Dive Into Home Swim Lessons
Galia Yardeni
May 26, 2005
One of the biggest dangers for children during summer is drowning.
Category
water
A Hard Rain
Frances Dinkelspiel
March 31, 2005
Weather has always been an important determinant in Los Angeles\’ history. The twin effects of floods and drought from 1861-1864 completely finished off whatever remained of the rancho way of life, where dons reigned over thousands of acres of land and huge herds of cattle.
How the Maccabees Reshaped Jerusalem
Bill Gladstone
December 2, 2004
Less well-known, according to a leading Israeli archaeologist, is that the Maccabees also were major builders who transformed the face of Jerusalem and restored the centrality of the Temple in Jewish life.
Education Briefs
Jewish Journal
October 16, 2003
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Reform movement has introduced a new religious school curriculum.
L’ Chaim Time Anytime
Gaby Wenig
January 16, 2003
For all the deli eaters out there who feel frustrated that the highfalutin French waters normally found at delis are simply not idiosyncratic or funny enough to hold up to their pastrami and rye sandwiches, former entertainment executive Jane Kaplan has come to the rescue with a water that is sure to quench your thirst and tickle your brain.
Israel Struggles to Find Enough Water
Jessica Steinberg
January 24, 2002
Many Jews know that on Tu B\’Shevat — the Jewish new year for trees, which falls this year on Jan. 28 — you can plant a tree. In the future, however, you may be able to buy a water certificate.
Time to Sweat the Small Stuff
Jonathan Rosenblum
March 15, 2001
In most countries, forecasts of no water to drink by the summer would command banner front-page headlines. Not in Israel.
A Man of Wealth,
Tom Tugend
September 16, 1999
Ronald Steven Lauder has a dream.
At some point in the future, Israel\’s Negev desert, now \”basically Arizona without people,\” will be a lush garden spot, made fruitful by a string of desalination plants purifying seawater.
A Drink from the Same Cup
Orit Arfa
July 16, 1998
If the pursuit of peace in the Middle East will not unite the parties concerned, then one life-sustaining element may. Israeli, Arab and American researchers and engineers have come together to find ways to produce more potable water for agricultural use, as demands for supplies of Middle Eastern and Californian freshwater continue to increase.
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