Category Archives: Judaica
“MY CHAMPION”— A New Israeli Film
”My Champion” A New Israeli Film Amos Lassen With his title “Israeli Boxing Champion” and a one-way ticket, Merhav Mohar takes off for the U.S. Leaving behind anxious parents, lots of friends and more than a few fans he sets out to realize his dream of becoming the boxing champion of the world. The documentary follows Merhav to …
“A Kosher Christmas: ‘Tis the Season to Be Kosher” by Joshua Eli Plaut— Jews and Christmas in America
Plaut, Joshua Eli. “A Kosher Christmas: ‘Tis the Season to Be Kosher”, Rutgers University Press, 2012. Jews and Christmas in America Amos Lassen Most people love Christmas and historically American Jews even if they do not take part in the celebrations or even do, have found various ways to get through the holiday. It is …
Testing My Faith—- I’d left Orthodoxy. But as I waited for HIV test results, I looked to God and the Talmud for comfort. By Matt Goodman
Testing My Faith I’d left Orthodoxy. But as I waited for HIV test results, I looked to God and the Talmud for comfort. By Matt Goodman|November 30, 2012 7:00 AM| (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photo Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The clinic looked like many clinics I’d visited before as part of my work around HIV and …
Instead of Chinese food this Christmas–let’s dance
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“HAVA NAGILA: THE MOVIE”— “Let Us Rejoice”
“Hava Nagila: The Movie” “Let Us Rejoice” Amos Lassen Hava nagila, hava nagila Let us rejoice, let us rejoice Hava nagila ve-nismecha Let us rejoice and be glad Hava neranena, hava neranena Let us sing, let us sing Hava neranena ve-nismecha Let us sing and be glad Uru, uru achim Awake, awake, brothers Uru achim …
Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way” by Harry Brod— From People of the Book to People of the Comic Book
Brod, Harry. “Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way”, Free Press, 2012. From People of the Book to People of the Comic Book Amos Lassen Harry Brod shows us the connections between Jews and superheroes as he investigates the background of one of America’s beloved heroes, …
“THE WORLD IS FUNNY”— A New Israeli Film
“The World is Funny” A New Israeli Comedy Amos Lassen A new Israeli comedy is making waves in the country’s film industry. “The World is Funny” has been nominated for a record-breaking fifteen Ophir Awards (the Israeli academy award. Set in Tiberias, the town is transformed into a land of fairy tales and there are …
Building True Acceptance— By helping gay kids, synagogues and Jewish schools can make the community better for all of us
Building True Acceptance By helping gay kids, synagogues and Jewish schools can make the community better for all of us By Marjorie Ingall|November 14, 2012 7:00 AM| Jeanne Schwartz called her husband John at work one afternoon in June 2009. “Joe has taken a lot of pills,” she said. Their 13-year-old son Joe, who’d …
Transgender Jews Seek Place at Table— Conference Aims To Break Communal Silence on Issue
Transgender Jews Seek Place at Table Conference Aims To Break Communal Silence on Issue Speaking Up: Transgender Jews celebrate shabbat at a California synagogue. By Chanan Tigay Published November 14, 2012, issue of November 16, 2012. Berkeley, Calif. — Shortly before Emily Aviva Kapor began the transition from male to female, she sat down to …
“The Lawgiver” by Herman Wouk— The Master at 97
Wouk, Herman. “The Lawgiver: A Novel”, Simon and Schuster, 2012. The Master at 97* Amos Lassen Herman Wouk is a national treasure and he is the first to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Congress. He has given us such wonderful novels like “The Caine Mutiny”, “Marjorie Morningstar”, “The Winds of War” …
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