Here Today

Published on May 15, 2013

God is here today. She is a spectacular god...

Artist Siona Benjamin brings Hindu and Muslim motifs to portrayals of biblical outcasts

Published on March 19, 2013

In the space of a single painting, Siona Benjamin juxtaposes feminism, Indian mythology and Jewish imagery.

Interfaith program an intersection of religious leaders

By Ryan Torok
Published on August 2, 2011

Jewish, Christian and Buddhist religious leaders discussed their respective faiths’ support for reproductive choice during a recent program at the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles’ (NCJW/LA) Fairfax headquarters on July 28.

Leonard Cohen Back on the Road, Still Looking for God

By Danielle Berrin
Published on March 4, 2009

Music lovers get presents for composer Reich’s birthday

By George Robinson
Published on October 5, 2006

Steve Reich, composer, turns 70 and wonders what all the fuss is about.

Torah Portion

By Rabbi Elazar Muskin
Published on April 9, 1998

An unusual Buddhist-Jewish dialogue took place inSeptember 1989, when the Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, metwith a group of six Jewish leaders. The Dalai Lama requested themeeting, not because of an academic interest but, rather, because ofa practical need. He wanted to learn the Jewish "secret technique"for survival. "We always talk of Jewish people scattered in so manycountries, speaking so many languages, yet the Jews keep theirtraditions. It's something remarkable," he said.

Thai Tikvah

By Tom Tugend
Published on May 1, 1997

While that may sound like an old Jewish joke, it's an arrangement that well suits a community which feels at home in this overwhelmingly Buddhist nation but keeps a low profile.