EPSILON MAGAZINE. OCTOBER ISSUE 2005.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1-BOOKS REVIEWS

"Learning From the Tanya". 2-3
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, prominent authority on Jewish mysticism, offers authentic look at classic work of Kabbalah. Amid a frenzy of New Age and pop-culture spirituality symbolized by red strings and bottled water with magical healing powers, renowned scholar, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz offers an authentic look at the ancient wisdom of the Kabbalah in his latest book, LEARNING FROM THE TANYA: Volume Two in the Definitive Commentary on the Moral and Mystical Teachings of a Classic Work of Kabbalah...Read the full article

2-ART REVIEWS

haber1birth NEW YORK ARTISTS OF THE HOUR By Maximillien de Lafayette. 4 Read the full article.

THE WORLD OF ART: THE BEST AND THE RUBBISH: ART AND ARTISTS IN NEW YORK CITY. By Arnold Ronstand. 5-8 Read the full article.

DANIEL ILIESCU: FROM OBSCURITY TO SUDDEN FAME And all of a sudden, the press and art communities began to write and talk about him. It took Daniel Iliescu 3 or 4 years in New York City to make his art and his name known on a large scale. Read the full article.

THEY ARE TALENTED, BUT NO MONEY HONEY! Don't you hate it, when your talent is used and misused and taken advantage of, by art agents and galleries curators. Especially, when, deep down in your heart, you know how good you are, and money is not coming your way? Read the full article.

3-NEW YORK'S GOSSIPS OF THE YEAR

MELANIA KNAUSS & DONALD TRUMP.8 When Melania Knauss walks down the aisle to marry real estate mogul Donald Trump, she'll be wearing a sumptuous gown by Christian Dior. Knauss chose the gown during the haute couture shows in Paris with help from Vogue editors Sally Singer and Andre Leon Talley. She models the voluminous strapless gown -- which took 550 hours of labour just to do the embroidery...Read the full article.

GILLIAN ANDERSON. 8. Former X-Files star Gillian Anderson has married longtime boyfriend Julian Ozanne. The couple exchanged vows Dec. 29 at a friend's beach house on Lamu's Shella island, off Kenya's Indian Ocean coast...Read the full article.

New Yorker authors knew FBI agents, mobsters and real life adventures. 9.Among new thrillers are those that feature an assistant district attorney, a mobster and an undercover FBI agent, and the head of Britain's Security Service - not as characters, but as their authors. Linda Fairstein, Bill Bonanno and Joe Pistone, and Stella Rimington - all of whom have since left their respective professions -- have written books that are among the latest hardcover...Read the full article.

4-INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

112 REASONS WHY SINCE 1944, THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PENTAGON SECRETLY HATED THE FRENCH.10-20 By Maximillien de Lafayette.

THE MOST DISGRACEFUL AND EMBARRASSING BOOK EVER PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE ARMY. In 1945, the United States, 'Information & Education Division' of the US Occupation Forces, secretly published in Paris, France a book called "112 Gripes about the French ". We have reprinted a major part of the book Published in Paris in 1945 by the 'Information & Education Division' of the US Occupation Forces...Read the full article

5-MYTHOLOGY, MAGIC AND FOLKLORE

The Healing Power and Magical Effect of Art, Images, Talismans, Mantras and Masks. 21-29. By Dr. Etienne Leroux, Maximillien de Lafayette and Dr. Jarcques Mercier. Talismans" and "fetishes" have been exciting Western curiosity for a long time: Les Curiositez inouyes sur la sculpture talismanique des Persans (Unheard-of curiosities in the talismanic sculpture of the Persians), by Jacques Gaffarel, appeared in 1629, and Du Culte des dieux fetiches (On the cult of the fetish gods), by Charles de Brosses, in 1760. The first of these works, a popularization of erudite humanist scholarship, was part of the movement to rehabilitate antiquity that developed after the collapse of Christian scholasticism; the bases of the second were the belief in progress and the slave trade. For de Brosses, African fetishes are "nothing else but the first object that it pleases each nation or each individual to select and to consecrate.... They are sacred objects and talismans for the blacks, as much as gods are." He identifies this African religion with that of "ancient peoples." ...Read the full article.

6-JUDAIC MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE

Dybbuk.30. By Dr. Ilil Arbel. The transmigration of souls, or reincarnation, is not part of mainstream Judaism. In the Bible, there is no emphasis on the afterlife, but references to the spirits of the dead do exist. For example, King Saul goes to the Witch of Endor to communicate with the spirit of his mentor, the prophet Samuel. However, the spirits reside in a place of their own, and do not enter other bodies in any shape or form. The Talmud refers to the spirits of the dead and to exorcism, but again the concept of transmigration is not stressed. The earliest versions are traced to various non-Jewish sources, including Greek, Indian, Gnostic, Christian, and the Islamic Mutazila sect. The concept entered Judaism in earnest only during the 8th century. Medieval Jewish scholars objected to it, believing (as many continue to believe today) that any type of mysticism is extremely dangerous, and can influence and contaminate not only one's pure religious faith, but his or her very life...Read the full article.

