Firepan in the woodpile

by Stan Goodenough In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem. (Zechariah 12:6) World…

Gefilte Fish Dispute

By Michael Muskal, LA Times With pressing diplomatic problems all over the Mideast, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greeted Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday for top-level talks including gefilte fish. Gefilte fish? Those pillows of fish poached in stock (think Yiddish quenelles) are a favorite on the Sabbath and during the holidays.…