3/22/09

Times' Jewish News: Nonagenerian Bat Mitzvahs, IDF Ethics Accusations, Obituary for Mystic Lionel Ziprin

Ten women close to or in their 90s have been preparing for a bat mitzvah in their suburb of Cleveland. Fay Kadis, 94, practicing her reading. Having a Bat Mitzvah in Their 90s Because It’s a Hoot
By CHRISTOPHER MAAG Ohio women in their 90s jumped at a chance to perform a rite rare in their youth, but common for Jewish teenage girls today.
AT ODDS Some secular liberals say religious nationalists set a tone that encouraged abuses during recent fighting in Gaza. A Religious War in Israel’s Army
By ETHAN BRONNER After the harshness in Gaza, a clash over who will control battle ethics.
Lionel Ziprin, Poet and Mystic of the Lower East Side, Dies at 84 ...Mr. Ziprin was a brilliant, baffling, beguiling voice of the Lower East Side and the East Village in all its phases By WILLIAM GRIMES - Arts
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