A chai roller rakes in the chips in Gardena and Vegas

By Roberto Loiederman
Published on March 1, 2007

There are top-notch players with names like Berman, Fischman, Heimowitz, Oppenheim, Seidel, Gold, Levi, Sklansky and so on, which begs the question: What other regularly telecast sporting competition has such a strong Jewish presence?

Young Moseses

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 6, 2006

Los Angeles hosted the national kickoff for LiveNetworks last weekend, bringing together about 75 of the program's 87 participants. Hailing from five regional "hubs," the participants will meet about six times throughout the year in their hub location. In the process, they'll meet with local leaders and philanthropists, attend seminars and receive individual coaching and mentoring.

... And We Wouldn’t Mind $100 Million

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on April 6, 2006

Lakers' basketball star Kobe Bryant "wouldn't mind being Jewish." Bryant, who is Catholic, reportedly told a handful of reporters in Boston last month that, "I wouldn't mind. Really." Well, why not? It's fine by us.

The Fastest Therapy in the West

By Teresa Strasser
Published on January 19, 2006

Welcome to The Ten Minute Method, a new form of condensed counseling offered by a Chatsworth therapist that promises to be both fast and affordable at $18 a session.

Face It:  Judaism Is Not Hip

By Gary Wexler
Published on September 29, 2005

I was an advertising agency copywriter and creative director. I was trained to be one of the manufacturers of hip. I would sit in offices and create hip, and then watch all those people lust after the creations. I reveled in hip.

20-Somethings

By Amy Klein
Published on August 26, 2004

Do you remember what it's like to be in your 20s?

Middle-Class Poor

By Marc Ballon
Published on October 31, 2002

But like many members of the middle class, the busy professional -- who declined to give his name for this article -- suffered a major financial blow as the economy faltered. Over a year ago, an import-export firm for which he subcontracted failed to pay him a $65,000 commission.

Suddenly, his financial security evaporated, and he quickly fell behind in his children's tuition payments. His marriage grew strained. Nights were sometimes sleepless.

Eastward Ho

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 8, 1997

From where Phillip Liff-Grieff sits -- literally -- the Jewish community is looking better all the time.