In general, my sense is that current efforts are spearheading surgical strikes to infuse new life into the younger sectors of an increasingly apathetic and unaffiliated Jewish population. I am skeptical and it is within the consensus that it will
This month in Phoenix I sat at a dinner next to the head of a rabbinical cemetery (I meant seminary — just wanted to be sure you’re listening). She wanted to talk about the Bar Mitzvah ceremony. She took her
This report seems at first blush to be about a parochial subject but it ain’t. If you want to know where the future funding and emotional priorities of independent Jewish philanthropy lie for the next generation, this conference gives you
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday and will be decisive in determining the two candidates. so far, there is no reason to deviate from the prediction that it will be a gore/bush race and that gore has a good chance of convincing
Next Generation Middle Easterners: An Undiscovered Planet for American Jewry Surprise and consternation when the late king of Jordan suddenly passed over his long-tapped heir and appointed a 36 year old unknown as his successor was the first wave of
FIRST NIGHT: At the Seder we act in a schizophrenic manner — first we pull out drops of wine from our cup as if to show magnanimity toward the plagued Egyptians and then later we ask God to pour out
Back in January 1999, I polled Friends of Ivan seeking nominees for the most admired person alive. If you recall, there were many different nominees but Michael Jordan and Bill Clinton stood out. I suppose that in a year Michael
The meaning of life is…..42. Avi & Adina Ciment with apologies to Hitchhiker’s Guide I believe we’re here to improve the world and therefore win our return to the lost paradise (gan eden). We can do it! Marcus Rudelsky, Washington
Remember, this stuff has changed over the past few months and will likely change again. But I put it forth (a) as an exercise to get others to think and comment about the big issues and (b) as an interesting
I received 30 responses. “Dad” led with 4 responses; Michael Jordan came in second with 3. Seconds came in for Mandela and Bibi Netanyahu. Clinton got one vote but several people mentioned him favorably, as did God, Al Gore, the
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