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Think of the possibilities

We admit, cremation is not the most appetizing of subjects, even if brought up only to emphasize that it violates the Jewish way of burial — still, there are surely...

Egypt is responsible for the terrorism against Israel that comes from . . . Egypt

Nobody wants to return to the days when Egypt routinely made war on, or sponsored terrorists attacks against, Israel. Nobody, that is, in Israel and the West. But in...

‘The Help’

I SAW the movie “The Help” this week. When the book by the same title by Kathryn Stockett came out, one of my sisters read it and recommended it, and […]

Still the only solution to the world’s problems

There is only one solution to the world’s problems, only one prescription for producing a near-heaven on earth. It is 3,000 years old. And it is known as the Ten...

Somalia today: Worse than dying is killing — your own

Nice. Good program. Provocative. Great hook to get teens engaged in Judaism. A discussion hosted a couple of weeks ago by the Jewish Student Union, a new local group...

School gets longer, learning gets shorter

Can you believe? School has already started in many districts, and if not last week, then this, or next? What happened to summer? Remember when school got out shortly...

The death of space

Are you willing to ditch your GPS and the daily weather forecast? Would you like to return to the days when Japan could plan a major attack on the US […]

‘If I were a rich man…’

WHEN I heard about Howard Schultz’s bold move — his open letter to fellow American CEOs to boycott campaign donations until President Obama, together with Congress,...

Finding paradise on Highway 89

AS a child, I grew up listening to music on my father’s prized possession, our stereo system, which consisted of a record player nestled deep within a richly oiled...

From mourning to celebration

For some it’s the Israeli version of Valentine’s Day, or Chag HaAhava. For others it’s an ancient tradition, rooted in Mishnah and Talmud. Either way,...