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Of Time, and a Father’s First Century
Dr. Herschel Burston

February 2, 2011
By Bradley Burston
My father understands unwinnable conflicts. He has been fighting a personal war against time since 1911. "Where does the time go?" he is likely even now to be wondering out loud to a stack of magazines and mail he has yet to get to, but will.
Top Stories
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Keep justice flowing

by Mark Gold, Heal the Bay

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ten years after

By Tom Teicholz

It’s been 10 years since my mother died on Sept. 22 — nine since I stood by her graveside at the unveiling. Since then, I have visited her grave. . .

Friday, August 20, 2010
Parenting means always having to say you’re sorry

by Wendy Jaffe

Do you enjoy parenting? If you answered “yes,” please reread the question. The question is not: “Do you enjoy being a parent?” The question. . .

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Shul Shopping

by Robin Heinz Bratslavsky

It’s that time of year again: When many Jews realize they need to find a synagogue — and fast.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Visiting the family of the Hamas terrorist who tried to kill my wife

By David E.H. Gershon, JTA

What should I buy for the children of the Hamas terrorist who tried to kill my wife?

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The Jury Is In

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

When I tell people I served on a jury for a nine-day gang-related murder trial, the first reaction I get is, “You couldn’t get out of it?”

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Open-mic night at the Improv

By Ryan Torok

Comedy’s living legends — like Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno and Richard Lewis — all started out, at least in part, as nobodies playing. . .

Friday, January 29, 2010
Finding Love in the Canyons

by Rabbi Steve Cohen

May 1986. I had moved to Santa Barbara from New York City the previous summer to take the job as Hillel rabbi at UC Santa Barbara. After 10 months in. . .

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Marathoners Raise Funds for Shoah Survivors

by Olivia Karlin, Contributing Writer

I’m a mom of three children with hectic schedules; I’m also a deputy attorney general for California. And I’m an avid runner, squeezing in my. . .

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
In Approaching the High Holy Days, It Pays to Take Time to Prepare

By Jeff Bernhardt

First, my confession. And it comes with a slice of guilt. I never liked the High Holy Days. In fact, as the thoughts of family and friend-filled. . .

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Not Your Typical Car Horn

by Betsy R. Rosenthal

Ever since the California legislature passed a bill banning the use of hand-held cell phones by drivers, I’ve been anxious that the law might be. . .

Thursday, July 23, 2009
My So-Called Jewish Life

By Brad A. Greenberg

Should I tell him I’m not a Jew? I wondered this over and over as I sat in the Cal State Long Beach office of academia’s leading anti-Semite.






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