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Oklahoma tornado: How you can help
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
A prayer for Oklahoma
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous…
Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
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Justin Timberlake and Coen brothers answer Jewish questions at Cannes
Using his preternatural smoothness, Justin Timberlake saved the Coen brothers from some serious awkwardness at a Cannes press conference for their folk singer film “Inside Llewyn Davis” on Sunday. “Jewish…
Sean Penn lobbies for Charedi man imprisoned in Bolivia
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country.
Mel Brooks’ top 10 Jewy Jewish scenes [VIDEO]
Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of Brooks’ best Jewish clips.
- LIFE & CULTURE
Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’
For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
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…
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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…
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…
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 –…
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What would my Israeli grandmother think?
Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Naso with Rabbi Abraham Cooper
Thank You Rabbi Kurtz
The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso
Cellist’s path to Judaism
When cellist Lynn Harrell would play “Kol Nidre” at his synagogue on Yom Kippur, he felt more than the notes and the melody. It was through the music that he discovered he wanted to become a Jew.
On the Chocolate Trail
Character reference: Wendy Greuel
I have known Wendy Greuel for almost 30 years, since she was a young UCLA graduate working for Mayor Tom Bradley.
State, Religion, and Women of the Wall- an Interview with MK Stav Shaffir
Shavuot 2013 - We all stand at Sinai
This week from Israel
Revelations and Revolutions: Thinking about Shavuot
Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Bamidbar with Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie
Wandering, Romantic Love, Transcendence, and Shavuot - D’var Torah B’midbar
The True State of the Western Wall Compromise
Q&A with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
On May 11, Rabbi Ed Feinstein, senior rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, will be feted for his two decades of service to the synagogue. He talks in this edited version of an interview about changes in synagogue life, his theology and what he prays for.
What Jerusalem Day means to me
How to become a Jew
There are a variety of options for how to begin the process, but all involve study with a rabbi. Some people study with an individual rabbi for a period of time, and other people enroll in group classes designed especially for converts.
Conversion 101
Conversion to Judaism is not easy. It requires a change in beliefs, actions and lifestyle. It involves extensive study, practice, a leap of faith, a shift in perception and some sacrifice.
Becoming Jewish: Tales from the Mikveh
Late on a recent Wednesday afternoon, Judith Golden and Suzanne Rosenthal perched at their desks in a small room in the depths of American Jewish University (AJU).
Torah Flight
This week from Israel
Mormon and Jewish interfaith marriage rates: Of temples and missionaries
The Interests of Others Have to be Our Concerns
The Cosmos, Oneness and Judaism
Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Behar/Bechukotai with Rabbi Asher Lopatin
Rav Kook – The Shmitta – and Personal Release – Parashat Behar-Behalotecha
American Jewish Millennials Are Even A Smaller Jewish Minority
Study: Jewish summer camps increasingly attune to special needs kids
A study released by the Foundation for Jewish Camp showed overnight camps are growing increasingly aware of the needs of children with disabilities.
Bangladesh: Is It Time for a Heksher Tzedek On Clothes?
Taharah for Gentiles?
Sharansky’s Kotel plan loses support from both sides
Natan Sharansky’s proposal to reduce tensions at the Western Wall has lost support from Orthodox and non-Orthodox leaders.
Be Not Afraid
Honoring Our Mentors: Rabbi Edward Feinstein
Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Emor with Rabba Sara Hurwitz
“To be Holy!” Simple But Not So Easy – Parashat Emor
Losing Gammi
The Stranger Within Your Gates - by Rabbi Hyim Shafner
View from the Back
Jewish pluralism in Israel: It’s flourishing
While American Jews haven’t been looking — or have been looking in the wrong places — Jewish pluralism in Israel is booming.
Israel Festival brings L.A. a taste of Tel Aviv
Eden Bennun craved a taste of Israel. Growing up in Kfar Saba and Rishon LeZion as a child gave her a love of Israel’s smells, sounds and foods.
Addiction, Prevention, and Spirituality
Israel’s 65th Demographics
Managing Jewish Built Heritage Conference in Krakow—Opening will be live-streamed
Canadian Mormons commemorate Yom Hashoah
From Yiddish cartoons to Woody Allen, a Tent for young adults
During a recent Friday at the Writers Guild on Fairfax Avenue, scenes from Woody Allen films screened after clips from “Curb Your Enthusiasm;” Lenny Bruce records were passed around the room and conversation centered on Jewish assimilation in American life and its connection to Jewish funnymen onscreen.
The Insecurity of Freedom
Israel at 65
I watched the video of the Boston Marathon bombings and thought, of course, of the bus bombings that wracked Jerusalem and Tel Aviv a decade ago.
17 years of Rashi
Rabbi Laura Geller is well known as a woman who does not shrink from a challenge. A senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, she stands as a pioneer among women rabbis, the third women ordained in the Reform movement and the first to lead a major metropolitan synagogue.
The Mirror Psalm
I had a dinner with a woman mad
for God.
Dutch bounty hunters preyed on Jews during Holocaust, study shows
Dozens of Dutchmen preyed on Jews for cash during the Holocaust, according to a new study.
‘I’m a Jew’
“My father’s Jewish, my mother’s Jewish, I’m Jewish.” Those are the words uttered by American journalist Daniel Pearl in the moment before he was murdered by jihadis in 2002. Those same words were recalled last week by Judea Pearl as he lit a flame in his son’s honor in Jerusalem.
Fertiltiy and Family Law Specialties To Cater to Jews and Not Mormons
L.A. set to celebrate Israel, Jewish community
This year’s Celebrate Israel Independence Day festival will feature plenty of stars when it takes place on April 21, but only one has plans to actually spend time in outer space.
The Way to Holiness - D’var Torah Acharei Mot/K’doshim – Leviticus 19
Those that went mad at dawn!
“Polish assholes” in Auschwitz
March of the Living did not redeem itself
The Birthright Israel flip side: Fewer high school students traveling to Israel
With the summer travel season fast approaching, providers of Israel programs for teenagers are bracing themselves for what several say could be a season of historically low travel in a year unaffected by major security concerns.
65 Years of Israel- capturing the Israeli essence (Part 2)
65 Years of Israel- capturing the Israeli essence (Part 1)
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