Hidden as a child during the Holocaust, Maurice Rapovich has lived all 76 years of his life in France; but now he says the situation is untenable and he is leaving for Israel - and he is far from alone.

Some may say, 'Oy vey!' to all the kitschy retooling of Christmas stuff for Jewish consumers. But others ask, 'Why not?'

Knesset considering new legislation under which Israeli rabbinical courts will have civil powers to place sanctions on men who have abandoned their wives, no matter where they are in the world.