When the sky is orange
at nine a.m., it looks like dusk.
It’s the transitional time
Of twilight and morning
Of nothing itself.
On Yom Kippur, in the liminal space
Are we dying or new shrouded in white,
in the unknown of a changing self,
meeting God and emerging maybe?
The sky is blazing orange with smoke,
How can I know
is the sun rising or setting on our world?
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
The phrase “in the narrow places” comes from Lamentations 1:3. It’s a direct description of the People of Judah, now exiled, pursued even in the narrowest of places.
The story will continue to haunt Trump until he orders a complete and credible disclosure of all the cold facts about what happened in that jail cell.
The Jewish trauma we thought was buried has come roaring back, four generations after the Holocaust.
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 116
Itay Benda, an Israeli singer, has found a unique way to advocate for Israel.
“Catalogue of Noses,” a 12-minute musical short, is a sharp and surprisingly devastating portrait of what happens when young girls internalize the idea that their natural face is a liability.
The people who write in this book are all wounded souls. Gone forever is the glib and certain faith that they may once have had, and in its place are the scars and the aches that will never go away.
The Braid will produce recipe videos and a filmed Shabbat conversation, accompanied by a nationally distributed Shabbat dinner discussion guide.
Arad Levertov had a bold idea: making everyday essentials more affordable through responsible lending.
Taragin’s volume is not a conventional academic history of his mentor. Rather, it offers a compendium of warm and wise anecdotes and lessons he learned studying under Amital.
The Community Hebrew Program at VBS, according to VBS, “will continue AJU’s legacy of enriching Jewish life through accessible Hebrew study resources.”
No matter where you’re born or how you were raised, one thing is certain — the more vegetables you place on the table, the more your family will learn to love them and expect them.
The Jewish trauma we thought was buried has come roaring back, four generations after the Holocaust.
The genocide of the Jews is turned morally inside out. The victims are transformed into the villains — making it not only appropriate, but righteous, to have another go at ridding the world of them.
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