Wine and Cheese Gets an Upgrade

By Arielle Adelman
Published on May 16, 2013

Funkytown Plays Hard

By Peter Himmelman
Published on September 24, 2012

Earring

By Peter Himmelman
Published on September 11, 2012

Iced Tea, Mastery and the Plight of the Internal Editor

By Peter Himmelman
Published on August 29, 2012

When The elders Ask You To Sing

By Peter Himmelman
Published on August 15, 2012

Long live the Reds? The unlucky legacy of the Hollywood blacklist

By Danielle Berrin
Published on August 8, 2012

Legal & Inspiring Thievery 101

By Peter Himmelman
Published on August 8, 2012

A Perspective Large Enough to Swallow Our Own

By Peter Himmelman
Published on July 25, 2012

Wildebeests, Will, And The Specificity Of Need  

By Peter Himmelman
Published on July 18, 2012

Creativity Cracks the Aging Code

Published on March 23, 2010

As we age, creativity often peaks, and our need to create soars: Georgia O’Keeffe, for instance, did some of her best work in her later years, and Grandma Moses didn’t start painting until she was in her 70s. Likewise, Laura Ingalls Wilder was in her 60s when she began to write her “Little House on the Prairie” books.

We were intended by God—we’re not afterthoughts

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on October 23, 2008

Belief is not a static illusion to be knocked down at the introduction of a new scientific hypothesis or discovery. Faith is an orientation of soul, a posture toward God's universe that finds expression in many religious traditions.

An inconvenient voice

By Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Published on June 14, 2007

It is too easy to label Korah evil and dismiss his claims. There is nothing in the pshat, the simple reading of the biblical text, to castigate Korah as the embodiment of evil. In fact, it is suspicious how ready everyone is to get rid of him. What are we covering up? What truth does Korah know?

Books: Creative minds at work— business, science and the arts

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on April 26, 2007

With meteoric technological advances presenting many businesses with crises verging on the existential, there is a growing need for nimble minds able to adapt to changes in the marketplace. Given this environment, it is fitting that Jonathan Feinstein, a professor at the Yale School of Management, should come out with "The Nature of Creative Development," a book that attempts to model the trajectory of creativity within individuals.

The kreme de la kreme of kosher kooking mix it up

By Lisa Armony
Published on December 28, 2006

The first-ever national kosher cook-off is intended to demonstrate to consumers the flexibility, speed and convenience of kosher cooking, while showcasing the Manischewitz label.

A friend remembers culture booster John Rauch

By Rhoda Weisman Uzie
Published on September 14, 2006

John Rauch, the founder of The Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, whose recent death at the age of 75 is a blow to the Los Angeles Jewish cultural scene; Barbara "Bobbi" Asimow died Aug. 22 of cancer at 63.

To Tell the Truth

By Caroline Cobrin
Published on July 6, 2006

A little embellishment here and there isn't so bad -- creativity and a sense of humor are always great things. But there are just certain things that you should never lie about.

Shlub to Hero: Film Sketches Gehry Life

By Morris Newman
Published on May 18, 2006

Gehry's creative solution -- his psychoanalytic victory -- was to embrace the delight of free-form design, while making sure that his buildings met the needs of his clients. His freedom in designing what appear to be purely sculptural objects that subsequently win rapturous praise must make him the envy of all architects who secretly wish they could find such willing clients.

The Hebrascope: Signs of the Jewdiac

By Jew Girl
Published on April 13, 2006

Horoscopes

The Legacy of a Folk Hero

By Carolyn Hester
Published on October 13, 2005

Bob and I had an unusual bond. We were both folk singers, but as friends, each knew the other had a weakness for the music of Buddy Holly. I was from Texas and knew Buddy, so Bob and I had lots to talk about. Our other passion was this new musical adventure.

Hail to the Seder Chief

By Barbara Joan Grubman
Published on April 21, 2005

I can just imagine my Orthodox grandparents worrying about making the seder come alive for their grandchildren.

Make Your Seder an Affair to Remember

By Felisa Billet
Published on April 21, 2005

By using your imagination and listening to the tried-and-true advice of the experts, you can create a stylish and sophisticated Passover seder that will have your guests wishing for another invitation next year.

How to make a seder child’s play

By Sharon Duke Estroff
Published on April 21, 2005

For parents of squirmy kids, a Passover seder can seem longer than the 40 years our ancestors spent wandering through the desert. Fortunately, all it takes is a little forethought and creativity to keep the younger set from getting as jumpy as the frogs in Pharaoh's bed at the big event.

Getting Married? Get ‘Creative’

By Sonja Hyams
Published on December 9, 2004

"The Creative Jewish Wedding Book" by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer helps couples tap into their creativity and design the wedding that really suits them. Kaplan-Mayer inspires readers to honor their own comfort level of style, taste, emotional and financial resources and Jewish observance.

In Search of ‘Shlomi’

By Tom Tugend
Published on July 1, 2004

It all looks like another story of another dysfunctional family, a recurring theme in Israeli movies, when Shlomi's life slowly turns around.

Two Educators Earn Honors

By Journal Report
Published on July 1, 2004

Barry Koff earned a state teaching credential and completed a master's degree in Jewish education through Chicago's Spertus College. Yet his first career as an on-air radio broadcaster comes through in his classroom.

The Circuit

By Michael Aushenker
Published on June 5, 2003

The Circuit

Supporting Israel

By Andrea Adelson
Published on June 6, 2002

In a display of creativity and generosity, several Jewish groups in Orange County in recent weeks set out to demonstrate their unswerving support for Israel.

Calling a suggestion by Israel's minister of tourism to visit hospitals a "wet blanket," Fullerton travel agency owner Pnina Schichor instead lined up an awareness-raising tour of the sort she, herself, would like.

"Injured people don't want gawking strangers," she concludes after returning in May from a planning trip, during which she sensed the isolation of Israeli citizens. "I want them to know we're standing with them," says Shichor, who organized a trip for members of MERIT, Middle Eastern Reporting in Truth, a media-watch group she and her husband, David, co-founded last August.

Art of Summer

By Beverly Gray
Published on July 5, 2001

Camp Ruach, also known as the Los Angeles Jewish Camp for Music and the Arts, debuted this summer on the grounds of Yeshivath Ohr Eliyahu Day School in Culver City.

Two In Brief

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on November 4, 1999

On July 18, 1947, Dr. Ruth Gruber stood on a wharf in Haifa and watched the battered ship Exodus inch into the harbor. The ship had been rammed by British warships determined to keep the 4,554 Holocaust survivors aboard from reaching Palestine.