From painted-clay preschool classics to sterling silver family heirlooms, the eight bright lights of the chanukiyah have a unique and artful way of revealing our values, holding our histories and telling our stories.
In this crazy world, everyone can use some Christmas cheer, and let\’s face it, whether enjoying a gingersnap latte or a warm smile from a perfect stranger, we all benefit in one way or another.
It\’s not that I have Christmas envy — I don\’t celebrate Christmas,and I love, honor and embrace Jewish holiday traditions — but there\’s just something about those Christmas carols that gets to me.
Parshat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) How about, for starters — crossed path by crossed path, person by person, angel by angel — a rescued world?
I wish Jews believed in hell, because then I could take comfort that Bernard Madoff will go there.
Paul\’s shop has been a fixture in the neighborhood for 28 years. When you enter his shop, which sits adjacent to the Pico Glatt market a block east of Beverly Drive, you half expect to see trolley cars and \’56 Chevys going by outside. His sewing machines are more than 50 years old.
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