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What’s Cooking, Good Looking? Newbie Chef Curries Favor
On September 1, 2002, the Hapless Jewish Writer was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his parents. And although the HJW was known to complain loudly and frequently about living with mom and dad, there was a part of him that was terrified at being cast out of…
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Newsdesk January 10, 2003
Poll: Likud Losing Ground Following yet another week of scandal, this time involving the prime ministerial family, the Likud Party is continuing to lose support among Israelis, according to the latest Dialogue poll, which puts the Likud at just 27 seats. The poll also shows the Labor Party breaking through the 22-seat barrier for the…
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For Tech-pop Star ‘My Robot Friend,’ Man Is the Machine
You could say that Howard Rigberg rocks the “computer programmer” look: He wears wire-rimmed glasses and sports a heavy backpack draped over both of his shoulders. His hair is graying. He walks with a shuffle. Ask him a simple question — how old are you? — and you realize that Rigberg is possibly more of…
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Brooking No Disagreement on the Sanctity of Life
The Upper West Side apartment of Shulamith Koenig, the founder of an international human rights organization, could double as a museum of art from around the world. A visual proof of the nomadic nature of her work — she’s visited 42 countries during the last 12 years — Koenig’s living room overflows with Turkish rugs,…
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Those Magic Moments: Saying Shehecheyanu
I always worry, when I’m writing this column, that people are rolling their eyes at my narcissism. Do I act as if I’m the first person ever to have a child? Am I annoyingly convinced that everything Josie does is brilliant and adorable? Am I the literary equivalent of your neighbor who constantly forces you…
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An Orthodox Powerhouse in D.C. Suburb
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Neil and Fran Kritz are poster children for Modern Orthodoxy. Fran, a reporter for the Washington Post, won’t take a call from any source on the Sabbath. Neil, who is the director of the Rule of Law Program for the U.S. Institute of Peace, travels to war-torn countries to help rebuild…
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A Light Shines Brightly From ‘Miracle on 16th Street’
Designating the Center for Jewish History “The Miracle on 16th Street,” its executive director, Joshua Plaut, welcomed guests to the center’s first board of directors and board of overseers’ fundraising dinner, held December 9 at its building. “We are kvelling at the success of our partner organizations,” Plaut said, alluding to the American Jewish Historical…
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Reform Rabbis Protest Cuts to Outreach
An association of 150 Reform rabbis is calling on the Reform movement to reconsider its decision to eliminate the jobs of 13 regional coordinators who provide services for interfaith families. The job cuts, announced last month by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations to help relieve a $2 million budget deficit, would eliminate the part-time…
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‘The Buchur’ Seeks Woman of Valor
Every now and then, something genuinely funny comes through our e-mail inbox. Last week, we got “The Buchur,” a yeshiva-ized version of the hit television show “The Bachelor,” in which one smarmy single guy flits between a gaggle of girls going gaga at the chance to get engaged. The parody comes from bangitout.com, a Web…
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Mr. Bush, Don’t Tear Down That Wall
By executive decree, President Bush has decided that “faith-based” institutions, such as churches, synagogues and mosques, are entitled to receive government money for charitable purposes. This is a history-making move. Over the more than two centuries that the United States government has existed, no such policy has ever been approved. Bush’s move shatters all precedent….
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL January 10, 2003
In the closing days of 2002, the Forverts dedicated its page on Jewish poetry to Chaim Grade on the occasion of his 20th yahrzeit. Born in Vilna in 1910, he won recognition by admission to a select literary group that called itself Yung Vilna. In 1948, he came to New York. Although, Grade (pronounced grah-de)…
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