In A MOMENT
IN A MOMENT The high holy days are upon us again —the time of year when we, each in our own way, try to confront "the big picture." That is what prayer is supposed to help us do. But it's very...
...Phyllis Myers ponders the fate of these precious buildings in "The Old Shuts in Eastern Europe—Are They Worth Saving...
...All in all, we hope you will be stimulated, inspired, informed, amused—and perhaps even provoked...
...Not easy questions...
...The recent resignation of Supreme Court Justice William Brennan and President Bush's nomination of Judge David Souter as Brennan's replacement is a reminder that it has now been more than 20 years since a Jew sat on the high court...
...What impressions do they get...
...In the priority of needs—in the priority of demands— should they be abandoned...
...With so few Jews left in Eastern Europe, what is to become of all the synagogues and other Jewish structures...
...One of the most frightening scenarios is that it will cross the Green Line, the border between Israel and the occupied territories...
...Like it or not, television's effect on American attitudes is powerful indeed...
...In addition, Jack Neusner's usual trenchant column will help you critique the high holy day services at the synagogue of your choice (p...
...For millions of Americans, their attitudes toward Jews and Judaism are shaped almost entirely by television...
...p. 32) is both factual and ruminative...
...Without designating a "Jewish seat," there are, he suggests, strong reasons, both historical and philosophical, for having a Jew on the nation's highest tribunal...
...It can—and has—crossed the Green Line in different ways—from sabotage and acts of terror to alienating Israel's Arab citizens...
...What kind of Jewish life is reflected in television fare...
...In many places, they are all that remains to remind us that once—all about them—a vibrant Jewish culture flourished...
...How are Jews portrayed...
...We don't quite know how to connect with the divine, to take advantage of the opportunity to pray...
...We are asked to do so much...
...Can we be asked to do still more...
...To find the answer, read the fascinating report on p. 38 ("As Others See Us—Jews on TV...
...That is the issue we try to grapple with in two insightful articles, one by a rabbi and teacher ("Why You Can't Pray and What You Can Do About It" by Neil Gillman, p. 48) and the second by a layperson ("How God Gets in the Way of Praying" by George Driesen, p. 50), to which I have inserted an experience of my own that I believe is easily re-peatable by any Jew with children ("Blessing Your Children—An Entry into Prayer," p. 52...
...Is it time for another Jewish justice, asks practicing lawyer Jerold L. Jacobs on p. 22...
...What function can they serve...
...But it's very difficult for modern men and women to pray...
...Are they worth saving...
...p. 28...
...As the intifada, now approaching its third anniversary, drags on—as the Israelis get used to it, as the Americans get bored with it and as the Palestinians get a bit tired of it—one wonders what will happen next...
...His perceptive report ("Will the Intifada Cross the Green Line...
...Few people are better informed about the situation on the ground than former chief Jerusalem Post reporter for the territories Yehuda Litani...
...For a half century before that there was always at least one sitting Jewish justice...
Vol. 15 • October 1990 • No. 5