Enoch. 30. By Dr. Ilil Arbel. Enoch, a pious teacher, scribe and leader of his people, is famed for the part he took in the tragedy of the fallen angels (see Watchers). Living during a time of great sins, around the flood, he had visited Heaven more than once. However, the time was ripe for a most significant trip. One night, two angels woke him up and commanded him to prepare for his journey. They took him on their wings, and showed him all the Heavens and their inhabitants, including a side trip to Paradise and to the place of punishment and torture of the sinners, which strangely enough was located not too far from paradise...Read the full article.

Kefitzat ha-Derekh. 31-32. By Dr. Ilil Arbel. Translated literally, kefitzat ha-derekh means "the jumping of the road." It is usually interpreted, however, as "the shortening of the way." The phenomenon consists of the swift arrival of a person or persons to a distant destination, accomplished by supernatural means. The travelers must break the laws of nature to fit the concept, and the distance cannot be covered as quickly by walking or riding an ordinary horse, mule, or donkey. Kefitzat ha-derekh does not appear in the Bible. ..Read the full article.

7-CINEMA

BERNIE BRILLSTEIN TO RECEIVE VISIONARY AWARD AT 21^ST ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL IN HOLLYWOOD DECEMBER 1^ST, 2005. 33. Manager/Producer and Best-Selling Author Bernie Brillstein will receive the Visionary Award at the opening night gala for the 21st annual Israel Film Festival, it was announced today by Festival Chairman Meyer Gottlieb, President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. The festival, the largest showcase of Israeli films in the US and one of the oldest film festivals in California...Read the full article.

8-WISDOM AND RELIGION

Teshuvah: Making Yesterday's Heaven Today's Earth. 34-37. By Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. How can we know, when we stand before God time after time to do teshuvah, whether we are truly "returning" to God, or if we are merely deluding ourselves? Teshuvah is how the soul, our spiritual aspect that remains cloaked in our earthly bodies, can repair or deepen its connection to its Source, which is God...Read the full article.

9-PARENTING AND RELATIONSHIP

Couple holding baby What makes a parent?...The parenting challenge...Support strategies. 38. Being a parent will probably be the most rewarding thing you'll ever do, and the toughest responsibility. Being a parent means creating a loving, safe environment for your children as they grow from baby to toddler, right through to the teenage years. You'll need different skills for each stage, but at all times your child will depend on you...Read the full article.

BEING A FATHER.39 . A transformed role. Balancing work and family. Teaching by example. Fathers living away. Roles are changing for dads - 30 or 40 years ago it may have been taken for granted that the father was the breadwinner and head of the family. These days there's far less rigid expectations of a dad's responsibilities - couples often work together, both in and outside the home, and share responsibilities for day-to-day parenting issues...Read the full article.

YOU AND YOUR PARTNER. 40. Having a new baby in the family transforms your life. Among all the major changes, it's important to find time for your relationship with your partner. Communication is the key: Your daily routines, social life and even what you talk about with your partner will all be different once your baby is born. Like any great change, you'll need time to get used to it...Read the full article.

10-FAMILY MATTERS

FAMILY, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE. 41. Some relationships end suddenly, some erode over time. Whatever the circumstances, breaking up is a bleak time for all involved. Accepting it's over: For most people, it's a shock when a relationship breaks down. Even if you've known for some time that things aren't working out, the final decision to part will stay with you for a long time...What went wrong? Understanding why your relationship failed is the first step towards recovery. Many people get locked into questioning: Whose fault it is?...Moving on...Read the full article.

Kevin FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND FAMILY PRESSURE.42.The family pressure. Family expectations can be very difficult to ignore and tend to have a big influence on us regardless of whether they're positive or negative. SURVIVING YOUR FAMILY. Accept it - arguing is normal. Real arguments - the ones where both sides feel absolutely passionate about an issue - are an ordinary, healthy part of family life. Ordinary because any family who says they don't argue is either fictional...Read the full article.

Young woman sitting in forest FAMILY LIVING. 43. So it's happened, and you're now part of a stepfamily. What next? SURVIVING STEPFAMILY. You're not my parent. "It was a confusing time with lots of upheaval. My step mum moved in with her two children. I don't remember my Dad being there much, so it was like living with a completely new family - one that didn't want me around. I was extra baggage and not exactly easy to live with at that time. Then my half-sister came along and suddenly all the existing children were dropped. I hated her...Read the full article.

Teenager with sisters PARENTS, CHILDREN CARE AND FOSTER CARERS. 44. CHILD CARE, FOSTERING, RIGHTS AND ABUSE. Who does the caring? Most children in care (68%) live with foster carers, 6% live in children's homes, and approximately 6% are placed for adoption, where they are permanently and legally looked after by the person who adopts them. The rest of the children are likely to be placed in boarding schools or may be living at home with their parents...Why are people fostered? All families have their ups and downs. Sometimes, for many different reasons, a family may not be able to cope...Read the full article.

