Hebrew Playboy coming to Israel

Published on January 24, 2013

A Hebrew version of Playboy magazine is coming to Israel.

Profile: Josh Neuman

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on October 11, 2012

It might raise an eyebrow or two that Josh Neuman, former editor and publisher of Heeb magazine — the irreverent, youth-oriented Jewish magazine that shut down its print operations in 2010 — is now in charge of editorial content at GOOD, a multiplatform media outlet dedicated to helping “people who give a damn” do well by doing good.

Metamorphosis: The Website and I

By Lisa Niver Rajna
Published on March 27, 2012

Jewish English-language magazine launched in Germany

Published on January 3, 2012

German-Jewish author Rafael Seligmann has launched a Jewish quarterly magazine.

UNESCO cut finding for a Palestinian magazine in which a teenage girl appears to express admiration

Published on December 23, 2011

The magazine, Zayzafouna, published an article earlier this year from a high-school-age contributor in which she describes four role models.

Chanukah: The musical

By Ryan E. Smith
Published on November 18, 2011

There are many ways to tell the story of Chanukah. Tap dancing is not usually one of them.

Shop for you, shop for the world

Published on October 21, 2011

Consumerism is often dubbed the antithesis of all that is good, but that doesn’t have to be so. More and more, businesses are adopting ethical labor practices, Earth-friendly materials and altruistic causes. We found a few ways for you to flex your consumer power — with a conscience.

A season of change

Published on October 21, 2011

Lunch in the small, red-tiled Paprika Grill in Tarzana, with its short, kosher Mediterranean menu, seems like a simple proposition.

Commentary magazine donates archive to University of Texas

Published on September 21, 2011

Commentary, the seminal neoconservative magazine, has donated its archives to the University of Texas at Austin.

Something special

Published on September 16, 2011

Stephen Michaels’ fondest memories of his Aunt Lisa are of watching movies with her.

How to tame your bully

Published on July 21, 2011

In the dictionary, a bully is defined as “a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.” It sounds likes an accurate definition, but it’s not absolutely true. Sure, there is always the stereotypical, all muscle and no brains guy walking around punching lockers and dunking kids in trash cans. And every school has the beautiful yet snobby rich girl who cheats on tests and calls everyone insulting names.

Go Kosher!

Published on July 21, 2011

“That’s just the way we do it.” You might have gotten this response if you asked your grandparents or parents why and how Jews keep kosher.

The laws according to a Super Model, Gisele Bündchen!

By Julia Bendis
Published on June 9, 2011

Tribe Calendar: May 2011-June 2011

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer
Published on April 25, 2011

MAY

Air France-KLM rapped for in-flight reading

Published on October 18, 2010

The Paris-based Simon Wiesenthal Center wants an Air France-KLM affiliate to stop selling a French magazine with a cover article that the center says targets Israel.

MICHAEL JACKSON: Memories of my Childhood

Published on June 26, 2009

When I look back on my childhood, it is not an idyllic landscape of memories. My relationship with my father was strained, and my childhood was an emotionally difficult time for me. I began performing when I was five years old, and my father - a tough man - pushed my brothers and me hard, from the earliest age, to be the best performers we could be.

In which the writer discovers Nextbook’s new read on culture

By Tom Tugend
Published on July 10, 2008

"A man should live, if only to satisfy his curiosity." The Yiddish proverb, tacked to the wall of my study, came to mind when curiosity -- and the assignment to entertain my visiting young grandsons -- led me to the Nextbook festival. It's a personal embarrassment, or the fault of the organization's anti-promotional attitude, that I had never heard of Nextbook, or as its logo has it: nextbook>.

Magazine makes GOOD on charity lifestyle

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on November 15, 2007

Ben Goldhirsh the 27 year old brains and bread behind GOOD magazine, wants to combine his successful business with a commitment to philanthropy and public service. Goldhirsh sees the GOOD brand, which also includes Reason Pictures, a film company he started in 2004, as much more than a media organization. It's "a meta-company," he said, "a lifestyle brand" that appeals to the "reason-based sensibilities" of people like him. People who know privilege and yet want to change the world in a big way.

Local Israelis dig glossy ‘zine

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on April 26, 2007

"Anachnu Beh America!" "We're in America!" proclaims the title of the nine-month-old Hebrew-language monthly glossy aimed at Los Angeles' Israeli community. The magazine, which averages around 40 to 50 pages, is eye-catching.

