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What’s in for weddings in 2017: A look at the trends coming down the aisle
Certain things never go out of style when it comes to weddings: the ring exchange, the Champagne toast, the first dance. But as in fashion, there are trends that come and go.
A Solution to Israel’s Demographic Peril
When Israeli Arabs protest that talk of the \”demographic threat\” is racist, can Israeli Jews blame them? If non-Jewish professors and politicians anywhere on earth spoke of a Jewish demographic threat to their countries, what would Jews call it? What, for that matter, would decent non-Jews call it?
Raising the specter of the Arab demographic threat to Israel is, in fact, racist — if you believe that Zionism is racism, that a Jewish state is a racist state.
I don\’t believe that (even while I know there is no shortage of Jews whose Zionism doesn\’t amount to anything more than racism). Although the Jewish state by definition \”belongs\” to the Jews more than it does to its non-Jewish citizens, I don\’t consider it a force for racism, but the opposite: Whatever racism exists in Israel, the Jewish state came into being as an answer to racism of a rather larger magnitude — the habit of anti-Semitic oppression.
Trendy Is New Trend in Wedding Cakes
A round, three-tiered white cake topped with white buttercream frosting is so yesterday. This year\’s big wedding trend is the trendy wedding cake.
Modern brides are tossing out tradition along with their bouquets and matching their cake to their character. They\’re designing desserts in every color, shape, texture and size.
Stuff Your Way Through the Week
In biblical times, long stalks of barley and lush fields of green garlic signaled that Passover was near. The holiday\’s food was a reflection of the harvest.
In today\’s industrialized society, where our foods are imported from around the world, seasons and their unique foods often have become meaningless.
American Jewry By Numbers
The National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01, dubbed \”Strength, Challenge and Diversity,\” offers key findings on demographics, intermarriage, Jewish \”connections\” — that is, communal behavioral trends — and such \”special\” topics as the elderly, immigration and poverty.