Israel among ‘happiest’ countries

Published on May 30, 2012

Israel is among the happiest countries in the world, according to an examination of international data by a finance website.

With the over-abundance of Synagogues in O.C., I had to pick this one!

By Julia Bendis
Published on June 4, 2011

Angelina Jolie’s Tattoos.

By Julia Bendis
Published on May 15, 2011

Sarah Palin must be so proud - Bristol is cashing in!

By Julia Bendis
Published on April 7, 2011

Chicken nuggets vs. my kids school lunches, Oye Vay…

By Julia Bendis
Published on March 11, 2011

To Be or Not to Be, Rich…

By Julia Bendis
Published on March 3, 2011

To let go and to pray

By Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Published on November 7, 2008

Parshat Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27) Lech Lecha begins with God telling Abraham, "Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, from the house of your father to the land that I will show you."

Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel): The biggest Jew in country music [VIDEO]

Published on October 6, 2008

The Jewish king of country music is only now publicly revealing his Jewish identity

Yeladim

By Abby Gilad
Published on January 27, 2005

Yeladim

What’s Portuguese for Cohen?

By Marcus Moraes
Published on April 29, 2004

A major new tool can help Brazilians learn about their possible Iberian Jewish origins: the "Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames," a 528-page tome featuring some 17,000 surnames of Sephardic Jewish families from Portugal, Spain and Italy and their descendants.

The (Very) Few, the Proud

By Phil Shuman
Published on November 13, 2003

Drew Ullman, age 20, after two years at college in Santa Barbara, had announced that was putting college life on hold and would join the Marines. He heads to boot camp in January, and said he wishes he could go sooner. His father, a former anti-war activist and full-fledged liberal, said at one time he would have talked his son out of it. Now he realizes he couldn't be prouder.

"My father and I have similar thinking," said Drew, who grew up in Beverly Hills and the West Valley, "what we call our 9-10 and our 9-12 thinking. I feel like I owe a lot to this country, more so than someone who needs to go into the military as a way out. I grew up with money, with a great education, had a lot of advantages that other kids don't have, so I really owe a lot to this country."

Explaining the Argentine Enigma

By Marcos Aguinis
Published on May 23, 2002

Several years ago, economist and sociologist Paul Samuelson proposed dividing the world into four categories: the rich countries, the poor countries, Japan and Argentina. Everyone knows the state of rich countries and poor countries. However, no one understands why Japan is doing so well and Argentina so badly.