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Religious Mom Doubles As Sexy Songstress
In her large contemporary house perched on a cul-de-sac at the end of a winding road deep in the heart of the suburban Jewish oasis of Monsey, N.Y., Dana Mase is relaxing after her mid-morning workout at the gym. Still dressed in her brown form-fitting exercise slacks — the rear end boldly advertises “Lucky Brand,”…
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Terrorism Experts Warn Jewish Sites Endangered After Hit on Hamas Head; Groups Clashing On Bill To Provide Security Funding
WASHINGTON — Following Israel’s assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, terrorism experts are warning that American Jewish sites are ripe targets for revenge attacks, as synagogues and other communal institutions race to step up security. “I am very concerned that Yassin’s assassination may come back to hit us in our soft underbelly: Jewish targets abroad,” said…
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Pasting Together a Visual Narrative
Here are four new questions to consider this Passover: What’s the best way to display photos from your Seders? Where can one find good Hebrew fonts online? Is it time to branch out from blue-and-white background paper? And where can one buy high-quality images of matzo? These issues might not be as common as Ma…
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Passing Over the Nuts of Death
Last year I wrote about how Passover turned me into a grown-up. My parents moved into an itty-bitty apartment, the tradition of their dueling Seders ended (let’s call it a draw), and Jonathan and I took on the hosting mantle. Well, half the mantle. Auntie Nancy bravely hosts the entire extended clan on Day 2,…
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CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Consumer activist and independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is facing increasing criticism over what detractors describe as his campaign’s flirtation with organizations and individuals associated with Lenora Fulani, the New York-based radical activist with a long record of alleged anti-Jewish extremism. Nader, whose 2000 Green Party candidacy widely is credited with costing Democrat Al Gore…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL March 26, 2004
For anyone interested in the development of Yiddish culture as embodied and reflected in Yiddish literature, Miriam Weinstein’s “Yiddish: A Nation of Words” will prove to be an interesting, intriguing and insightful masterpiece. Published by the Steerforth Press, this 300-page volume overflows with the tam of Yiddish. Each of the 19 tasty chapters is introduced…
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The Other Preacher From the Galilee
Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and his Kabbalistic Fellowship By Lawrence Fine Stanford University Press, 504 pages, $25.95. * * *| He was a charismatic preacher from the Galilee whose teachings challenged the regnant Jewish doctrines of his day and undermined rabbinical authority. He communed with the spirits of the…
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Natan Yonathan, Israel’s Lyrical Poet of Nature
Poet Natan Yonatan (1923-2004) was a symbol of an Israel that no longer exists. The prize-winning people’s poet from a strong socialist background published 20 volumes of poetry translated into several languages, yet he was never fully accepted by the intellectual establishment. Still, it is not for his lyrical poems nor his verses about nature…
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Minister Urging Americans To Protest Gaza Pullout Plan
WASHINGTON — Israel’s housing minister, Effi Eitam, called on American Jews this week to “speak out, both as Americans and as supporters of Israel” against his own prime minister’s plan for disengagement in Gaza. “American Jewry should approach this issue both as citizens of a superpower that is fighting a global war against terrorism… and…
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Sharsheret Toy Chest Keeps Kids Busy When Sick Moms Need a Break
When diagnosed with breast cancer more than two years ago, Naomi Spira was inundated with pot roast dinners from kindly neighbors. She was somewhat surprised, though, when a distant relative sent a large bag of toys with a note instructing her to dole them out to her children whenever she needed a break. Spira decided…
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Ex-Soviet Republic Counts Many Critics, Few Friends
The ex-Soviet republic of Uzbekistan is the largest and wealthiest of the core states of Central Asia, and it is home to 23 million citizens, 88% of whom are Muslim. Few Americans can find it — or its capital, Tashkent — on a map, a point that was highlighted in a popular American TV sitcom,…
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