The news hit me as hard as a stale mandlebrot: Noah\’s Bagels wasgoing treif. They were abandoning us, tossing aside Los Angeles\’loyal kosher consumers like so many day-old minis.
My years inSanta Cruz are measured by the Jewish calendar. Through a coincidenceof dates, I arrived in 1995 the night before erev Rosh Hashanah.
Last year, I experiencedsomething that made me feel more emotion than I can remember everhaving during the Ten Days of Awe, and, unfortunately, the feeling was that ofanger toward other Jews.
Going to Israel with two small children under the age of 6 is a little like swimming with weights — you\’ll get to your destination, but it will take a lot more sweat and planning.
The dominant stories of 5757 centered around ourcontinual war of words fought over religion, sex, politics andhistory
\nWhen Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced last Monday that itplans to take over management of two smaller West Los Angeleshospitals, the headlines could easily have read, \”Man Bites Dog.\”
The sermon seminar organized by the Board of Rabbis of Southern California is the group\’s biggest event of the year. Rabbis from allover the Southland get together to share sermon ideas for the High Holy Days. It is an opportunity for spiritual enrichment and sharing.Colleagues present their best materials. Congregations throughout Southern California benefit from this annual exchange of ideas and inspiration.
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.