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Syria: Israel prefers the devil it doesn’t know

YOU know something’s up when Syrian citizens say their own government is lying about Israel, Yes, something’s up when Syrian citizens say that the Syrian...

Ah, summer

IT’S summertime. And that means one thing: it’s picnic season. Or as my younger brother used to adorably call it when he was a toddler: picnit! Picnics are very...

Money and happiness: real cost of living

RECENTLY, my husband and I went to a Beatles Musical Review and had a wonderful time singing and dancing in the aisles with other middle aged, ex-hippies to tunes like...

Scumbagness

In today’s world, many forms of discrimination, be they racial, sexist or religious, still exist in various degrees, whether they are illegal or not. One area of life,...

Bel Kaufman

First of all, relax. Bel Kaufman, author of Up the Down Staircase, that 1965 bestseller about being a new teacher at a New York public school, is very much alive....

A significant milestone: the Mountain States ADL at 70

“Anti-defamation,” if you think about it, is not the most facile formulation. But some things stick. Like (pardon the pun) Scotch Tape. Or Kleenex. Or Xerox copies....

How to argue against the attempt to ban the bris

IT may be a lot harder for the Jewish community to defeat the anti-bris movement than it might think. San Francisco will vote on whether to ban circumcision. I would...

The beauty of Ruth’s character

I HAVE always loved the Scroll of Ruth. Especially Ruth herself. It is such a loving, gentle, harmonious and literally redeeming story. Aside from the tender emotion and...

Circumcision debate heats up

How closely have you been following the circumcision debate? This autumn, the people of San Francisco will vote on what’s being called the MGM – male genital...

Sicilian Cheesecake

Sicilian cheesecake – final result

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for — the final result of our Sicilian cheesecake recipe. As you can see, it’s not crack-free, but does have a...