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Pepperdine Law dean to defend gay marriage ban before state Supreme Court
Writer discovers California ‘Gold’ in banking ancestor Isaias Hellman
Isaias Hellman was arguably the single most powerful and influential Jew in the United States from the last quarter of the 19th century until his death in 1920
Newsweek’s gay marriage cover story
LA Times op-ed: Extending marriage to gays doesn’t go far enough
Thanks, Cal State —thanks a lot
When we hear that the one option that has always been guaranteed to us is now an uncertain variable, we can do nothing but doubt. When competition rages from all angles, and the safety we counted on no longer exists, we can do nothing but give up, right?
Yes, we can! No, you can't!
We felt so safe there
Maybe the only way you can put down roots in California is with the thought that every place has its own risks, its tornadoes and hurricanes and lightning, that driving on the freeway is even more dangerous than living on a fault line.
Prop. 8 on parade: gays on strike
Protests over Prop. 8 move to evangelicals and The OC
Gay marriage ban leading
Obama on gay marriage and Prop. 8
Two out of state rabbis offer two opinions on anti-gay-marriage Prop. 8
A Reform rabbi (No on 8) and an Orthodox rabbi (Yes on 8) offer their opinions on the controversial ballot measure
Comparing gay marriage to Hitler
California Jewish Voters Guide: Views on state and local issues split on party lines
The presidential race makes the headlines, but there's lots of emotion, energy and money left for the 12 statewide propositions on the California ballot. As in McCain-Obama contest, Jewish voters are sharply split between the Democratic/liberal majority and the Republican/conservative minority.
Why I voted no on Prop. 8
Religious “No!“ to Proposition 8
Proposition 8 is California ballot initiative that legally restricts marriage to only a relationship between a man and a woman, depriving gays and lesbians a state mandated constitutional civil right. In opposing this ballot-measure, I know I am optimistically standing on firm religious ground.
Abortion notification Prop. 4 draws opposition
"This is not about abortion. This is about a woman's right to choose," Selvin said. "You don't take away rights in a constitution. That's where you safeguard rights."
Questions for Obama’s California strategist, Mitchell Schwartz
". . . What McCain did by supporting war in Iraq was helping Iran. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the war is Iran. He did it unwittingly because of a lack of judgment, and it made Iran stronger; they were the big winner. Now Iran is stronger and poses a bigger threat to Israel. . . "
Rabbis on anti-gay marriage Prop 8: Yes, no, maybe
Same-sex marriage is likely to remain a hot-button issue in the presidential race, with Prop. 8 backers looking to Sen. John McCain for ideological support, and opponents to Sen. Barack Obama.
Catholic priest comes out, supports gay marriage
Azzam the American—aka Adam Gadahn—believed dead
Set Free Ministries bikers charged with attempted murder *
The interview: Hamas scion explains conversion to Christianity, respect for Israel
Pastor charged with murder, L.A. Times neglects religious implications
Southland Olympians go for the gold
Perhaps the most famous Jewish competitor with ties to the Southland this year is swimmer Dara Torres, who is competing in an unprecedented fifth Olympiad at age 41
Lazy hazy crazy days of summer
Riding shotgun with the Prince of Darkness
How I spent the Fourth of July
New UC president a godly figure
Big Bay Area Jewish turnout for gay weddings
As dozens of gay couples celebrated legal weddings at San Francisco City Hall, Jews representing numerous organizations set up a chupah, volunteers passed out plates of marble cake frosted with the phrase "Mazel Tov" and invited couples to partake in rituals.
In the summertime
My two Jewish mothers
With this ketubah, I thee wed
While civil ceremonies abound up and down the California coast, those seeking a Jewish ceremony -- complete with ketubah (the Jewish marriage contract) -- have a few extra stops to make on the road to matrimony.
