A Just War May Be Great Risk to Israel
Rabbi Joel Rembaum
March 27, 2003
As a stand-alone goal, the removal of Saddam, even killing him, is morally justified. From the Jewish point of view, he is a rodef, a pursuer.
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Match Lights Way for Terror Victim Aid
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
March 13, 2003
Sharon Evans founded Adopt-a-Family, a project of the Coalition Against Terror, a nonprofit organization that matches Jewish organizations worldwide.
A Letter to My Sons
Catherine Gandel
December 26, 2002
Work is one of the strongest Jewish values. God provides the ultimate example: He worked a six-day week to create the universe. And when the Tabernacle was built, every person contributed according to his skills and talents. The Talmud reminds us that, \”No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.\”
Beth Sholom’s Engel Gets Kudos for Outreach
Andrea Adelson
December 5, 2002
\”Intermarriage is a fact of Jewish life and it\’s time we opened our doors and made everyone welcome, not just Jews,\” said Monica Engel, who said that at her own synagogue that interfaith couples felt marginalized because of their ignorance of Jewish practices.
Tzedakah for Chanukah
Journal Staff
December 5, 2002
The Chanukah effort is one of the first outcomes of Morasha\’s involvement with a three-year national research project of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.
Once Upon a ‘Nail’
Beverly Levitt
November 21, 2002
\”All Jewish stories have a deeper meaning,\” reflected Judy Aronson, a graduate of Brandeis University and Harvard Divinity School. \”It\’s the community that makes the latkes, the people that create the celebration. If nobody had contributed anything, all they\’d have was an iron nail. Because everybody cooperated, they not only had a feast, they had peace of mind forever more.\”
Hebrew School Horror Stories
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
October 24, 2002
Talk to any Hebrew school graduate and he or she is likely to have a Hebrew school war story.
Family Feud
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
June 17, 1999
Recently, on a visit to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, I shared an elevator ride with a well-dressed man who was carrying a bulging portfolio under his arm. Wondering what he was doing in the hospital, I inquired about the nature of his visit. He replied that he was a lawyer visiting a client. I was impressed with such compassion and asked, \”Do you visit every client that is in the hospital?\” He immediately explained that this was a rare visit. \”My client called me in great rage. She insisted that I come right over. She wants to change her will before it is too late. The reason for her sudden decision is that yesterday she had a fight with one of her relatives, and her daughter encouraged her to remove that relative\’s name from the will. So here I am.\”
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