Word: shalom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...young man, sings the prayers, and the congregation responds in Hebrew. At the end, the worshipers link arms around one another's waists and sway in unison as they sing. Then, in an ecstatic rush, it is over. They break ranks, kiss warmly, wish one another a Shabbat shalom (a joyful Sabbath). The holy day has begun...
...tell him that he shames you. He takes it much more gracefully than you do. The photo man from the AP comes and wants to take pictures. He notices that behind the stage where the two of you are talking there is a poster saying "Shalom." "Hey, that Shalom, isn't that the Jewish word for peace? Why don't you two move up a step and I'll get you guys talking in a church with the Jewish word for peace in the picture. And could you move apart a bit, right that's good." Snap. This time your...
...passionate present concern over the ordeal of founding Israel. This season, Broadway has seemed like a secular synagogue. Prior to Ari were The Rothschilds (pleasant) and Two by Two (puerile), plus the Yiddish shows Light, Lively and Yiddish and The President's Daughter. To all concerned, shalom and enough already...
Several of the new churchmen-politicians are one-issue candidates. George McClain, 31. a maverick Methodist minister, whose liberalism on political and religious issues led to a break with his congregation, now heads Shalom House, an ecumenical group on New York's Staten Island. "The peace issue is the central core of my campaign," he says. "It is a symbol against the direction we fear the country is taking." Father Stephen Vesbit, 33. of Grand Rapids, Mich., who is scheduled to announce his candidacy next week, has the same motive in running against House Minority Leader Gerald Ford...