The Candy Man Can
Teresa Strasser
August 24, 2006
If you\’ve ever tried to split a Big Hunk candy bar — the kind made out of brittle white nougat and peanuts — then you understand a typical breakup.
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Womans Voice
Can Artwork Mend Fences?
Naomi Pfefferman
August 24, 2006
\”Sovereign Threads: A History of Palestinian Embroidery\”. \”Threads\” offered a different window into the region: a rare opportunity to view Palestinian embroidery, considered among the finest in the world, in what is perhaps the first show of its kind in Los Angeles.
Nourish Your Soul With a Helping of Jewish Learning
Michele Alperin
August 24, 2006
Many Reform Jews express their connection with the divine through social action and tikkun olam, fixing God\’s world. While all of these are also part of my own life as a Jew, it is study that nourishes my rationalist-traditionalist soul and links me to another realm.
No Deposit, No Return
Debra L. Eckerling
August 4, 2006
Dating is difficult enough without asking for a guarantee. Imagine my surprise when the last guy I went out with wanted just that.
Edgy 80’s Director Takes A Walk on the Mild Side
Naomi Pfefferman
August 4, 2006
\”Boynton Beach Club,\” opening Friday, seems an unexpected turn for filmmaker Susan Seidelman, best known as a chronicler of hip 1980s youth culture.
A ‘Nice’ Idea Blossoms Into a Group of ‘Niceaholics’
Rebecca Raphael
July 27, 2006
\”I realized that if you have the ability to help other people, you\’re in a pretty good place,\” says Debbie Tenzer. \”It\’s not always easy, because basically, we\’re selfish creatures, many of us struggling every day. We have to make a choice, and it starts by doing just one nice thing.\”
Irreverent Stories You Haven’t Heard
Amy Klein
July 19, 2006
Why are there so many young, hip Jews writing fiction that irreverently pokes fun at their heritage?
‘Talk to You Soon’
Dara Lehon
July 19, 2006
A short time ago, in a galaxy all too familiar, a smart, adorable guy I\’d been chatting with for months faded — like one too many others — into oblivion. The red flags were raised from day one.
I’ve Got a Secret
Judy Gruen
July 13, 2006
I thought I had struck social gossip gold when my friend Paula let slip a delicious bit of intelligence straight into my eager ears. But as it turns out, Benjamin Franklin was right: \’Two can keep a secret, if one of them is dead.\’
Iranians Adopt Agreement to Avoid Future Agunot
Karmel Melamed
July 13, 2006
Rachel R. endured three years of humiliation while seeking a civil divorce from her physically abusive husband in Iran during the late 1980s. Rachel, who asked that The Journal not use her real name, is now 52 and living in Los Angeles. But her divorce nightmare continues more than 20 years later.\n
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