Sheinkin Street meets superhighway

By Orit Arfa
Published on October 5, 2006

Michael Simkin, CEO of C-Do Networks, believes that Sheinkin still retains enough of its eccentricity and bustle to perpetuate its mythic status.

Spectator - ‘Devil’ Is in the Details

By Melanie Herschorn
Published on June 29, 2006

An enjoyable chick-lit book, "The Devil Wears Prada," in movie form follows the novel's storyline, with slight modifications to the plot that only enhance our understanding of Andy's dilemma. And for the fashion buff, the insider's view of the inner workings of a haute couture, albeit fictional, fashion magazine are amusing.

Proud to Have Guilt

By Chanan Tigay
Published on December 15, 2005

Guilt & Pleasure -- "A magazine for Jews and the people who love them" -- hit newsstands across North America last month, offering readers content ranging from long-form essays and memoirs to fiction, comics, photography and archival material.

Heeb Teens Get Zine of Their Own

By Joe Berkofsky
Published on October 7, 2004

For years, young Jews have voted with their feet after their bar or bat mitzvahs, with about half of those in non-Orthodox synagogues' religious schools leaving before the 12th-grade confirmation.

King of Hearts Loves to Play Matchmaker

By Karmel Melamed
Published on July 8, 2004

He's not your typical yenta, he's not JDate and he's certainly not your grandmother's cousin once removed, but Asher Aramnia loves making love connections for local Jewish singles.

With countless successful matches to his credit, Aramnia's matchmaking activities through the Iranian Jewish Chronicle (Chashm Andaaz) magazine, which is operated by the Eretz-SIAMAK Cultural Center in Tarzana, has become something of a unique surprise in the local Jewish community, where women traditionally help Jewish singles find their soulmates.

Truthbusters

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 4, 2004

The current March/April issue of Adbusters magazine features a lead-in piece by editor Kalle Lasn titled, "Why won't anyone say they are Jewish?" In it, Lasn points out the fact that of the 50 or so neocons influencing United States diplomatic and defense policy either within government or in media and think tanks, about half are Jewish.

YM for the Bais Yaakov Set

By Gaby Wenig
Published on February 26, 2004

Teen magazines like YM or Seventeen are usually aimed at young girls who can spend hours contemplating the deeper questions of life like "How can I tell if he likes me?" or "Is 50 Cent hot or not?"

The Circuit

By Michael Aushenker
Published on May 15, 2003

All traces of the solemnity and sadness of Holocaust Remembrance Day were gone by nightfall when the gang from New York-based Heeb Magazine threw their first West Coast party at the Hollywood-and-Vine hotspot Deep.

World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on February 13, 2003

World Briefs

Rabbi Makes “Movers and Shakers” List

By Journal Staff
Published on December 5, 2002

Rabbi Arnold Rachlis, spiritual leader of Irvine's University Synagogue, earned a spot on OC Metro magazine's "Hot 25" list of people who are making a significant difference in Orange County.

No Vacancy

By Teresa Strasser
Published on October 10, 2002

Last week, before the premiere of my new show "While You Were Out," I got my first big national magazine review.

Straight Outta Calabasas

By Michael Aushenker
Published on January 3, 2002

Calabasas may sound like an unlikely origin for a rap magazine, especially one started by a young, Jewish teen.

The (Not So) Mysterious Force Behind Olam Magazine

By Julie G Fax
Published on February 10, 2000

David Suissa, darkly handsome with thick gray hair and penetrating coffee-colored eyes, has summoned all the passion of his heart and all the power of his top-rated advertising agency to "make people fall in love with Judaism and their fellow Jews," he says.

‘That ‘70s Show’ Star Enters Cyberspace

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on April 8, 1999

On Fox's breakout comedy, "That '70s Show," Mila Kunis plays spoiled and sassy Jackie Burkhardt. But, in real life, she's very much a child of the '90s, down to her fascination with the Internet.

The Artistry of ‘Art’

By Gene Lichtenstein
Published on January 21, 1999

When it debuted in the summer of 1994, Saveur reinvented the food magazine genre by focusing, like any good chef, as much on ingredients as on finished dishes.