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Rough It in Style at El Capitan Canyon

Judy Gruen August 18, 2005

As a city woman whose family is unaccustomed to \”roughing it,\” I planned our family vacation to involve a lot of nature but no sleeping on hard ground. That\’s what made El Capitan Canyon in Santa Barbara the perfect place for us: It\’s camping for people who like staying in Hiltons.

A two-hour drive north of Los Angeles, El Capitan Canyon is a former private campground that was transformed five years ago into a plush nature resort on 65 acres heavily populated with oak and sycamore trees. It allows guests to savor a rustic environment, but with down duvets and gourmet coffee for the coffeemaker.

Tsfat Nourishes the Spiritually Hungry

Orit Arfa August 4, 2005

As I climbed the green Galilean hills of Tsfat to reach the family hosting me for Shabbat, I wondered how it had changed since the last time I was in Israel\’s mystical city.

Sweet Indulgence at Chocolate Spa

Lisa Alcalay Klug July 7, 2005

The Spa at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pa., is every chocolate lover\’s fantasy. With bowls of silver-wrapped kisses (certified kosher) seemingly everywhere, and hot cocoa waiting by the fire, it may be the world\’s only spa that actually encourages guests to consume the stuff between treatments.

Get ‘Wicked’ in the Windy City

Shoshana Lewin-Fischer June 2, 2005

More than 2.77 million Chicagoans work, live and play in nearly 100 distinctive neighborhoods, divided by ethnicity, class and geography.

A Traveler’s Guide to Tel Aviv Nightlife

Orit Arfa May 19, 2005

New York may be the city that never sleeps, but life in Tel Aviv begins at midnight. There are dozens of nightclubs and about 200 bars in this mini-metropolis, each with its own flavor and theme. Yet they all share a determination and dedication to having a good time.

People, Motifs Blend at The Shul

Lisa Alcalay Klug April 14, 2005

The Shul\’s powerful sense of Jewish solidarity is well-documented. In May 1995, it hosted a meeting of the annual Sephardic Rabbis Convention, which featured an address by Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron, then the the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel.

Wild Ride With Wildlife in Miami

Lisa Alcalay Klug April 14, 2005

Stretching along the popular beachfront area of Miami, approximately 650,000 Jewish residents support more than 100 synagogues, several Jewish community centers and abundant kosher restaurants, including authentic Thai food. The South Florida city even employs a full-time kashrut supervision department.

New Berlin Memorial a Sign of Hope

Rabbi Arnold Rachlis April 14, 2005

Each year our congregation travels to a different corner of the Jewish world, and last Tisha B\’Av, the day commemorating persecutions and destructions that have befallen the Jewish people, we found ourselves in Berlin.

Resorting to Passover at Home

Judy Gruen April 7, 2005

My friend Rhonda asked me nonchalantly, \”Where are you going for Pesach this year?\”

Envisioning the whirlwind travels ahead, my head began to spin. \”I\’ll begin at Target for new shelf paper, sponges, paper goods, cleansers and a new broom. Then I\’ll dock briefly at Ralphs for the special deal on shmura matzah and whatever else they\’ve got for Pesach that\’s on sale. Next I\’ll bully my way in to the kosher market for meat, wine and enough matzah meal to plug up the Hoover Dam. Then I\’ll get over to Stan\’s Produce for fruits and vegetables. By that time, I\’ll have thought of dozens of other things I need, and start the whole thing over again. How about you?\”

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