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Teen Founds Jump-n-Jive Minyan

Beverly Gray September 7, 2000

Most Shabbat worshippers expect decorum. But Adat Ari El\’s new Jump-n-Jive minyan is different. Its founder, Aaron Kaychuck, describes the monthly Saturday morning service as \”upbeat neo-Chassidic egalitarian.\” The service is unusual partly because it combines traditional Conservative liturgy with exuberant song and dance, set to the beat of an African hand-drum. It is also distinctive because Kaychuck, who leads the congregants in prayer, is 15 years old.

Small-Town Surprise

Peter Ephross August 24, 2000

It\’s not easy working for a Jewish vice-presidential candidate

Already Divided

Eric Silver July 27, 2000

For all the mantras of Jerusalem as \”the undivided, eternal capital of the Jewish people,\” reiterated by every Israeli leader since the Six-Day War, the city has never been monolithic.

Peace, It’s Wonderful

Ivor Davis June 8, 2000

Hebrew for forgiveness, Selichot services are a time of preparation for the New Year, generally held after the conclusion of Shabbat prior to Rosh Hashanah.

Shabbat in Style

Naomi Zimmerman November 18, 1999

Anybody can make a Shabbat meal that tastes good, but not everybody can make one that looks good. For a lot of people, holiday decorating begins and ends with a pair of candlesticks and a kiddush cup.

Religious Studies

Jewish Journal October 7, 1999

Aish HaTorah: 9:30-11:10 a.m. \”The Understanding Minyan,\” focusing on the meaning of prayers, Hebrew-reading skills and the \”how- to\” of the synagogue service. Saturdays. Kiddush included.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Howard Lovy July 1, 1999

Just as the story of the ancient Hebrews\’ deliverance from slavery has been retold over the generations as the defining moment of the Jewish people, so have the Stonewall Riots become the story of the deliverance of a people.

Will Friday Nights Ever Be the Same?

Michael Aushenker May 6, 1999

Call it the \”Phantom Menace\” of singles events. Since its debut one year ago, Sinai Temple\’s \”Friday Night Live\” programming has evolved into a 2,000-pound gorilla not to be trifled with.

Personal Power

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky May 6, 1999

Let\’s face it. We love the feeling of power. We love it at work, we love it at shul, we even love it at home.

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