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The movie version of Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway classic Into the Woods, which opened in theaters yesterday, is much more than several interwoven, fractured fairy tales. It’s a thicket of symbols and themes that draw directly on the ideas and Weltanschauung of Sigmund Freud.

The Measure of Our Success – D’var Torah Vayigash

Rabbi John Rosove December 26, 2014

Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, it is objective.

Milad Doroudian December 25, 2014

Parting of the Ways? Haftarat Vayigash, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Jonathan Zasloff December 25, 2014

A Perfect Staycation: #MyDanaPoint

Lisa Ellen Niver December 24, 2014

Guilford Glazer, leading Los Angeles philanthropist, dies at 93

Ryan Torok December 24, 2014

Guilford Glazer, a strong supporter of Israel, leading Los Angeles philanthropist and real estate developer, died in his Beverly Hills home on Dec. 23.

Stewart vs. Colbert: Who Really Won?

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin December 24, 2014

Harold Schulweis: Founder of a Big Judaism

David Suissa December 24, 2014

“I’m having trouble with the past tense,” Rabbi Uri Herscher said as he began his eulogy for his close friend Rabbi Harold Schulweis, who died last week at the age of 89.