There is a real chance that ours will be the last Zionist generation. There may yet be a Jewish State here, but it will be a different sort, strange and ugly.
Economically and socially successful insiders, Jews are part of a pluralist society in which the primary factor determining ethnic and religious identity is individual choice. We need a new, more helpful descriptive model that recognizes the vital role that personal decisions play in Jewish American identity construction.
Rain Pryor solemnly chants the "Kol Nidre" as the spotlight reveals her silhouette — wearing a hilariously oversized Afro wig.
I used to say that my parents were Jewish anti-Semites, but that\’s not really true. They chose to live in a predominantly Jewish suburb, joined a Jewish country club and socialized mostly with other Jews.
Realities teach us that building a Jewish State is a complex project, one that requires military strength, spiritual vitality and financial security.
\”Stamina is what separates Siberian Jews,\” Aron Broder said. \”We can adapt to any form of life. We\’re not afraid of difficulty. Look at me, what I managed to survive. I didn\’t lose my spirits. I still have high hopes.\”
We do lack Vision with a capital V — that big, sweeping Idea that will upset the poached-salmon-and-after-dinner-speech orderliness of Jewish life and force us to confront the meaning of our mission as Jews, Americans and human beings.
It suddenly occurred to me that the Holocaust was an attempted silencing of the Jews. While World War II was decades ago — and the camps were liberated — the quiet lingers. We\’re so far away from it all in the United States. In Poland, the wounds are still raw and it isn\’t something that the locals are comfortable talking about.
Eric Rudolph was arrested Saturday in western North Carolina after a five-year search by investigators. In total, he is believed to be responsible for four bombings, in which two people were killed and 150 people injured.
It\’s Sunday morning at the Church of Ocean Park, a Methodist church in Santa Monica that strangely lacks overt Christian insignia: there are no crosses or crucified Jesuses decorating the walls, but the stained-glass windows do picture a bearded figure tending to a flock of sheep, with a shaft of light illuminating his head.
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