When B\’nai B\’rith International needs a headliner to attract people to a fundraising dinner, it knows where to turn.When B\’nai B\’rith International needs a headliner to attract people to a fundraising dinner, it knows where to turn.
The study, \”Can Watching a Movie Lead to Greater Jewish Affiliation?\” insists that the burgeoning Jewish film festival scene holds not only big box-office potential, but the possibility of moving unaffiliated Jews \”along the continuum of Jewish involvement.\”
One of the most depressing of the many depressing aspects of the second year of the new millennium has been the resurgence of anti-Semitism and the importation into Islam of anti-Semitic motifs that were abandoned and discredited in the post-Holocaust Christian world.
As the end of summer nears, a new exhibit offers a glimpse into the world of one of the most sacred and ritualized events in Judaism: the wedding.
Alsace, a picture-perfect rural region of rich vineyards, farmlands, soft green mountains and rolling valleys, sits on France\’s northeast border, next to Germany. Around every bend along the narrow roads are charming villages with winding cobbled streets and neatly painted black and white timbered houses. In summer, pink and purple and scarlet geraniums blossom in gardens and window boxes. Though the region is only 20 miles wide and 100 miles long, its largest city, Strasbourg, has a population of more than 388,000, with a magnificent cathedral, and is home to the prestigious Council of Europe.
If the multitude of Jewish events are any indication, the holidays hit hard this season.
The dominant stories of 5757 centered around ourcontinual war of words fought over religion, sex, politics andhistory
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