Netanyahu claims election win despite party losses

Published on January 22, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the bruised winner of Israel's election on Tuesday, claiming victory despite unexpected losses to resurgent center-left challengers.

Iran officials: Country taking a hit from Western sanctions

Published on December 20, 2011

An Iranian government minister acknowledged that Western sanctions are affecting the Islamic Republic's economy.

What is western society’s place in determining halachah?

Published on December 22, 2010

Community Rallies for Woman’s Divorce, UCLA Acquires Jewish Artifacts

Published on March 11, 2009

Chanting “Stop Abuse” and “Free Your Wife,” 200 people rallied on the eve of Purim in front of the Fairfax-area home of a man who refuses to grant his wife a Jewish divorce.

The Hollywood candidate is not Obama

By Marty Kaplan
Published on September 1, 2008

If John McCain wins this election, it will be because of Hollywood.

New reports expose rampant anti-Semitic attacks in Western Europe

By Dinah Spritzer
Published on June 14, 2007

Anti-Semitism in Western Europe apparently is out of control.

Western Jewish history collection gets broken up among local academic institutions

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 15, 2007

The spacious three-car garage of Gladys Sturman's house in Calabasas is jammed to the high ceiling with 400 boxes crammed with documents, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, memoirs, photos and assorted memorabilia, a veritable treasure trove of the Jewish history in California and the Western United States.

There’s the Rub—in Tel Aviv

By Howard Blume
Published on February 2, 2006

Tierra's setting in its bustling, mostly residential neighborhood is stylish coffeehouse; the food is inventive. One typical appetizer consisted of figs stuffed with mushrooms, macadamia nuts and chicken -- flavored with cardamom, cinnamon and a Hindu date dressing (34 sheckels). Not all the entrees strain to be eccentric; there's "grilled pullet and polenta" for 58 sheckels and "calamari paperdello" for 54 sheckels. Some menu offerings are mouth watering; others more creative than tasty. But there's a full bar to wash everything down.

Jewish Weddings in Space

By Ron Magid
Published on September 22, 2005

Based on Whedon's short-lived 2002 TV series, "Firefly," whose fan base helped spur the movie, "Serenity" revolves around the outlaws' attempts to discover the telepath's true identity after she beats up everyone in a bar.

Holy Knots

By Esther Hecht
Published on December 30, 2004

My 90-year-old mother-in-law, who was born in Jerusalem, says that when she was a child no one had heard of red string. It was red ribbon then, and a bit was tied around her wrist after she recuperated from typhus.

The Answer Isn’t…

By Rob Eshman
Published on November 27, 2003

Aliyah is the oat bran of the Jewish people. We know it's good for us. We know we should be having more of it. But truth is, we just find it hard to swallow. And we certainly don't like it shoved down our throats.

Now Hear This!

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on January 2, 2003

Welcome to Radio Sawa, the brainchild of Norman J. Pattiz, founder and chairman of the biggest radio network in the United States. Since March of last year, Radio Sawa (which means together in Arabic) has been broadcasting in Arabic around the clock in the Middle East, targeting listeners under 30 years old, who make up 60 percent of the region's population.

Radio Sawa broadcasts a mix of Western and Arabic pop music, interspersed with news updates and analysis, interviews and opinion pieces. Potentially, millions of listeners can access Radio Sawa via AM, FM and shortwave frequencies, as well as on the Internet (www.radiosawa.com) and on digital radio satellite channels.