom and face an eager chorus of \”DidGod create dinosaurs?\” and \”Where do people go when they die?\” Then,at the end, there\’s always one wise guy, who smirks and asks, \”What\’sthe meaning of life?\” I love that kid. I admire his chutzpah, and Ilove the question.

Beach Bio Bingo

Rob Eshman July 17, 1997

Books

News of Our Own

Jewish Journal July 17, 1997

I see that it\’s time for the media to replay the perennial horror story known as The Dying Jew.

Barney’s Version

Jewish Journal June 26, 1997

The author has managed to pack an awesomely dense amount ofclichés, stale humor and annoyingly cute literary mannerismsonto each page, but the end product is curiously weightless.

Too Hot Kitchen?

Naomi Pfefferman May 29, 1997

Today the once-legendary Spanish Kitchen restaurant is a study in decay, the \”K\” missing from the neon sign, the arched storefront crumbling and covered with graffiti.