Briefs
Briefs
Almost nothing President Bush does during his about-to-begin second term will affect the American future as profoundly as his appointments to the courts.
Stress and disappointment gave way to jubilation at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) of Los Angeles\’ election night party as President George W. Bush piled up the electoral votes and turned the map of the United States Republican red.
After kvelling about how thrilled he was to have been introduced before Republican Sen. Arlen Specter — his Jewish colleague from the Keystone state — Rick Santorum commanded the crowd to go back home and sing the gospel of President Bush.
The Chabad telethon is an appropriate occasion to consider one of the anomalies of contemporary American Jewish religious life.
The Brandeis-Bardin Institute (BBI) has had its share of crises in the last year — from toxic well water to wildfires. But one of the more damaging forces the Simi Valley institution has had to weather recently is the pervasive rumor of discord within its leadership following the departure of its former president, Rabbi Lee Bycel.
Community activist Karen Bass\’ victory in the 47th Assembly District\’s Democratic primary provides a valuable opening for coalition efforts between the Jewish community and a new generation of African American and Latino activists.
Until now, Kerry\’s campaign says, the candidate has had little breathing room for such explanatory encounters because of the grueling primary schedule and because his energies were devoted to his come-from-behind triumphs.