11-OBESITY AND THE STARS

Opera world freezing out obese singers. Heppner lost 90 pounds. 45. The Royal Opera House has cancelled a performance by one of the world's most sought-after sopranos because she is too fat, a theatre spokesman said. American Deborah Voigt had been scheduled to play the lead in a summer production of Richard Strauss's Ariadne on Naxos, but casting director Peter Katona decided a slimmer singer would be better for the part, spokesman Christopher Millard said. Mr. Katona had selected a black evening dress for the part and believed Ms. Voigt would not look right in it, Mr. Millard said. "Normally, Ariadne is presented on a stylized Greek island with the singers wearing toga-type clothes, but we wanted to present it in an elegant, modern evening dress...Read the full article.

12-GENIUS GLAMOROUS WOMEN

The Glamorous Actress and Hollywood 1940 Screen Goddess, Hedy Lamarr invented the Spread Spectrum: Torpedoes Guiding and Anti-Guiding Communication System. 46-47. Who would have guessed that a glamorous movie goddess of the 1940's would create a communications system that was decades ahead of its time and is only now coming into widespread use? Read the full article.

13-THE BIZARRE, THE OFFENSIVE AND THE EXPENSIVE TASTE.

THE WORLD’S MOST OFFENSIVE ART AT ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS GALLERIES!! 48-66.THE DECADENCE OF MODERN ART IN ENGLAND. By Maximillien de Lafayette, Vanesa Thorpes, Alison Roberts, John Ezard, Helen Bushbey. Pieces of trash sold for millions of Dollars! Read the full article.

The so-called British Masterpieces. From L to R: #1. Denture, a so-called "innovative piece of abstract art". #2. Something like a chicken. #3. Vermin Death Star by David Falconer. #2. A public toilet displayed as a piece of art and hosted one of this year's most prestigious modern art shows in London.

14-ENTERTAINMENT: NEWS OF THE STARS

Godfather sequels to keep on coming. 67. Welcome back, Corleones. Mark Winegardner, who wrote the 2004 best seller, The Godfather Returns, which was authorized by the late Mario Puzo's estate, is now working on a novel that works in the assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy. G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, expects to publish The Godfather's Revenge next year. "It's staggering to contemplate the legacy of The Godfather films and novels," Putnam executive editor Dan Conaway said Tuesday in a statement...Read the full article.

Charity starts with her kids, says Jolie. 67. Ask Angelina Jolie about her children and like any proud mother, she'll brag about them. "They give me so much joy, and I want to make a better world for them," the Oscar-winning actress said in an interview that aired Tuesday on ABC's Good Morning America. Jolie has a four-year-old son Maddox, who was adopted from Cambodia, and a daughter, Zahara, adopted this summer from Ethiopia...Read the full article.

Crowe looks to reduce assault charge.67. Russell Crowe's lawyers are working to win a reduction of the assault charge filed against him after he allegedly hurled a phone at a New York hotel staffer, an Australian magazine has reported. The 41-year-old Oscar-winning actor, born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, was charged with felony assault after he was accused of throwing a malfunctioning telephone at hotel concierge Nestor Estrada in June...Read the full article.

15-ODDITIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Hong Kong woman sues Rolex, says label caused rash, mental trauma...New Delhi has 97 govt. rat catchers but haven't recorded a catch in 10 years...China bans foreign names for properties...Cellphone dealer arrested for selling sex videos stored on customer phones . 68...Read the full articles.

16-COMMENTARY

WHAT'S DONE IS DONE. 69. By Arlene Peck, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. I watched with incredible sadness as the Jewish residents of Gaza - after decades of inspirational hard work, building something from nothing - were removed from their homes, all for a peace that has no partner. I listened to the usual suspects, such as Pat Buchanan and his ilk, haters of all things Jewish, and the pundits who have never visited the region, spew their ignorance by claiming, "Now that the Jews have left, there will be peace....Read the full article.

17-SIMCHA TORAH

A Simchas Torah Forgiveness. By Rabbi Shea Hecht. 70. One Erev Yom Kippur I received a phone call from a man who was very upset, because someone called to ask him for forgiveness. I said, "That's a good thing, why would such a request bother you?" He replied, "Earlier in the year I was cut out of a business deal by my partners. When one of my partners called me today, I felt the phone call was made with an ulterior motive, because he wants to go into Yom Kippur with a clean slate....Read the full article.

18-BEHIND THE VEIL

The Face of Islamic Religious Intolerance. By Paula R. Stern, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. 72. Today, as I knew they would, crazed Palestinian mobs are desecrating 25 synagogues in Gaza, setting them on fire and destroying what it took years to build. I have visited almost all of these synagogues, prayed in many of them. I cannot even begin to put into words the pain I feel today, the anger, and the sadness. The world, as I expected, is silent. The UN’s Kofi Annan was asked to protect the remaining synagogues, but we hear nothing. Empty buildings, they will protest quietly, and what did you expect? ...Read the full article.

