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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Teaching Torah and writing a blog is Fine work
THE GREAT RABBINO: Babe Ruth, The Great Bambino, wears a tallis in the logo introducing Rabbi Jeremy Fine’s sport’s blog (http://www.thegreatrabbino.com/).
By RICH SCHREIBSTEIN
AMSTERDAM–Jeremy Fine is six-foot three-inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, can head feint a defender and dunk a basketball. He averaged 20 plus points a game as a small forward on his high school [...]
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Jewish moms taking offense to ‘Tiger Mother’
TIGER MOM: Amy Chua, and how she has raised her daughters, is stirring controversy.
By BEN HARRIS
NEW YORK CITY (JTA)–With her take-no-prisoners approach in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, author Amy Chua has drawn the ire of mothers across America who take exception to the draconian measures she recommends to ensure successful, prodigious offspring.
So it’s [...]
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Rich Schreibstein named managing editor at The Jewish World
RICH SCHREIBSTEIN
Rich Schreibstein has joined the staff of The Jewish World as the managing editor, Laurie Clevenson, editor-in-chief, has announced.
Schreibstein will manage reporters and news content, and he will help orchestrate production of the twice-a-month newspaper.
A former editor of The Altamont Enterprise, Schreibstein has been an operations manager with Fortune 500 firms including Avon, Time [...]
I can’t believe this is kosher
ART DECO, KOSHER, WEDDING CAKE: At one memorable wedding last summer, the author created this multi-layer, art-deco style, bride’s cake with each layer a different flavor and finished it with an “ I can’t-believe-it’s-pareve” buttercream frosting.
By DAWN LaROCHELLE
LEE, Mass.–“I can’t believe this is Kosher!” If I had a shekel for every client (many, if [...]
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Letter to the editor
DAYAN TALK CONTINUES TO SPARK DEBATE
Editor:
Last November, the local chapter of J Street brought Yael Dayan to Congregation B’nai Sholom, Albany, to speak. Nearly 200 people, some of them leaders in our Jewish community, filled the synagogue and heard her talk of her love for Israel, her pride in the role her family has played [...]
Letter to the editor
HARSH STATEMENTS IN SCRIPTURE ARE CONSTANT
Editor:
A comment about Rabbi Ross’s discussion of Beshalach:
The specific discussion is about some of the harsher penalties in the Torah for irreligious and other behavior, and he points out that what the Torah says is often modified by subsequent statements in Scripture, and through interpretation by various respected scholars. The [...]
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Jewish film contenders garner Oscar nominations
LOS ANGELES (JTA)–With “The King’s Speech” garnering 12 nods, royalty led the Oscar nomination parade, but Jewish contenders had their shining moments.
Three of the Best Picture nominations for Academy Awards had Jewish producers: Scott Rudin for “The Social Network”; Ethan and Joel Coen for “True Grit”; and Mike Medavoy for “The Black Swan.”
Jesse Eisenberg was [...]
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Leaked maps show gaps in negotiations
By RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (JTA)–This time there are maps, not that they necessarily will help.
After the collapse of the Camp David talks in 2000, the Israeli and Palestinian sides bickered about who had offered what, and the competing historical narratives were adopted by either side and around the world.
This time, the proposed territorial concessions that [...]
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