March 13, 2013

Kosher caterer and restaurateur Alain Cohen brings family tradition to his menus, Passover seder

Jewish Journal March 13, 2013

It’s late afternoon and the staff at Got Kosher? Café is under the impression that the kitchen isn’t yet able to prepare brik until dinner service begins. “So, you want brik?” owner Alain Cohen asks. Dressed in all black, with a professorial air and solid build, Cohen’s question implies that brik will be in my future, despite the lunch shift’s initial claim. When Cohen sits down at the front corner table in his restaurant, a half-moon shaped, flash-fried brik arrives, with a diminutive, custom-sized portion for himself.

Kosher – Farm to table

Jewish Journal March 13, 2013

Jewish holidays are full of symbolic foodstuffs: We are people of the mouth and stomach at least as much as the people of the book. Passover provides perhaps the best example of this — not only does almost everything on the table have a story, the ritual of the holiday involves telling those stories at length. Everything from the parsley we dip to the wine drink has a narrative attached to it.

Notes from the Herzliya Conference

Shmuel Rosner March 13, 2013

Do you really want to go inside?” a friend asked me at the entrance to the main hall of the Herzliya Conference, a global policy conference. “You know,” he said, “it’s Tzipi Livni speaking” — implying that there’s no point in wasting one’s time on her.

The 21st century b’nai mitzvah

Ryan Torok March 13, 2013

When Isa Aron considers b’nai mitzvah today, she gets the impression that parents — and sometimes synagogues — care more about their son or daughter performing flawlessly when on the bimah than they do about their forming lasting connections to Judaism.

Need for genetic testing raised by new initiative GeneTestNow

Rebecca Steinberger March 13, 2013

Significant advances in science enable us to no longer question what’s in our genes. This is especially important for Jews, who are far more likely to be carriers of genetic diseases than the general population.

Young Iranian-Jews discuss taboo topics at UCLA

Karmel Melamed March 13, 2013

Nearly 300 young Iranian Jews packed UCLA’s Fowler Museum auditorium on March 7 for a discussion featuring five prominent young Iranian-Jewish professionals openly discussing topics considered to be taboo within their community. The gathering was historic not only because young Iranian-Jews do not typically discuss their problems regarding career choices and personal relationships in a public forum — but also because this event marked the first time an openly gay member of the community has discussed issues of homosexuality facing Iranian-Jews in Los Angeles.

Man behind Iron Dome addresses Milken students

Jewish Journal March 13, 2013

Milken Community High School\’s middle and upper school students and teachers got a unique glimpse into the inner workings of some of the Israeli military’s most cutting-edge technology on March 7.

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Kosher caterer and restaurateur Alain Cohen brings family tradition to his menus, Passover seder

Kosher – Farm to table

Notes from the Herzliya Conference

The 21st century b’nai mitzvah

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Young Iranian-Jews discuss taboo topics at UCLA

Man behind Iron Dome addresses Milken students

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