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Part of the fabric
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 16, 2009
IT seems that adherents of every religion in Israel are respected, given the opportunity to pray at their respective holy sites. Except the Jews in Israel. I know the...
Why I don’t need to go to Rome
Hillel GoldbergJul 09, 2009
I CAN dream. In theory, someday Ill visit the Arch of Titus in Rome to see a depiction of Roman soldiers carrying looted artifacts from the Jerusalem Temple; Ill...
Privacy vs. transparency
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 09, 2009
WHERE do you draw the line? We each share and hold back a certain amount of our personal lives. Some of us are naturally open, while some of us tend […]
Putting a plug in the summer brain drain
Sharon Duke EstroffJul 09, 2009
DURING the school-year, critical academic skills are regularly reinforced. Summer is a completely different story as most kids hardly pick up a pencil during June, July...
Insiders’ debate: Is Obama good or bad for Israel?
Hillel GoldbergJul 02, 2009
CHICAGO A debate on Israel at the annual meeting of the American Jewish Press Association featured a very informed and influential face-off. On one side was Alan...
Special somethings
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 02, 2009
We all have the things we carry along with us. We all have the bag or briefcase, sack or saddlebag that accompanies us. Held in our bags might be our […]
See this film (or stop complaining)
Dennis PragerJul 02, 2009
WITH the possible exception of university administrations, there is no institution as bereft of courage as Hollywood. In Hollywood courage is defined as savaging oil,...
Goldberg’s guide to good packing (a summer spur)
Hillel GoldbergJun 26, 2009
I dont know. It seems Im always packing or unpacking, either my suitcase or one of my kids. Weve got a big family and no one lives in Denver anymore […]
Korach
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 26, 2009
For the longest time I was confused when I read this weeks Torah portion, Korach. As I got older and read the text more closely, I understood why. Within one...
Carbon
Martin WestermanJun 26, 2009
Are we making progress toward tikkun olam (healing the earth), or arent we? And if we are, how do we know? Those questions struck Seattle photographer Yoram Benet last...