A unique look into Shaul Mofaz’s Iranian Jewish roots

By Karmel Melamed
Published on May 31, 2012

The intercontinental JConnector dreams big

By Danielle Berrin
Published on April 17, 2008

Just try to put Michal Taviv in a box -- she won't fit.

Israelis build new traditions at L.A. seders

By Ayala Or-el
Published on April 17, 2008

Nitzan and Shaul Barakan had to come all the way from Israel to the United States to learn words like "afikoman" and "seder plate."

The couple, both born and raised on Kibbutz Kinneret, didn't have a clue that there is a haggadah that looks nothing like the one they used on the kibbutz.

Visiting Israel brings feeling of really coming home

By Ariel Cohen
Published on November 1, 2007

This past summer, I stepped off the plane and felt my feet touch the ground of our homeland for the first time. I was home. For 12 days in Israel, my family and I explored the land, went to museums and had a chance to connect with our spirituality and Judaism.

Douglases: Good as Gold

By Tom Tugend
Published on May 27, 2004

Heralded by the blowing of shofars, Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, stood under the chuppah Sunday afternoon and reaffirmed the marriage vows they first recited 50 years ago.

Livin’ La

By Gaby Wenig
Published on December 18, 2003

Singer-songwriter Diex sees himself as an ambassador, a bridge between the unlikely worlds of the prayer filled synagogues and the groove-shaking beats of J Lo, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin.

Do the Jews Need Geraldo

By Joe Berkofsky
Published on May 29, 2003

Rivera, 59, the flamboyant TV reporter, recently announced to the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post that he is planning to marry TV producer Erica Levy, 29, in a Reform ceremony in New York this summer.

Kosher Bunny

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on October 11, 2001

Playboy Magazine's new Miss November, Playmate Lindsey Vuolo, doesn't hide much in the centerfold, including her Jewish roots and her attachment to Israel.