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Think Green Tips
Ten ways to begin greening your synagogue from Barbara Lerman-Golomb, associate executive director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life:
How Green Is My Shul?
At Temple Beth Israel, the planting project, which is being done in phases with funding and physical assistance from a Jewish environmental group, has transformed congregants\’ preconceived notions of drab native plants.
Drawn to Controversy
The letter writers wanted The Journal to reprint cartoons of the prophet Muhammed that first appeared in a Danish newspaper in September. The cartoons have sparked international outrage among Muslims, including riots, kidnapping, diplomatic reprisals and death threats.
Holy Moly! Robertson Apologizes
Last week, The Rev. Pat Robertson apparently decided that he\’d better have the government of Israel on his side, too, especially if he wants to build a sprawling evangelical center on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Taking — and Giving — Stock
Move over fountain pens. If the Blue and White Fund has its way, the trend in bar and bat mitzvah gift giving might be instruments of the financial kind.
So Much to Learn, So Little Time
\”We are blessed in Los Angeles with a plethora of adult learning opportunities,\” said Rabbi Mark Diamond, executive vice president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California. \”Synagogues offer literally hundreds of courses for adults as do many other fine institutions.\”
Orthodoxy Has Chance to Reshape Role
Jewish community. With courage and vision, we need to act on this opportunity by understanding the important changes that have occurred over the last decades and rethinking the way we engage the broader Jewish community.
Christian Right is Wrong — and Dangerous
Make no mistake: We are facing an emerging Christian Right leadership that intends to \”Christianize\” all aspects of American life, from the halls of government to the libraries, to the movies, to recording studios, to the playing fields and locker rooms of professional, collegiate and amateur sports, from the military to \”SpongeBob SquarePants.\”
Rice Weaves Rich Tale of a Young Jesus
Often pictured in Christian iconography as solitary figures, lost in a unique and incommunicable holiness, Rice\’s \”holy family\” of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, by contrast, is part of a large, boisterous, affectionate Jewish clan, living a full, observant Jewish life together, full of rituals and prayers and the rhythm of the holy day feasts.
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