Word: fairings
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AMERICAN Jews have always faced the dilemma of whether or not to criticize Israel. Is Israel "just another nation," or does it still embody the dream of a fair, just and open society? American Jews must balance the fact that they are not in the same situation as Israeli citizens--they don't serve in the army or pay taxes--with the fact that they care passionately about the state created for their people. In the last few months many American Jews have chosen to criticize Israel but only selectively. And that's the problem...
These fears are based on misguided loyalty. Does it make sense to insist on an Israel open to all Jews and not to demand that that same nation act within the bounds of Jewish morals? Is it fair to urge peace between Jews and ignore strife between Jews and Palestinians? There is no mid-way between original principles and no principles; loyalty to a higher conception of Israel requires criticism when the country strays from...
...Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum (Morrow; $25) is not for fair-weather bakers but an exhaustive scripture on lavish baking. If the recipes are brilliantly explicit, it is because Beranbaum has spent years teaching, and knows where amateurs usually go wrong. Basic cakes and fillings are included, along with how-to's on decoration. Among her creations are cakes that look like pinecones, forests and dotted Swiss cascades. There are even a few low- cholesterol recipes...
...true that in the 25 years since the assasination, America has seen a fair share of disaster and dissapointment. The murders of Robert Kennedy '48 and Martin Luther King Jr shocked Americans by showing the nation's violent side. Faith in government was shattered by the successive blows of Vietnam, Watergate, the sour economy of the 1970s and the Iran-Contra scandal...
Penn will be led by senior guard Walt Frazier Jr., who turned in a pretty fair imitation of his father at the end of last season. Frazier averaged 13.1 p.p.g. (17.0 in league) and is a solid ballhandler who does not make many mental mistakes...