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May 13, 2009
COMMUNITY BRIEFS: ‘Jew’ Graffiti Confounds Experts
Law enforcement officials and hate crime watchdogs have been confounded over the last few months by a spate of graffiti with the word “Jew” marking multiple locations in the Fairfax area, near Hollywood and on La Cienega Boulevard near the 10 Freeway.
Holiday Draws Sephardim to Santa Monica
There were no Lag B’Omer bonfires blazing on the Santa Monica Pier on Monday night, but the flashing neon lights of carnival rides illuminated the night sky for a communitywide gathering of Sephardic Jews.
Candidates Tell Why They Deserve Your Vote
Just a few more days of mailboxes stuffed with political fliers and shocking charges of misdeeds leveled by opposing candidates and it will be Tuesday, May 19 — Election Day.
JDate’s Challenge: Everyone Wants In
In what Jewish JDaters call “annoying” and “vexing,” and Jewish mothers call “a shonda,” (shame) non-Jews make up at least 2 percent of users on the Internet’s most popular Jewish dating service. Are they trying to undermine Jewish continuity, or are they just looking for love in all the wrong places?
Meet Mr. and Mrs. JDate
According to Jewish tradition, a person who makes three Jewish matches that lead to marriage earns shares in the world to come. If true, Joe Shapira is a big stockholder in heaven.
Yenta-in-Chief [VIDEO]
As Patti Stanger came bounding down the stairs of her charming Marina del Rey condo in a strappy black sundress, her hand extended in greeting, her left breast slipped out of her front and into full view.
Politics Abound on Pope’s Israel Mission
Coming as a self-described “pilgrim of peace,” Pope Benedict XVI vowed to fight anti-Semitism and called for a Palestinian state in the moments after his arrival in Israel for a five-day visit.
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