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"The likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Boris Johnson, has plans to subsume the government department overseeing development aid into the foreign office, effectively eliminating it. That will destroy a post-Brexit United..."
"Gerard Baker, editor-at-large at the Wall Street Journal (no reflexively anti-Trump publication) recently wrote a piece decrying Donald Trump and his foreign policy as a fount of erratic unpredictability. This essay will give the counter view...."
"On Wednesday, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced that she will be visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories in the coming weeks. Omar will be accompanied by Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The two freshman congresswomen have become a focal point of..."
"Netflix may have lost US subscribers for the first time since it began making its own shows, but that didn't stop the streaming giant from dropping new figures about how many people are sucked into its Adam Sandler vortex. (Spoiler: More than..."
"A few years ago, Amy Balliett, CEO of a Seattle-based design and marketing firm, noticed that as the work week slogged on, her employees’ energy and productivity wilted. “That would slump to such an extent that the same task on Monday would..."
"Over the last few days the #faceappchallenge has taken over social media. This “challenge” involves downloading a selfie-editing tool called FaceApp and using one of its filters to digitally age your face. You then post the photo of your wizened..."
"Although there are plenty of irrational aspects to life in modern America, few rival the odd fixation on lawns. Fertilizing, mowing, watering — these are all-American activities that, on their face, seem reasonable enough. But to spend hundreds..."
"Can a book change the way we think? I don’t mean that in the sense of a reader’s opinion or ideology shifting—of course the right literary work can do that. But can a book rewire the brain itself, literally changing the way one particular mind..."
"It’s our job to let kids know we see and hear them, but we’re not necessarily going to solve siblings’ conflicts for them (or else they never get the practice). When squabbles start, imagine you’re a sportscaster and describe what you see in..."
"Magali Trejo-Martinez, a 22-year-old living in Salem, Oregon, recently went on a date that was rather uninspiring. “I had dinner, had a couple margaritas, and then went home,” is how she recapped the evening. This outcome wasn’t entirely..."
"The first lunar landing was many things — a D-Day-like feat of planning and logistics, a testament to the power of man's will, an ostensible propaganda coup for NATO. It was also, I think, one of the most misunderstood events in the history of..."
"THE FIRST TIME Bernie Sanders ran for president, he didn’t talk much about being Jewish. In fact, he didn’t talk much about himself at all. His 2016 primary campaign, like his whole political career, was relentlessly focused on one topic: income..."
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All the Democratic presidential candidates made clear in their recent debates that, if elected, they would pay greater attention to the weak and vulnerable of...
The following is a work of satire. None of the people or incidents are real. At 8:19 p.m. on Friday, July 5, a magnitude 7.1...
Last week, my husband and I were invited to join friends for the Fourth of July concert at the Hollywood Bowl. We were excited to...
There is no better way to understand the ideological currents of the times than to see who hates the Jewish people and the reasons why....
What is it about grandparents that melts our hearts? Is it simply that they love us so unconditionally, without strings? After all, we can quarrel...
Such is the hyperpolarized state of American politics that even pedophilia has become a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans are united in their condemnation of...
Do you believe in heaven? If you have read certain books by Mitch Albom (“The Five People You Meet in Heaven” or “The First Phone...
July 4 marked the 43rd anniversary of Israel’s famed Operation Entebbe. Most Israelis know the names of two of the Israeli soldiers involved in the...
In recent issues of this publication, several op-eds have debated whether it is appropriate to call migrant detention centers “concentration camps.” There’s no doubt the...
I usually don’t print in this space what has been published in Hebrew for Israeli readers. But this week, I am making an exception. This...
The 16 seniors profiled in these pages are inspiring examples of how to stay active and engaged as we age. When putting this issue together,...
At playoff games, I almost kiss the guy in G-14, conjoined in Final Fever, we rise together for each full court press, toes clenched as...
One verse, five voices. Edited by Salvador Litvak, Accidental Talmudist How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel! - Kylie Ora Lobell...
Power outages have been part of my everyday life in Uganda for more than a decade, and they’ve trained me to set my watch to...
When Rabbi Ben Goldstein was hired as the new senior rabbi at Beit T’Shuvah, beginning July 1, an acquaintance said to him: “‘You’re going to...
After surviving a hit-and-run accident a year ago, Los Angeles entertainment industry life coach Sherri Ziff is now a devoted advocate for road and pedestrian...
Renowned Jewish comedienne Sarah Silverman was among a long line of A-list comedians who performed at the Anti-Defamation League’s NextGen young professionals’ “Stand-Up Against Hate”...
As an actress, Michelle Azar Aaron has starred as Bella in the 2009 La Mirada Theatre production of “Lost in Yonkers”; as Melinda in the...
Jewish jazz and pop singer-songwriter Jesse Palter has just released her debut jazz-folk-pop album, “Paper Trail.” The singer, who admits to being “30-something,” said the...
When Mike Wallace, the original and chief interrogator of CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes,” had finished giving the treatment to Joseph Coors in a 1982 interview, the...
Much has been spoken and written in recent years about the prospect of a military strike to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, whether by the United...
Charles Levin, an actor best known for his role as the mohel in the 1993 “Seinfeld” episode “The Bris,” has died. He was 70. Levin...
Rosalie Behar died June 16 at 87. Survived by daughters Rachel (Andy) Sees, Rebecca (Michael) Johnson, Anna (Brian) Russell. Malinow and Silverman Charles Bercy died...
Leila Leah Bronner, a Jewish history and Bible scholar died in Los Angeles on July 2. She was 89. Bronner was a community leader and...
OK, I admit it. I’m a bit of a clotheshorse. And when you buy a lot of clothes, you get a lot of tags that...
Since 1991, the nonprofit Bay Area Jewish Healing Center has been providing spiritual care to a diverse Jewish community. Rabbi Eric Weiss, who in a...
The Israeli American Council (IAC) Arts and Entertainment Network, a new group of Israeli and Jewish Americans who work in the film industry, held a July...
FRI JULY 19 Campfire Shabbat Calling all families to Kol Tikvah’s friendly, summertime service, which includes roasting s’mores over the flames. After services, everyone adjourns...
