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Why Kids Love the Noah Story
When God decides to destroy His creation — the inhabitants of this earth and all the flora and fauna except for Noah, his family and the very precise passenger list God gives Noah — it is very early on in Genesis. Of course, He is going to try again to make a better world. This…
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Israeli Army Splits With Pols On How to Govern Territories
JERUSALEM — With fears growing that Israeli-Palestinian relations are reaching a dangerous stalemate, a power struggle has erupted within the Israeli security establishment over the conduct of Israel’s war against terrorism. Israel’s military brass is pressing for an easing of some recent restrictions on the Palestinian population, arguing that the restrictions on movement and economic…
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A Collection of Ancient Novels Plumbs Antiquity and Proselytizes for Piety
Ancient Jewish Novels: An Anthology Edited and Translated by Lawrence M. Wills Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $24.95. * * *| In “Joseph and Aseneth,” a “purer than thou” Joseph, the biblical patriarch and newly appointed regent of Egypt, meets the “holier than thou” Aseneth, virginal daughter of Pharaoh’s chief counselor. Aseneth — “more beautiful…
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Foxman Fetes Feldshuh at New Run of ‘Golda’s Balcony’
When playwright William Gibson’s one-woman play “Golda’s Balcony” opened last March at the Manhattan Ensemble Theater, reviewers proclaimed Tovah Feldshuh’s portrayal of Israel’s Prime Minister Meir as “blazing,” “sensational” and “extraordinary.” Nothing has changed in the recent move to Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, except that the seats are far more cushy. At the play’s October…
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Sharansky Article On Campus Tour Irks Hillel Leader
In a rare rebuke, a top American Jewish organizational official is criticizing the Israeli minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, for penning a scathing critique of American Jewish campus activism. Avraham Infeld, interim president of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, said that Sharansky’s portrayal of the state of…
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An Anthology of Jewish Fiction, More on the Verge Than the Edge
Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction From the Edge Edited by Paul Zakrzewski * * *| In “Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge,” editor Paul Zakrzewski explains that the inspiration for his collection of 25 stories originated in “Bad Jews,” a series of monthly literary readings he organized at the KGB Bar in New York’s East…
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Hampton Synagogue Opens an ‘Off-Season’ Outpost in Manhattan
It’s finally here: a synagogue in New York City for people who summer in the Hamptons. Thirteen years ago in Westhampton, Rabbi Marc Schneier founded the Hampton Synagogue, a spiritual center for urbanites nestled in the well-to-do wilds of Long Island for the summer season. In what seemed like a New York minute, the synagogue…
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War for Jewish Vote Seen in Philly Mayoral Race (Correction)
President Bush did not attend a fundraiser for Republican Philadelphia mayoral candidate Sam Katz, as reported in the October 10 article “War for Jewish Vote Seen in Philly Mayoral Race.” Rather, Bush praised Katz at the president’s own Pennsylvania fundraiser.
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At Play With Maurice and Tony
The phone rings in Maurice Sendak’s rural Connecticut home. “Listen to this,” says his friend Tony Kushner in a perfectly deadpan voice. “J.K. Rowling Admits the Right is Right. She says she is happy because ‘Harry is teaching children to leave Christianity and worship Satan’s sexual member.’” After a pause, the credulous Sendak replies, “Really?…
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IN OTHER WORDS…
Strait Talk I: The Muslim world is fighting back against the West, one Mecca Cola at time. The French-produced, ethnically conscious soft drink was the beverage of choice at last week’s Organization of the Islamic Conference, the gathering of world Muslim leaders at which Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad charged Jews with ruling the world….
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It’s a Small World After All
I know I’m supposed to make fun of Disneyland. I am an edgy, postmodern, anti-consumerist person of bohemia. It’s what we do. I know that Disney is a giant ultra-clean behemoth, controlling vast swaths of American culture through its television networks, sports teams, real estate holdings, shopping centers and cruise ships. I know its offerings…
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