Gay marriages begin in California
A dangerous and precedent-setting intrusion
The Nonprofit and Unincorporated Organizations Committee of the State Bar of California has weighed in twice on this legislation. In its most recent opinion, it concluded that the bill is unconstitutional, burdensome on foundations, poorly drafted and invasive of privacy
County clerk refuses to perform same-sex marriages
Even atheists have feelings
Protesting gay marriage
Meat packing raid stirs larger ethical and economic concerns
Agriprocessor raid's effects ripple across the community
New generation has a new take on Israel
Earlier this spring, David Weiner, a 32-year-old social studies curriculum publisher from Los Angeles, went on an unlikely pairing of back-to-back missions to Israel.
Small Mac attack, Wright flap, too much tolerance
Letters to the Editor
Through the looking glass with Friends of Sabeel
Covering a meeting of Friends of Sabeel is a strange experience. "Strange" as in walking through the looking glass and encountering a reverse universe on the other side.
Big Thinking
Parshat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
In the few courses that I have taken and books that I have read on management, one of the main components of success is the ability to engage in "big
visioning" or "blue sky" thinking.
When challah becomes the bread of affliction
Rabbi Marvin Hier fondly recalls bakery-fresh buns and muffins in his lunch when he attended yeshiva. He also admits to a penchant for challah.
Hier hasn't eaten challah, let alone matzah, in several years. But this bread-free existence isn't part of some Passover-inspired, Atkins-style diet. The founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center was diagnosed with celiac disease (CD) more than four years ago.
Local students go to lobby in D.C., seniors party at ‘senior prom’
Local Students Lobby at the Capitol
A group of University Synagogue religious school students paid a springtime visit to Washington, D.C., where they
Black-Jewish Passover not about blame
I am disturbed, not by the content, but by the direction, of the entire discussion regarding the relationship between blacks and Jews, and particularly by the discussion about comments supposedly made at a recent awards ceremony here in Los Angeles.
The dreadful ‘D’ words
Divorce, dissolution, divestment: These are words that spell the end of a relationship and of what might have been -- through time and patience -- a meaningful and inspiring marriage.
Sinai Temple puts its food where its ‘moral diet’ is
Farmer Phil McGrath had just made his inaugural delivery of 25 boxes of fresh, organically grown fruits and vegetables to Sinai Temple, where organizers of the synagogue's new CSA (community supported agriculture) venture stood admiring and even sampling the boxes' contents.
Volunteer network aids Holocaust funds program
A network of volunteers from many of the nation's leading law firms, recruited through a Los Angeles initiative, is helping to write what appears to be the last chapter in the long and contentious history of reparations to Holocaust victims.
Blood Brothers: How a gift of lifesaving bone marrow united two strangers
Although they live more than 12,000 miles apart, Yosef Eliezrie and Moshe Price have a lot in common. In October 2006, Eliezrie received a bone marrow transplant provided by Price. It was his only hope for survival after a recurrence of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This month, Eliezrie got the chance to meet Price in person, thank him for his lifesaving gift and embark on a unique new friendship.
Briefs: Governator opens new Saban Free Clinic, Weisenthal Center pressures Swiss on Iran deal
News Briefs
Battle for gay marriage rights gains Jewish support
But even Robin Tyler, a well-seasoned activist -- she was one of the first openly gay comics, and she organized marches on Washington in 1979 and 2000 -- is glad to have a new ally: 100 rabbis who support Jews for Marriage Equality, an organization advocating for same-sex civil marriage.
Jewish power in Long Beach
‘Jewish Studies’ in vogue on California campuses
"These are boom times for Jewish studies on campuses," said professor Sara R. Horowitz.
Rick Warren On Faith
UC Irvine student: ‘Israel will be wiped off the face of the earth’
Congressman Tom Lantos left behind human rights legacy
Obituary for Congressman Tom Lantos.
VideoJew: Jews Choose 2008
Clinton and Obama split California Jews, too
Educating the governator
Political cartoon.
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