19-IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

Libyan Intellectual Dr. Muhammad Al-Houni: The Arabs Must Choose Between Western Civilization and the Legacy of the Middle Ages. By A. Dankowitz*. 73-80. THE KORAN IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW

20-JUDAICA

RABBINATE RECOGNIZES BNEI MENASHE AS LEGITIMATE "DESCENDANTS OF ISRAEL". By Maximillien de Lafayette. 81.

Photo: A Bnei Menashe immigrant to Israel, giving thanks to God at the Western Wall of the Temple Mount.

In a historic and unprecedented decision, Shlomo Amar, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi has decided to officially recognize the Bnei Menashe community located in northeastern India as the legitimate “descendants of Israel.” In addition, Chief Rabbi Amar announced that, he has agreed to send a Beit Din (A Rabbinical Court) on his behalf to northeastern India, to formally convert the community members to Judaism...Read the full article.

21-RELIGION & POLITICS

Anglican Church vote for economic sanctions against Israel. By Marion D. S. Dreyfus, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. 82. Not only is the Anglican Church unilateralism off-putting and-- without question-- fundamentally anti-Semitic, it is unjust and horrendously destructive of the current understandings the countries of the partnered roadmap have had with the aborning structures of the PA. No matter what Israel does in its eviscerating efforts to create peace, the world finds glee in fault-finding only with the beleaguered speck of a country sitting in the mud of two dozen violent theocracies, some billion people overall, bent on destruction of the little Jewish state with its insignificant population of 6.5 million--1 million of that figure being Arab-Israeli citizens.

J22-EWISH CONCERNS

Israel and the Katrina Blame Game. By Cinnamon Stillwell, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. 83. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, it became popular in the mainstream media and certainly on the Bush-bashing side of the political spectrum to engage in what's become known as "the blame game." While deficiencies at every level of government (and particularly that of the local and state response in Louisiana) were part of the problem, rational Americans now understand that there's no magic cure for hurricane relief.

Self-imposed Limitation is the Cause. By Steven Shamrak. 83. The UN, USA, EU and even Arab states are not to be blamed for Israel's problems. They have always been disparaging of Jews. We will never be able to please them or change their nature. Disunity, self-hate and lack of direction are the main problems of the Jewish people.

23-HEALTH: DIABETES

Having Two Diabetes is a Major Health Problem. By Lauren Neergard. 84. Having one type of diabetes is bad enough, but two? Doctors are seeing a new phenomenon dubbed double diabetes that makes it harder to diagnose and treat patients - especially children. The mix can strike at any age, and comes in various forms: children who depend on insulin injections because of Type...Read the full article.

Arthritis: Adjusting to pain. 85.

HEALTH: EXTREME HEAT. Heat Waves Have Deadly Side, Particularly for Seniors By Arthur Webb, president and CEO of Village Care of New York. 86.Two blistering heat waves gripped New York City in June, and record high temperatures throughout the nation, and internationally from Canada to Italy, have prompted warnings for those most vulnerable, particularly seniors...Read the full article.

The Heat and Senior Citizens. By Charles Eman. 86. Heat affects seniors in much the same way it affects young people, except the effects occur more quickly, says Jean-Pierre Trottier, spokesman for the Ottawa Paramedic Service. Older bodies are less efficient at removing heat...Read the full article.

New US Health Worry: Untreated water, tainted water, no water. By Marion D. S. Dreyfus. 87. The ongoing natural disaster from Hurricane Katrina in the United States points out the unexpected importance of sewage and treatment facilities that function, usually, without civilian populations giving much thought to them. With hundreds upon thousands of homeowners now living on the periphery of cities they lived in without a care until the end of August 2005, water has taken on a new and daunting importance...Read the full article.

24-ANTISEMITISM

ANTISEMITISM REPORTS. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 88. TURKEY IS NOT ON THE SIDE OF CHRISTIANS, JEWS AND ISRAEL!

Photo: Another example of the brutality and atrocity of the Turks, who would cut off the heads of their Christian and Jewish enemies and display them on sticks.

For centuries, the Turkish government incited Turks and Muslims to kill Armenians, Christians and Jews without mercy or guilt, using such principles as: Islam is the pure religion and Turks are the chosen people of God. Abdul Hamid II ruled from 1876 to 1909. The first wave of executions of Armenians, Christians and Jews came in the 1890's under his rule....Read the full article.

HITLER'S "MEIN KAMPF" IS TAKING TURKEY BY STORM. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 89. Adolf Hitler’s "Mein Kampf", which was and still is a bestseller in many Arab and Muslim countries, has become a national bestseller in Turkey. In the past, "Mein Kampf " has been translated into Arabic several times and was widely read in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. The book was also distributed by Palestinians in Ramallah and Al-Shuruq which are under the control of the Palestinian authority. In 1998, the book became a national bestseller in the Palestinian territories. Now, in Turkey, over 175,000 copies of Hitler's book have been snatched off the shelves since they were reprinted in Turkey in Turkish...Read the full article.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OFFICIALLY TEACHES THE HATRED OF JEWS IN THEIR SCHOOLS. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 90. Five months ago, a consortium of Arab media and TV networks produced and aired a multi mini series documentary: "The Conspiracy of the Zionists" which depicted the Jews as "Blood Drinkers" and "Manipulators of World Economy". The show was aired on almost all major Arab television stations. It was produced by businessmen and activists from Syria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Amal Party and Shiites from Southern Lebanon. The infamous documentary had one single purpose: To portray the Jews as the enemy of the Muslims and Allah. Outrageous frames and passages from the documentary showed "devilish Jewish Creatures" meeting around a table and discussing how they were planning on kidnapping Christian children to sacrifice them and to drink their blood....Read the full article.

