The Kronikle's 1999 Oscar Picks

YOU'VE GOT MALE: 
	A Chabad rebbetzin is overcome with joy when the 
	doctor tells her that, after 12 daughters, she 
	finally has a son.

THE TRUMAH SHOW: 
	A man is surreptitiously videotaped every year 
	at harvest time as he separates heave-offerings 
	for the kohanim.

OUT OF SIGHT: 
	Sisterhood members refuse to attend services when 
	the rabbi raises the mechitza by a foot, and blocks 
	their view of the goings-on in shul. 

THE THIN RED LION: 
	Orthodox zoologists discover an acceptable 
	substitute for the elusive Parah Adumah 
	(Red Heifer).

PRIMARY COLORS: 
	A Long Island mother sues the caterer who supplied 
	decorations in pastel hues for her son's Bar Mitzvah.

PLEASANTVILNA: 
	A nostalgic view of the simple life in a shtetl 
	in Eastern Europe.