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Jewish World Review
Dec. 2, 2002
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Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh, either.   —   Golda Meir

ABOUT JWR'S FUTURE

Not long ago, I found myself in the office of a corporate CEO. This fellow is known as a philanthropist, and I was trying for YEARS to meet with him.

After exchanging pleasantries, he became very serious. "If your own readers don't support you," he asked from behind his wide mahogany desk, "then why should I?"

Was the question insensitive? Obviously. But he had a point.

Unlike the CEO, there should be no reason for me to make a "pitch" to you about what JWR is --- and why it needs support.

We defend the values YOU hold dear and do so with elegance and eloquence.

And yet … and yet, we need more and more of our readers to care -- that means you, all of you -- that we have the resources to keep on keeping on. (I'm SINCERELY grateful to those who have contributed!)

For those who aren't aware, JWR is not some multi-million dollar company. It is still a one-man-show run out of a Brooklyn basement.

To be blunt: We need your help and we need it now.

As much as I like to think positively -- it's my nature -- there comes a time when reality sets in. After discussing JWR's situation with "experts," we decided on a few possible scenarios. Here they are. We could …

1) reduce our publishing schedule to twice or three times weekly.

2) become a subscription-only service with a semi-annual charge

3) offer free and "premium" tracks, which would require a fee

4) spruce up our advertising by adding pop-ups. (They are annoying, but they pay well.)

I would like things to stay the way they are, but without funding it's an impossibility.

What we have NO intention of doing is folding. We know the impact we are having in the cultural debate. And, then, there all of those warm letters we receive.

I am NOT asking you to stop reading if you can't make a donation. But I AM reassuring you that you need not be embarrassed if you can only give a small amount.

Whatever the amount, it will be greatly appreciated. At this point, ANYTHING, and I do mean ANYTHING, is better than nothing. Let's not be forced to change how JWR is run.

I've quoted the CEO. Now, let me quote a reader, James Graper: "Should I trust you with my mind but not my money?"

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In gratitude and friendship,
Binyamin L. Jolkovsky,
Editor in Chief




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outlook
8 Surprising Lessons from
the Laws of Chanukah

By Rabbi Yisrael Rutman


To those who don't observe Judaism 24/365, the religion can often appear to be an endless list of archaic and meaningless rules. But in those laws are often gems of wisdom --- and compassion.




reality check
Out of the mouths of the 'ignorant'
By Jonathan Tobin


Sometimes it doesn't take a brilliant person, or even a brilliant journalist, to understand complex stories such as the conflict in the Middle East.




satire?
High-seas adventure would
enlist few takers today

By Lori Borgman

You don't have to be a person of faith to "get" this column --- but it surely helps.






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It's Not As Tough As You Think: How to smooth out life's bumps
Worries are good!





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New planets can form in under 1,000 years

Stopping hormones drops breast cancer risk

Company plans private moon mission

Consumer Reports on JWR: Televisions that rate 'highly'

Dr. Peter Gott: Primary care MDs may need help; Can old injuries act up to cause symptoms repeatedly?



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Cal Thomas: Put your hands up (MUST-READ!)

PunditWatch: Highlights of the Sunday shows

Bill Steigerwald: Ten minutes with …. Chris Matthews

Argus Hamilton's political zingers! (SUPER-SIZED!)

David Grimes: Don't worry, be fat, unfit and really happy

Joe Bob Briggs: Football for dummies

Wesley Pruden: Some helpful hints for Tom and Al

Norah Vincent: Forget consultants --- Dems need a speech therapist

Jonathan Turley: A cruel bait and switch for vets (OUTRAGEOUS!)

Joel Mowbray: Justice, finally, for terrorism victims

Betsy Hart: First self-esteem, then delinquency

Debra J. Saunders Nutritionally incorrect … and right!?

Jack Kelly: Conscription, like the horse cavalry, is an artifact of a bygone time

Dick Morris: An issue for Bush: Drugs

Suzanne Fields: Out of the closet, at Stanford

Capital Comment: Daily news notes, political rumors, and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world

James K. Glassman: Time for a drug binge?

Jonah Goldberg: Muslim 'backlash' exaggerated (IMPORTANT!)

Roger Simon: To pick a rising political star

Bill O'Reilly: A taxing situation

Larry Elder: Kids, guns and Dr. Phil

Ann Coulter: Beauty pageants can be murder

George Will: McCain- Feingold at the High Court: The First Amendment on Trial

Thomas Sowell: Gun Control myths: Part III



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Mallard Filmore

Gary Varvel

Jack Higgins

Jonathan Brown

Wayne Stayskal

Gary Brookins

Bob Gorrell

Jeff Koterba

Michael Ramirez

(Att. working columnists and editorial cartoonists: Think you have what it takes to be featured on JWR? Drop us a note. And readers: We're always open for suggestions!)


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Menorah courtesy of
Project Genesis

Previously:

Rabbi Hillel Goldberg: A powerful voice for faith

Rabbi Benjamin Blech: Hanukkah by the Light of the Moon

Jeff Jacoby: Light's victory over darkness

Mark Steyn: A bombing pause -- for 12 months!?

Dennis Prager: A Understand Nigeria and you understand the Islamic threat




Zev Chafets: Sharon looks like a winner

Rabbi Avi Shafran: Most valuable players

Bob Alper: Toward rabbinic survival



Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder: The Jews are their own worst enemy

The Jewish Ethicist: Q: Should I disclose my friend's problem so that others can help him?

Ask Wendy: This week ---Attire in the Divine's 'house'; marriage failed, who gets the gifts?; does the fruit fall far from the deformed tree?




Ethel G. Hofman: Foodbooks: The best reads

Dennis Prager: A Jew defends evangelical Christians

Y. Levy:: Kosher industry adapts to younger consumers

Bill Bennett, Jack Kemp, and Jeane Kirkpatrick: Twenty Facts about Israel and the Middle East (IMPORTANT!)

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