A fundamental theological tenet inculcated by the PA media is that Jews -- even as individuals -- have no right to exist. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 91. PA leadership mandates the killing of Jews - up to and including genocide - as a religious obligation. Palestinian Media Watch presented a report in the Knesset detailing ongoing officially-taught hatred of Jews and Israel in the Palestinian Authority. The report, entitled "Kill a Jew - Go To Heaven," documents the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ideology of hatred of Jews and Israel that is currently being taught in its schools and on its media. The report shows how the PA leadership mandates the killing of Jews - up to and including genocide - as a religious obligation. The report notes, "The murder of Jews is presented not only as beneficial to Muslims and Arabs, but as necessary for all humankind...Read the full article.

Kill a Jew and you "Go to Heaven". Palestinian TV, radio, newspapers and textbooks -- in teaching the Islamic attitude toward Jews -- have fueled an intense hatred for Israel and promoted violent jihad. By Maximillien de Lafayette 92. Read the full article.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PERPETRATES EVILS IN THE NAME OF GOD. A dance segment on PA TV, filled with hatred for Israel, accuses the Jewish State of torturing and burning Arabs in the name of God - despite Abu Mazen's promise to remove such incitement. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 93. Mahmood Abbas has assured Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that, he will remove any and all materials which advocate the hatred of the Jews. But his promises are smoke in a heavy wind. Statements of hate and annihilation of the Jewish people are constantly broadcasted on the Palestinian-Arab television networks and affiliates. The most alarming display of hate was illustrated via a broadcasted song which encouraged the Palestinians to hate the Jewish people and accused the Israelis of killing, torturing, burning and exterminating Arabs, children and women in the name of God...Read the full article.

25-CIA: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS

THE BAD JUDGMENT OF THE CIA: HIRING UNQUALIFIED AND TRUSTING UNRELIABLE ARAB AND MUSLIM INFORMERS. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 94. And now, the big question IS: CAN WE TRUST THE CIA? And the answer is YES, despite the CIA ad infinitum failures. We have to remind ourselves that we quite often hear about the miserable failures of the agency, and almost rarely, about its successes. After all, the CIA is in the business of "Don't talk, don't say a word, and deny everything."...Read the full article.

CIA welcome graphic- Nathan Hale superimposed over the CIA seal and the U.S flag Right now, the CIA has important, exciting jobs for US citizens, especially those with foreign language skills. YAH RIGHT!! By Maximillien de Lafayette. 95. The CIA would exclusively hire those who belong to their inner circle. Politics play major role in selecting and hiring applicants. Strangely enough, our sources tell us that CIA was very reluctant to hire expert linguists for lack of funds. Even, when applicants were extremely qualified, hiring authorities at the CIA turned them down. There is a strong belief that CIA would exclusively hire those who belong to their inner circle. Politics play major role in selecting and hiring applicants. Many qualified persons in the past applied for linguists and languages experts jobs and were ignored. The fact is if you are not "one of them" with strong recommendations from Washington, your application and qualifications will end up in a waste basket. So stop kidding yourself...Read the full article.

THE CIA DISTRUSTS EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITIES. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 96. US officials were given the first name and telephone number of an 11 September hijacker more than two years before the attacks, the New York Times has said...Read the full article.

26-OPINIONS AND DEBATES

Galloway vs. Hitchens: Western Civilization Wins: Galloway: Leftist or Islamist? By Cinnamon Stillwell, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. 97.When British Respect Party MP George Galloway spoke before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee regarding allegations that he'd personally profited from the UN oil-for-food scandal, he was hailed as a hero to the American anti-war movement. Galloway's defiance in the face of the U.S. government thrilled his fans on the left, who probably didn't much care whether or not he'd been cited six times as an oil contract beneficiary by the former Iraqi Minister of Oil...Read the full article.

27-JEWISH HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

A Debate of Biblical Proportions. An Austrian archeologist claims an 'Israelite house' found in Egypt proves the story of the Bible's Exodus story. By Maximillien de Lafayette.98. An eminent Austrian archeologist has caught the world's attention with the discovery of an Israelite house in Egypt revealing the marks of an ancient Israelite dwelling. This could be the possible proof of the Exodus story from the Bible. The archaeological discovery is creating a buzz worldwide. But, Canadian biblical scholars are discounting the statements of the Austrian archaeologist, arguing that the placement of a front door in the "isolated shack" of the house is "completely wrong" for an Israelite's home of that era...Read the full article.

