One Day
Rob Eshman
July 2, 2009
I have seen the Jewish future — it’s loud, and hypnotic, and it reeks of pot.
Category
July 2, 2009
A Clarification on Cremation, Mistaken Identities!
Jewish Journal
July 2, 2009
Following traditional Jewish practice, Hillside has never, does not and will never perform a cremation.
Rembaum’s Unity
David Suissa
July 2, 2009
I was raised Orthodox, I’m a member of several Orthodox communities and I’ve hung out with Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews most of my adult life. Still, I’ve always had this love affair the Conservative movement.
The Sounds of Silence on Iran
Mona Eltahawy
July 2, 2009
Do you hear the silence from the Arab world over events in Iran?
Spare the Rod
Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
July 2, 2009
Corporal punishment is one of the most controversial subjects in child rearing. We have seen too many examples of child abuse from overzealous and emotionally unstable parents. At the same time, many families see nothing wrong with an occasional potch in tuchis (slap on the derriere) as a legitimate form of discipline.
Cool, Hot and Jewish
Jewish Journal
July 2, 2009
It’s tough to resist the temptation of calling this list “The Best of Jewish L.A.” Plenty of publications and Web sites anoint restaurants, products and people with the hallowed “best of” label. We don’t go in for such hype.
Westside JCC Opens New Aquatic Center
Anita K. Kantrowitz
July 2, 2009
After an eight-month, $4 million “green” renovation of its pools, the Westside Jewish Community Center (WJCC) this week opened its new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Aquatic Center. Children’s swim lessons resumed Monday, and other aqua programs will be phased in over the course of the summer, said Michael Kaminsky, president of the WJCC’s board.
Community Library Moving to AJU
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
July 2, 2009
The Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles is moving out of its decades-long home at The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard and being absorbed by the library at the American Jewish University (AJU) on Mulholland Drive. The merged library is scheduled to open at AJU Sept. 1 and will be free to the public.
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