First Day: EXODUS 19:1-20:23;NUMBERS 28:26-31,EZEKIEL 1:1-28 & 3:12; Second Day DEUTERONOMY 15:9-16:17, NUMBERS 28:26-3, HABAKKUK 2:20-3:19.* * *Shortly before the Babylonian Exile in 587 BCE, Habakkuk in his workshop meditates on the visions he has seen: Babylonian soldiers storming westward toward the Kingdom of Judah, drivenRead More
LYNBROOK, N.Y. — Rabbi Howard Diamond is smoking a cigarette, standing outside his synagogue, Congregation Beth David. It’s just a few blocks from the Lynbrook stop on the Long Island Rail Road, within rattling distance of the overhead tracks. It’s late and he’s tired, but there is always, always work to be done in thisRead More
The recession that officially began in March 2001 ended within a year after it started, most economists agree. You would not know it, however, from the masses of job seekers — often solidly upper middle-class — still lining up for the services of the nation’s Jewish vocational agencies.Even as the American economy has seen steady if modestRead More
While going over our calendars for the next few weeks recently, my husband informed me that that coming Sunday evening we would be going to a Harvard Hillel dinner and that the Monday of Memorial weekend we are to attend a bat mitzvah. I should add that Labor Day Monday is slated for a family wedding — the family being that ofRead More
I am the father of two wonderful daughters: One recently got married, and the other is a single mother with two children. I am in a position to secure a home equity loan at a low rate, and I would like to help buy a house for my single daughter and her children. My concern is that my other daughter will feel resentful. Even though she and herRead More
For a while the Hapless Jewish Writer nursed the delusion that he was not a bad poker player. You might say it began one night in Israel, when he relieved his Israeli and American co-players of more than a hundred shekels (about $25). He was euphoric.As it turns out, it shouldn’t have surprised the HJW that he could beat Israelis. MostRead More
More than 300 guests joined in celebrating the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring star-studded April 13 gala Seder at the Grand Hyatt. Narrated by Eleanor Reissa and Adrienne Cooper, the streamlined program, under the baton of artistic and musical director Zalmen Mlotek, showcased the Workmen’s Circle Chorus, New Yiddish Chorale and a roster of…Read More
The American economy is in trouble and seems to be headed for double trouble. Will the reappointment of Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan help to turn things around?Based on the record — three consecutive terms of the Fed under Greenspan — the answer is a resounding no. And it is not Greenspan’s fault. He is not a man whoRead More
The following is an open letter to President Bush on rebuilding Iraq. Dear Mr. President,The big shooting is pretty much over in Iraq. What you have done will undoubtedly make history.Now, as you know, comes the hard part. How to make peace — a peace that will win back old friends and make it clear that Uncle Sam had and has no imperialRead More
My mother-in-law became ill last September when she and her husband were visiting for the High Holidays. Though she has fully recovered, it has been eight months and my in-laws are still in our home. My mother-in-law is critical of everything and everybody save my husband, bickers nonstop with my father-in-law and meddles inRead More
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