28-THEATER (COMING WITHIN THE HOUR)

ADINA TAL TRIUMPHS IN NEW YORK. HER HUMAN MELODRAMA PLAY "LIGHT IS HEARD IN ZIG ZAG" IS MORE THAN A MASTERPIECE! IT IS A MIRACLE!! By Maximillien de Lafayette. 99.

29-PERSONALITIES OF THE MONTH

Personalities of The Month: RABBI TOVIA SINGER AND RACHELLE BRONFMAN. 100. Rabbi Tovia Singer is a modern Bernard Shaw Israeli philosophico-satirico-politico know how media genius. He is funny, bright, young, very handsome, sharp and your kind of a media sparkling personality. Tovia had a brilliant idea. But not all brilliant ideas shine. Tovia's one did! So what did he do? He put his sparkling idea into motion and created one of the world's most successful, provocative and compelling Israeli/Jewish radio shows: THE TOVIA SINGER SHOW which he launched in January of 2002 on Israel National Radio. It focuses on current Jewish issues and deals with tragicomic political and social concerns. It is taking the audience by storm. Not only in Israel but worldwide...Read the full article.

30-OUTSTANDING JEWISH WOMEN OF THE YEAR

AMERICA'S 100 GREATEST JEWISH WOMEN. BY MAXIMILLIEN de LAFAYETTE. 101-108. We did not write about them and print their photos, because their husbands or fiancés bought them a $4 million diamond ring or a $140,000 Christian Dior's wedding gown and became a celebrity overnight! We did, because, meaningfully, they contributed to our society, to arts, to humanities, to education, to science and world peace. They are here, not because, they threw the best parties in the Hamptons, Ibiza or Malibu, or because Joan Rivers said so, the National Enquirer gossiped about them, or because, they know the difference between Calvados, Chateau D'Yquem and root bear. They are on our list, because, they brought warmth to our families, light to our eyes, tender whispers and gentle affection to our hearts, and....because they are the best in their fields! We selected them, because they have heart, brains, presence, principles, culture, remarkable accomplishments...Read the full article.

31-AMERICAN LEGENDS

ARTS_CPA_Loring American Legend: Gloria Loring, The Actress and Stage Star. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 109-110. As a television and stage actress and celebrity, in 1980, she landed the role of Liz Chandler on the NBC's daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" for six and a half years. And this was her first acting job. During that time, she secured a place in the hearts of the daytime audience. Her weekly singing on "Days" generated a non-stop flow of fan mail and her acting talent enabled her to become one of the most popular actresses in American daytime TV history. In 1986, "Days" fans assisted in giving Gloria a #1 record... Read the full article.

32-OPEN LETTER COMMUNICATED BY NADIA AND DAVID MATAR

Eleven more dissident children jailed in Israel. 111.

You remember the last crop of teenaged disengagement opponents who were thrown into jail, a few weeks ago. You're about to hear about a fresh crop of arrested preteen political dissidents here in Israel, but first let's backtrack: A few of the girls arrested for several WEEKS (not days), last month, were as young as 13 and 14. They were locked into real jails, intended for adults -- really and truly. But eventually they were released, due to an outcry throughout the world about the way Sharon's Israel is treating such young dissidents. Other countries do not even treat very young criminals this way. Please help us create the same outcry today... Read the full article.

33-WHAT LIFE TAUGHT ME

Thoughts and Opinions. By Maximillien de Lafayette. 112. "For the STRONG, there are two kinds of truth. One for each occasion. For the weak, there are all kinds of truth and each one eliminates the other..." from his book "THE SECRET BOOK OF NATIONS". "If you can’t see the light in the dark, don’t expect to see it in the early morning.” from his Book “ Stories I never Told”. "Two kinds of people usually don’t like you much; your boss if you are smarter than him, and your employee if they are smarter than you.” ... "Don’t tell anybody, I know what you are thinking, if you don’t know, and especially if you do.” from his Book “Don’t Tell How Much You Know” . "A very small umbrella makes you wet. A very big umbrella makes you sweat.”. “Those who did not live their life to its fullest, remain on the shore. Only those who believed in its rainbow could sail the high seas of meaningful accomplishments and freedom,” from his book “Memories From Tomorrow” 1979. “The generosity of your heart is your one way ticket to immortality.” “Be always generous with and toward everybody and particularly with those who cannot return the favor.”...Read the full article.

34-ARTIST OF THE MONTH (Coming Soon)

35-POLITICAL ANALYSES

L.A.'s Thwarted Terror Spree. By. Dr. Daniel Pipes. 115.The Jewish High Holidays this year fall in early October, and that’s when a massacre was planned against two Los Angeles synagogues, as well as other targets, according to an indictment just handed down against four young Muslim men. Law enforcement traces the origins of this plot to 1997. That’s when Kevin Lamar James, a black inmate at New Folsom Prison...Read the full article.

American Jewish Leaders and the Gaza Withdrawal. By Rachel Neuwirth. World Jewish News Agency Columnist.116-119. American Jewish leaders have a dual responsibility concerning the removal of Jews from Gaza. As loyal Americans they should be mindful of how this action affects American security interests and also of the American attempt to promote democracy and the rule of law in the Middle East. As Jews they should know and respect their religious heritage which spans four thousand years from the time of Abraham and is also the mother religion for two billion Christians...Read the full article.

