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Lapid: No settlement freeze for peace talks
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said he opposes a settlement freeze, but that thousands of settlers would have to leave their homes in a peace deal.
Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts
Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks.
Palestinians mark Nakba with West Bank protests
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which they call the “catastrophe,” with marches and protests.
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The Office’s best Jewish moment
Funny music, sad life
On an otherwise unremarkable day in 1938, a chubby but charming student at John Burroughs Junior High in Los Angeles “cracked the code of his comic gift and discovered his…
Filmmakers reveal magician’s secretive world
A British journalist recalls how she once sat down at a cafe with the legendary magician, author, historian, actor and, perhaps, the greatest sleight-of-hand artist on the planet in the documentary…
- LIFE & CULTURE
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
Survivor: Irene Rosenberg
“Mommy, I’ll be right back.” Irene Rosenberg — then Irene Grunfeld — said as she was leaving the apartment of her cousin Mancy Weiss, where she and her mother were…
The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso
“O for your kiss! For your love / More enticing than wine, / For your scent and sweet name – For all this they love you. Take me away to…
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What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
A hot topic, a great panel, and chance to learn and discuss—immigration at issue
It's a critical time for immigration reform in this country. Washington is getting set to make major changes, the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1980's under President…
State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
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Parade, day of unity mark Lag B’Omer
Two major community events marked the relatively minor holiday of Lag B’Omer on April 28, bringing some bombast — and thousands of people — to local celebrations.
Some Information for David Suissa
Celebrate Israel Festival’s top Jews of L.A.
Slideshow of L.A.'s top Jews from the Celebrate Israel Festival!
Doheny Kosher scandal: What took RCC so long? [UPDATED]
The Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) abruptly revoked its certification from Doheny Glatt Kosher Meats on March 24, but the RCC, Los Angeles’s leading kosher oversight agency, had first heard about the distributor’s suspicious practices years earlier.
Am I On the List?
Can journalists really be objective?
Media Framing- how to notice and handle it correctly?
CUFI role in Hagel opposition shows conservatives’ resolve to stop confirmation
Chuck Hagel has made strides in his bid to secure Senate confirmation as defense secretary, winning the endorsement of leading Jewish Democratic senators and meeting with the leaders of major American Jewish groups.
Judd Apatow mines midlife angst for ‘This Is 40’ [BONUS TRAILER]
Letter to the Editor: Rabbi Sharon Brous vs. Rabbi Daniel Gordis: Betrayal or compassion?
Equating Rabbi Brous with Rabbi Gordis is almost laughable - if it weren't so sad.
What is the Media War and why is it such a big deal?
The Milky Way and the Tiny Piece of Grass
Letters to the Editor: Sam Bacile, Rabbi Naomi Levy, Jewish Journal redesign
I study modern Hebrew at the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, and on my way out I grab your newspaper and read some of the articles at home. I usually read the Torah Portion and meditate on the wisdom there.
Funkytown Plays Hard
The Newish Journal
Is it possible to take a holiday like Rosh Hashanah, which focuses so strongly on human affairs, and apply it to a nonhuman thing, like, say, a community paper? On the surface, this doesn’t make sense: Everything about Rosh Hashanah is about what we do as humans — taking stock of our behavior, repenting for our sins and renewing ourselves for the coming year.
An Organization Dedicated To Failure
The anti-drones
One of the highlights of my year is moderating an annual discussion with visiting Muslim journalists.
Iced Tea, Mastery and the Plight of the Internal Editor
A Mid-summer Night Shabbat, at the Ford, draws 1,000
When The elders Ask You To Sing
Legal & Inspiring Thievery 101
Express your solidarity with Wisconsin’s Sikh community
Board of Rabbis stands with Sikh community after shooting
Reflections on the Fast of the Ninth of Av
New ad in Jewish Journal shows Sherman with Netanyahu, Barak; family photo not included
[UPDATE] Gibson’s Maccabee film on hold; screenwriter calls Mel “Jew-hater,” Gibson responds
Jeffrey Dean Morgan on playing a Jewish hotelier
An Open Letter to Bethenny Frankel
Birthdays, Dating & a Twitter Support Group
Award to recognize Jewish Journalist’s 50-year career
The year was 1960. Tom Tugend, living in Israel and working as the temporary head of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s public relations department, had to make a choice: keep his job or return to Los Angeles to a UCLA job he’d had before moving to Israel.
Day 715 - Murder at a Purim Feast
Berman, Sherman, Reed debate
My Pastrami Mama: The complete first season
The Jewish Journal announces iPhone/Android apps
The world of Jewish news is now available for both the iPhone and Android.
Big Sunday’s day of community service commemorates 9/11
Jewish Journal names new president, publisher
David Suissa, a marketing guru, writer and community leader, has joined TRIBE Media Corp. as president of TRIBE and The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
The Circuit: 50 Years of Service, 25 Years of News
TRIBE Media Corp. honored board chair Irwin S. Field’s 50 years of community leadership and The Jewish Journal’s 25th anniversary during a gala at the Beverly Hilton on April 17.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royally Jewish Wedding
Brooke Shields and the Jewish Girls of “Girls Talk” [SLIDESHOW]
EVENT: Have Jews given up on the Ten Commandments?
James Franco’s Mother
The Jewish Star of “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never”— Scooter Braun [VIDEO]
Meet the “Parents” of Little Fockers
Golden Globes 2011: The Jewish nominees
Israeli Actress Liraz Charhi in “Fair Game” [VIDEO]
The Social Network
If you’ve ever heard me give a speech, you’ve heard me tell this story. It’s a good one, with the added quality of being true.
Jesse Eisenberg and “The Social Network”
Emmy Awards: Top Ten Jewish Moments
Top Ten Celebrity Moments: Chabad Telethon
The Filmmakers Behind “The Extra Man”
Paul Rudd on “Dinner for Schmucks”
The Scribes of “Dinner for Schmucks”
Los Angeles Times Spotlights The Jewish Journal
Ben Stiller’s Greenberg
William Hurt on producer Arthur Cohn
Oscar Watch: “The Hurt Locker’s” Mark Boal
Sundance Wrapup: A Shabbat Completed and A Film Unfinished
Live from Sundance: Joseph Gordon-Levitt With Tattoos
Live at Sundance: A Palestinian Woody Allen
Live at Sundance: The Fabulous Joan Rivers
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