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Opposition continues despite new Boy Scout policy
In 2001, Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) overwhelmingly decided to end its sponsorship of Cub Scout Pack 1300 to protest the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) policy banning openly gay…
Jews should get offended
If there’s one thing the Palestinians are great at, it’s saying no. For years now, many peace-loving Jewish heads have been bruised from banging against the brick wall of Palestinian rejectionism.
NSA and JEW
If you ever needed a sign that Jews feel fully integrated and accepted by society, consider this: Not one major Jewish group made a peep over the revelations of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance.
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“Curb” star Jeff Garlin spends two days in jail following parking lot confrontation
Actor Jeff Garlin ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") was released from a Van Nuys jail yesterday, at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) website. An incident…
‘Man of Steel’ screenwriter David S. Goyer on Superman and religion
“People are always so quick to point out the Christ allegory in “The Man of Steel” but Superman has always struck me as a combination of Old Testament and New…
Superman is a Jewish Fantasy
This past week my wife surprised me with tickets to the new Superman movie “Man of Steel” for my birthday. So late Saturday night, we sat in a packed movie…
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Archie Comics feature film in the works
Archie comics lovers, rejoice!
Israel’s SodaStream inks deal with KitchenAid
The Israeli company SodaStream agreed to develop a home system for making carbonated drinks for KitchenAid appliances.
Barbra Streisand receives Honorary Doctorate from The Hebrew University
Barbra Streisand, after receiving an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University, stands in front of the plaque of the Institute of Jewish Studies Building, established in 1984 in honor of…
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Summer Peaches Are Here
I always figured peaches were a super sugary fruit as they are so darn good. But it is not so. Peaches: are often less than 100 calories, making them a…
The Power of Language: Cultivating Positive Emotions
Language affects the heart. When we’re surrounded by others who speak negatively, it can really affect our mood and disposition. Are we aware of how much negative language there is…
Attention Forward: We Aren’t That Radical
It has been said that most of us believe newspaper reporting to be generally accurate, until we read an article on a subject with which we are intimately familiar. It…
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Actor feeds off ‘Mormon’s’ racy humor
Faith, not just gayness, informs filmmaker’s works
This has been a good year for filmmaker Ira Sachs. His new feature, "Keep the Lights On," received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and won the prestigious Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. And while the intensely personal, autobiographical film centers on a tumultuous love affair between two men, Sachs believes audiences will relate to the human experience of relationships shared by all couples.
‘The Possession’ possesses the box office
“The Possession” is off to a devilishly good start at the box office, grossing $21.3 million -- making it the second best opening for a movie on Labor Day weekend after “Halloween” in 2007, which brought in $30.6 million.
Democratic convention picks Rabbi Wolpe
To Kaplan brothers, ‘Silence’ is golden
Meet Yarmulke-Wearing “America’s Got Talent” Semifinalist Edon Pinchot [VIDEO]
Conventional Wisdom
A Wonderful Weekend in San Francisco
Henry Jaglom’s ‘45 Minutes from Broadway’
Le’Chaim to France
Romney/Ryan and the lullaby of lying
It shouldn't have taken Todd Akin's crackpot contraception comment to alert us that Paul Ryan thinks rape is just another "method of conception."
A Mid-summer Night Shabbat, at the Ford, draws 1,000
Journeying to a Jewish Cemetery in Ukrainian Transcarpathia
If I Were A Rich Man Tour 2012
Rabbis for Obama? Of prophets, the Orthodox—and disingenuousness
ZOA calls off Hotel Shangri-La protest after ‘concessions’ from owner
What should Jews do about the circumcision crisis?
Drunk and high ‘skateboard rabbi’ is the next contestant on ‘The Price is Right’ [VIDEO]
Opinion: Jerusalem bullies need a dose of respect
Jerusalem's Zion Square, located in the city center, where rallies mobilize, concerts convene, street fairs assemble, and pedestrians abound, caught the attention of local media and became the topic weekend table talk when it was learned that 17-year old Jamal Julani, an Israeli Arab from east Jerusalem who went to meet a friend who was working at a local restaurant nearby, nearly died from a savage beating unleashed by a gang of Jewish "tough teens," who were out cruising the streets, apparently looking for a victim.
Sam Raimi’s latest horror flick draws on ‘true’ tale, Jewish exorcism
Review: “Premium Rush”
Youkilis says he will play for Israel at World Baseball Classic
Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said he will play for Israel at the World Baseball Classic.
Super mogul Kathy Ireland the new super model for Israel
Scratch it Up
ZOA to protest outside Hotel Shangri-La
Thermostat or Thermometer: How Do You Function?
Why We Don’t Use the Word “Retarded” and Why You Shouldn’t Either
Israel remembers “The King” with Elvis impersonator Eran [SLIDESHOW]
Sunday at Kenny and Zuke’s Delicatessen [SLIDESHOW]
Review: “Sparkle”
Elliot Caplow, real estate developer, philanthropist, 83
Elliot Caplow, a prominent real estate developer and philanthropist, died Aug. 16 at the age of 83.
Craig Zobel’s ‘Compliance’ and the Holocaust-inspired Milgram Experiment [VIDEO]
Comedy Central’s Roast of Roseanne Barr [SLIDESHOW]
Old Jews Telling Jokes: Arleen Roberts, “Garden of Eden” [VIDEO]
Who’s the better Mormon, Mitt or Harry?
Christian publisher pulls Christian historian’s book presenting a “Christian” Jefferson
Mars and Special Needs
Preventing Falls in Older Patients
Aly Raisman Is More Than An Olympic Champion
A Shabbat prayer for the victims of the Sikh shooting
This prayer was written to recite for the victims and survivors of the August 5, 2012 shooting at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Rabbi Naomi Levy, spiritual leader of Nashuva, wrote the prayer on behalf of the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly, which distributed it to congregations around the world.
Smoking Culture | Why We Do It | How To Stop
Rothko’s passion, tragedy galvanize Molina’s portrayal in ‘Red’
Review: “The Bourne Legacy”
The Famous Question: Can We or Can’t We Have It All?
Jerusalem a wedge issue? You bet
Cooking Our Children
Six comments following yet another attack on the Israeli-Egyptian border
Day 2711 - Siyum HaShas: The Talmud Ends, The Talmud Begins
Segel leaves HIMYM, surprising stars in action flicks, and more Hollywood news
West Nile Virus Cases at Eight Year High
Ahmadinejad says world’s effort should be the ‘annihilation’ of Israel
The Look: Shanghai Diamond Garden
Florence Appel Roth, 93
Florence Appel Roth, philanthropist and widow of entrepreneur Bernard B. Roth, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 93.
‘Killer Joe’s’ William Friedkin: ‘I could have been a very violent person’ [VIDEO]
Filmmaker forges intimate portrait of artist-activist Ai Weiwei
Manicures, Guns & Living Life Out Loud
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’—bigger than the Bible?
Four lies you’ve been told about Romney’s visit to Israel
Why no US President Will Move the American Embassy to Jerusalem
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