36-HEBRAIC ART AND CULTURE

INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE ISRAELI AND HEBRAIC ART. HOW TO DEFINE JEWISH ART? WHO IS AND WHO IS NOT A JEWISH ARTIST? By Maximillien de Lafayette. 120-125. Defining what Jewish art is and who is a Jewish artist is more problematic and subjective than defining art itself. Jewish artists from all eras and various nations contributed ad infinitum to various and multiple schools, styles, genres and aspects of classical, abstract and modern art. In many instances, no Judaic or Hebraic artistic creativity was ever associated with the nature, the theme and message of their work. Add to the fact that, many non Jewish artists from all centuries mirrored and depicted memorable events from the history of Israel, the Bible and modern Jewish conflicts around the globe...Read the full article

37-JEWISH CONCERNS

Click to Close A Synagogue or a bathroom? By Paula R. Stern, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. 126-127.It’s hard to believe that only a few weeks ago, I had an idea to try to save a synagogue in Gush Katif and bring it to Maaleh Adumim. So much has happened since then, so much destroyed, so much lost, and so many lives changed. The physical communities of Gush Katif have been erased; the synagogues destroyed by Palestinians mobs; and worst of all are the continued efforts to break the spirit of the people who were expelled from Gush Katif and the Northern Shomron...Read the full article

Photo: A synagogue completely destroyed!

The Anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s Death to be Again Commemorated, But Why? By Dr. Jerome S. Kaufman, World Jewish News Agency Columnist.128. Much to my surprise I just received a promotional package from the new Consul General in Chicago, Barukh Binah. The package contained material extolling the supposed virtues of Yitzhak Rabin. I was advised to use these materials to help commemorate the life of Rabin, what with the anniversary of his death in November. Many of us, historically aware of the life of Yitzhak Rabin, take a completely different view of what, in fact, Rabin accomplished...Read the full article

EXPLODING THE MYTH ABOUT RABIN. By Ben Shapiro.128. Eight years ago this week, the fate of Israel was sealed. On Nov. 4, 1995, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir. The murder was tragic, not just because Rabin suffered an untimely death but because Rabin became sacrosanct. The illusory image of Rabin as the tough sabra willing to negotiate with the Arabs, as the invincible general turned peacemaker, as the tolerant, wise leader of the Jewish state, was forever enshrined in the public consciousness. Rabin's political inheritance, the Oslo Accords, became unassailable. On the anniversary of his death, it is now more necessary than ever to explode the myth of Yitzhak Rabin. As long as Rabin's myth exists, it will be impossible to move beyond his failed policies: negotiation with terror, persecution of the Israeli right wing, and apologies for Jewish existence...Read the full article

GUSH KATIF VIEWPOINT: HOME. By Rachel Saperstein, World Jewish News Agency Columnist. 129. Gush Katif folks were taken on a tour of Jerusalem’s Yemin Moshe neighborhood one evening. They walked through the cobble-stoned streets and listened to the tales of this charming area – home to artists and the wealthy – many of whom use their beautiful homes as their Israeli retreat. For the homeless of Gush Katif, wandering the streets brought back our own plight. Five weeks ago we, too, were the owners of beautiful homes on large plots of grass and flower gardens. We were not wealthy, simply dignified owners of a place called ‘home’. We peered through uncurtained windows and watched families eating at kitchen tables or gathered near a television set, the comfortable simplicity of what people do in their homes, and for us… only a memory...Read the full article

JEWISH GUTS BY MAXIMILLIEN de LAFAYETTE. 130. INTERNET HAGANAH: JUST PERFECT FOR THE CAUSE. There is a wonderful new group of Jewish cyber-warriors who are fighting the fascist Left and the Islamofascists on line, and are calling themselves Internet Haganah. Who are those people? The name Haganah is Hebrew and means defense. The accent is on the last syllable. The original Haganah began as a civilian militia that sought to defend Jewish communities in British-occupied Palestine from attacks by neighboring Arabs. The Haganah was not the only such organization. In contrast to these other organizations, the Haganah was guided by a principle of Havlagah or restraint. For Internet Haganah, this means restricting ourselves to lawful activity. The original Haganah is now better known as the Israel Defense Forces. What is Internet Haganah? Internet Haganah is a global open-source intelligence network dedicated to confronting internet use by Islamist terrorist organizations, their supporters, enablers and apologists. Internet Haganah is also a grass-roots activist organization which encourages businesses to not provide services to Islamic extremists...Read the full article

38-SOCIAL ISSUES

I Would Have Rather Been Wrong By Rabbi Shea Hecht, World Jewish News Agency Columnist and Dean of Hadar Hatorah School for College Youth 131. A while ago a ‘great idea' was implemented in the Middle East. I could have told you what the result would be before the whole fiasco started, and of course many others could have told you the same (and did). In all honesty, this is one of those times that I would have rather been wrong. According to world opinion, the Palestinians are sad, forgotten, downtrodden people. They have bought into the Palestinian Arab claim that the Israelis have deprived them of a homeland and stopped them from advancing on the road to success....Read the full article

