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A-door-able Art

In these patriotic times, everyone — from the fashion industry to the jewelry industry — is capitalizing on the American flag motif.

So it should come as no surprise that someone believes that Jews will want to display the flag too, in the most unlikely of places: religious articles.

Kosher Bunny

Playboy Magazine\’s new Miss November, Playmate Lindsey Vuolo, doesn\’t hide much in the centerfold, including her Jewish roots and her attachment to Israel.

Community Briefs

Hundreds of Valley residents attended a rally Sunday at Shaarey Tzedek Congregation to protest a possible MTA busway that would turn Chandler Boulevard into a segment of the proposed East-West Transit Corridor.

Hero With a Thousand Faces

The 60th birthday of Bob Dylan (né Robert Zimmerman) has created a bull market in baby-boomer nostalgia and soul-searching.

Tattoo Jew

The temporary tattoo is a replica of the \”Ha\’am Im HaGolan\” (\”The Nation Is With the Golan\”) bumper sticker popular among many Israelis and some Diaspora Jews.

Menkes’ ‘Divorce’

Dr. John Menkes\’ \”Lady Macbeth Gets a Divorce\” at the Beverly Hills Playhouse is a witty and diverting drawing-room comedy that elicits something most sitcoms don\’t: real laughs.

UCLA Hillel Hosts Muslim-Jewish Series

On April 2, UCLA Hillel opened a spring forum titled \”Muslim-Jewish Relations: Harmony and Discord Throughout History\” examining relations between Muslims and Jews from the founding of Islam to the contemporary era.

Historical Sips

For years, the makers and marketers of kosher wines have claimed that their products can stand up favorably to their non-kosher counterparts.

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