FALL 2006/5767 - Volume 67, No. 1 
 Features
Intelligent Design: Why Has it Become a Battleground Between Science and Religion?
Nathan Aviezer

Finding the Intelligence Within the Design
Gerald Schroeder

The Faith of Darwinism and the Science of Intelligent Design
Arnold Slyper


 Israel
On and Off the Beaten Track in... The Waters of the Hatzbani River
Peter Abelow


 Poem:
Book of Prayers
 Special Section - Orthodox Creativity
Up close with Rosh Yeshivah-turned-Novelist Haim Sabato
Shira Leibowitz Schmidt and Jessica Setbon

Double-Take: Haim Sabato's Books Make Waves on Israel's Cultural Scene
Shira Leibowitz Schmidt and Jessica Setbon

A Melody of their Own: Orthodox Women and the Performing Arts
Roslyn Dickens

A Conversation with Shuli and Michal Rand
Dov Paris

The Making of a Jewish Sergeant: Keeping the Faith in Iraq
Bayla Sheva Brenner

One of a Kind - Do you know someone who has dedicated his or her life to acts of kindness in a quiet, unassuming way? Tell us your story and it may be featured in an upcoming issue of Jewish Action! Please email carmeln@ou.org with your suggestions.
 
 DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Our Obligation to Our Israeli Brethren
Stephen J. Savitsky

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
Gerald M. Schreck

INSIDE THE OU
It's My Birthright too!
Bayla Sheva Brenner

The OU Honors Gustave and Henriette Jacobs with Chair in Kashrut Education

OU Leaders Meet with High-Level Government Officials During to Mission to Washington, DC





























KOSHERKOPY
Timing it Right: The Halachot of waiting between meals
Avrohom Gordimer

THE CHEF’S TABLE
Hearty Helpings
Helen Nash

LEGAL-EASE
What the Truth about... Nikkur Achoraim
Ari Z. Zivotofsky

 






























BOOKS
If God is Good, Why is the World so Bad?
By Benjamin Blech
Reviewed by Shalom Carmy

Kosher by Design: Kids in the Kitchen
By Susie Fishbein
Reviewed by Dassi Zeidel

A Taste of Nostalgia: Tales and Recipes to Nourish Body and Soul
By Abraham J. Twerski and Judi Dick
Reviewed by Dassi Zeidel

The Dairy Gourmet: Secret Recipes from Tastebuds
By Sarah M. Lasry
Reviewed by Dassi Zeidel

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