A Loss of More Than Just Possessions By Rabbi Shea Hecht, World Jewish News Agency Columnist and Dean of Hadar Hatorah School for College Youth 132. They saw each other at the airport and sat next to each other on the airplane. Their destination was California. Being that they were seat mates, they started to talk. "Which city are you traveling to?" he asked. "To Los Angeles" she replied. "To join my family. They went on an earlier flight and now I'm joining them. What's your destination?" she questioned. "Los Angeles, too" he answered. "Our home was destroyed, and we don't have anywhere to go right now. I'm trying to make arrangements for a temporary place to live." "Our home was also destroyed," she said, visibly upset. "I didn't want to abandon my home. I lived in it all my life. Our business had to be abandoned, too. I was told I had no choice; I was forced to leave...Read the full article

Think You Can’t Be Homeless? Think Again. By Elizabeth Fine. 133. Sitting in the offices for the NYC Coalition for the Homeless I saw some middle class, educated people, the shock and trauma etched on their faces. One was a woman whose foreign-born husband had left her, taken all her ID, emptied their joint bank account, canceled their credit cards and discontinued rent payment. She did not make enough alone to pay for their apartment and had no way to reestablish herself without any identification, thanks to the new Homeland Security Laws, under which you need ID to get ID. Then there was the middle level ad agency man who, at 47, had been “down-sized” and was unable to find another job because he was considered ‘too old’ for the ad agency business. Next came the executive secretary who fled her abusive boyfriend, taking her three children with her. And then there was me. A widow and stay-at-home mom, no one would hire me after my long hiatus from full time work...Read the full article

On Ants, Grasshoppers, and Safety Nets By Dr. Ilil Arbel, World Jewish News Agency Columnist 134-135. Finally rescued! The ordeal lasted five years. During the time I worked as a telemarketer I had a conversation with my cousin from Israel, a professor, art historian, and generally a brilliant man. We were brought up together and we communicate very well, but here I found that I simply could not explain to him why despite having a Ph.D., many skills, years of experience, and no vices other than drinking coffee, I could not get a job in my own field and I was nearly in the street again and again, drowning in debts. He argued that in Israel it was not any better. There is no money, people are often in trouble, and the State had fewer resources than the US. The discussion and comparisons went on and on until I finally said, “Would you say that you could find yourself some day looking for a job in telemarketing? Read the full article

39-ON TERRORISM

Stupid Terrorists By Daniel Pipes. 136. One would think that Mahmoud Maawad, a 29-year-old illegal immigrant from Egypt living in Memphis, Tennessee, would lay low and stay out of trouble. But no, he defiantly did just the opposite. He used a fake Social Security number to open a bank account, arrange for household utilities, and enroll in the University of Memphis business school. He worked off-the-books at a convenience store and in early 2005 sold alcohol to a minor, for which he was arrested. And then, he ordered US$3,300 worth of airline-related goods in mid-2005 from Sporty's Pilot Shop, including such items as an airline pilot’s uniform, a flight gear bag, a radio communications handbook, and an instructional DVD titled “How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act.” To top it off, he placed this order on an overdrawn credit card. Sporty’s, not surprisingly, informed the FBI about Maawad’s order and federal agents searched his apartment in September...Read the full article

40-ROSH HASHANA

Changing the Decree on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur By Avi Lazerson. 137. In many congregations, the following phrase from the liturgy is one of the repeated themes for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: “Repentance, Prayer and Charity change the evil of the decree” (“T’shuva, Tephilah, and Tzedakah maverin et Roeh HaGezerah”). This means ostensibly that if a difficult decree has been declared upon a person he may change it through one of these three avenues: repentance, prayer, or charity. It is interesting that we the study of Torah is not mentioned in this statement. ..Read the full article

41-POLITICAL BIAS

More Political Bias from the Psych Department at Tel Aviv University. Review of Daniel Bar-Tal and Yona Teichman, Stereotypes and Prejudice in Conflict: Representations of Arabs in Israeli Society,”. Reviewed by Steven Plaut, University of Haifa, World Jewish News Agency Senior Political Commentator and Columnist. 138. If you are of the opinion that stereotypes dictate and determine all of human achievement and conflict, if you believe that psychobabble offers the most promising way out of the Middle East conflict, then this book is a must for you. Both authors are professors of psychology at Tel Aviv University and have worked for many years on studying “stereotypes.” There is an enormous mliterature in sociology and psychology on stereotyping in general and in textbooks and the media in particular. Much of it is cited in this tedious book, which contains a reference list that is nearly 50 pages long. The book’s thesis goes something like this. Whatever the past causes of the Middle East conflict, today the violence and conflict are being perpetuated by the fact that stereotypes of the “other” are common, inculcated by the schools and the media. The only stereotypes that matter are those held by Jews concerning Arabs...Read the full article