Tommywood

Wild about Diamond

Bar & Bat Mitzvahs

Centenarian celebrates fourth bar mitzvah

Israel

First female Israel ambassador to U.N. shows humor, optimism

Cartoons

Yes, we cantankerous

Television

Malibu camp offers respite and community for kids with HIV

" . . . This camp, this organization [Hollywood Heart] gives me true happiness.I get back so much more in ways that are impossible to quantify, in ways I couldn'tget from anything material or anything else I've ever done . . . "

U.S.

Agriprocessors closed—now where’s the beef?

The kosher meat market is in a tailspin as production at the Agriprocessors' meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, which had been operating at a fraction of its normal capacity since May, finally ground to a halt this week. The company, whose meat was sold under the labels

Religion

Agriprocessors closed—now where’s the beef?

The kosher meat market is in a tailspin as production at the Agriprocessors' meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, which had been operating at a fraction of its normal capacity since May, finally ground to a halt this week. The company, whose meat was sold under the labels

Los Angeles

Perfect storm for charities— contributions go down and requests go up

Torah Portion

Look up to see angels

Parshat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24) May we, like Abraham the Patriarch, be comforted by the appearance of what Abraham Lincoln called, "the better angels of our nature" as they come to transform our country into the caring community for which we pray every day.

Calendar

Annie Leibovitz, Ed Asner, Shelly Berman, Lainie Kazan and Elliot Gould

Singles

True confessions of an online dating addict #15: All that’s left is me

Opinion

A Moderate Proposal

The start of the event was running late -- did I mention it was a Jewish event? -- and midway through our green room conversation, Hitchens pulled out a small bottle of Johnnie Walker Black. He emptied it into a 16-ounce clear-plastic cup and drizzled in some Crystal Geyser

Films

Q&A with Yair Hochner—founder of Tel Aviv’s first gay and lesbian film festival

Music

Up-and-comer Dudamel takes on the Israel Philharmonic