He Said, She Said, We Said
Naomi Pfefferman
March 4, 1999
\”Two Jews, Three Opinions\” (Berkeley, $24.95) is the kind of book you assume has been around for centuries, if only because the concept has.
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The Mitzvah of Tzedakah
Barry A. Fisher
February 25, 1999
Who were the Nazi\’s victims? The Swiss-banks case has one definition. Other pending and future litigation may provide a fuller historical picture.
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.
What I Have Learned From the Clinton Affair
Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
February 18, 1999
have learned from the Clinton affair how unprepared our technologically sophisticated society is to deal with moral issues, and specifically how to transmit moral wisdom to our children.
Complaining the Jewish Way
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
January 28, 1999
Who are these men perpetually hovering outside the doors of the yeshiva? Who are these children, this gaggle of goslings, and these women, seemingly dutiful and unfazed as they stroll toward their place of prayer? Who are they?
A Unique University
Beverly Gray
January 21, 1999
The University of Judaism is not easy to categorize. Unique among this country\’s Jewish institutions of higher learning, it combines an undergraduate college, a graduate school of education, an MBA program, a long list of continuing education offerings, two nationally renowned think tanks and a 4-year-old theological seminary.
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.
Like Blood for Words
Susannah Heschel
January 14, 1999
\”He who publicly shames his neighbor is as though he shed blood.\”
— Talmud Baba Mezia 58b
Americans have been discussing the moral issues of the Starr Report in terms of Christian values.
Educating American Jewish Families
Beverly Gray
December 10, 1998
Risa Gruberger, whose children are 8 and 9, hopes they will both grow up loving the Jewish holidays as she does. \”When the weather\’s crisp out,\” says Gruberger, \”I want them to feel they can smell it, they can taste it, that Chanukah\’s coming.
Seeking Moral Restitution
James D
December 3, 1998
This week\’s Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets was intended to zero in on the rapidly growing list of stolen Jewish property and the governments that have balked at returning it.
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