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Celebrate Israel Festival’s top Jews of L.A.
JewishJournal
April 22, 2013
Slideshow of L.A.\’s top Jews from the Celebrate Israel Festival!
What Israel means to me
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2013
Pinpointing what makes people so passionate about Israel is no easy thing, perhaps because there are so many options.
The no-alternative Israeli elections
Shmuel Rosner
January 16, 2013
The story of the upcoming Israeli elections, which will take place on Jan. 22, can be written in many different ways. One is with an eye to the small numbers, a story of preserving the political status quo: Back in 2009, the Kadima Party got 28 mandates.
Why I am a Zionist
Tom Doran
January 9, 2013
There can’t have been more than half a dozen of them. Crowded as usual near the railings of St. John’s church graveyard in the center of town, the Côr Cochion (Reds Choir) were known of old to shoppers in Cardiff, Wales’ capital city, where I still live and work.
A week on the Florida campaign trail
Shmuel Rosner
October 24, 2012
Spending a week in Florida on the eve of a presidential election has become a habit for me — one I cherish. Meeting the elderly women who suddenly become interested in politics; attending synagogues, to which the candidates flock in droves to speak.
A young chef’s guide to the Rosh Hashanah meal
Michael Israel
September 5, 2012
Considering the history of the Jewish people, the fact that Jews are still celebrating the High Holy Days today is a miracle in itself. Strong traditions and lasting rituals have enabled Jews to survive the most threatening periods of history. With the freedoms we have as modern American Jews, it makes sense that we use these same traditions and rituals to enjoy holidays to the fullest. As a chef and registered foodie, the best way I know to relish in the upcoming holidays is by making really delicious food.
The Architect and the Rabbi: Wilshire Boulevard Renovation is a Collaboration, History Lesson
Susan Freudenheim
August 1, 2012
Early on a recent Wednesday morning, architect Brenda Levin bounded up the metal steps temporarily installed at the center of the historic sanctuary of Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Leading the way up 10 flights — that’s 100 feet — she climbed to the normally inaccessible domed ceiling, high enough to touch the enormous Hebrew letters circling the oculus\’ opening.
Is the bookstore dead?
Jonah Lowenfeld
December 1, 2011
On Dec. 31, when the Barnes & Noble at the corner of Pico and Westwood boulevards closes its doors for the last time, the “people of the book” and everyone else who lives on the Westside of Los Angeles will move one step closer to becoming the “people without a bookstore.”
Rack ‘em up
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2011
A mural of shadowy black silhouettes covers the wall with just one splash of color: a solitary red man. As the jazz-era-style mural stretches along the length of the restaurant, it follows the red man as he meets a lone red woman, and they end up sharing a table … and a drink. The painted walls illustrate the overall theme of The Rack, an eclectic Woodland Hills eatery designed with the kind of intimate atmosphere that makes it an ideal meeting place.
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