Last Friday was to have been one of Victoria \”Vicky\” Hen\’s happiest days. As a surprise, her boyfriend, Yaron Cohen, had planned to formally propose marriage to the 25-year-old Israeli American.\n\nInstead, her parents, Avinoam and Rachel Hen, and her younger brothers, Nimrod and Udi, spent the day planning her funeral service, which took place Sunday afternoon.
Jewish voters are strongly against secession, more so than any other religious group, according to the July 2 poll.
On a drizzly morning, with the city just opening its eyes, Bob Hertzberg is sitting at Solley\’s Delicatessen in Sherman Oaks. Even before having his coffee, he seems animated, even agitated, by his great new project: how to save Los Angeles.
Many years ago, when my youngest child was still a toddler, the marquee of the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center in Van Nuys sported, for a brief time, this bold announcement: \”Mother of the Month,\” followed by my name.
I\’m amazed Jewish boys ever find the courage to take a wife, because the ones I date can\’t find the courage to take a guest.
Jerusalem, in her pinnacle of glory, was the center of wisdom and Divine service.
We must know each other, as accurately as possible. If you can\’t invite your local imam into your living room, then go down to your local mosque, yourself, and bring a group from your synagogue with you.
Two words have yet to come up in the commentary and analysis of the tragic July 4 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport. Those words: Buford Furrow.
When you\’re hailed as the next Neil Simon, what\’s a famous drag diva to do?
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