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May 21, 2015
Talmudic temptation
From a glass-enclosed cabinet in her Westchester home office, historical novelist Maggie Anton removed a small clay pot.
From a Romanian village to Jewish Los Angeles
The journey to Judaism was a long one for Kinga Dobos. She grew up in a poor village in Romania and struggled to fit in as a teenager in Hungary.
Navigating grief’s wilderness: Parashat Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20)
“You must make yourself like a wilderness in order to receive the Torah” (Bamidbar Rabbah 19:26).
Arms open wide to embrace everything Israel
The smell of schnitzel was in the air. The sounds of Israeli music and Hebrew were, too. But love … that remained firmly earthbound at the Celebrate Israel Festival, held May 17 at Rancho Park.
Moving and Shaking: Celebrate Israel Festival
Festival goers enjoy a wide variety of attractions — including rides, food and entertainment — at the Celebrate Israel Festival.
10 tips for summer outdoor entertaining
This Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer party season.
URJ and NFTY sued over sand fly bites on Israel youth trip
Parents of four Jewish high school students in Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit on May 4 alleging that the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and its youth movement, the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), did not adequately warn and protect their children from infected sand flies during a 2014 group trip to Israel.
A German Jew who served the U.S. at Utah Beach
“Col. James Van Fleet took me aside and said, ‘Bodlander, since you speak both French and German, I want you on my boat when we go ashore. And, incidentally, I will be the first person to step onto land; you’ll be the second,’ ” Walter Bodlander said in a recent interview.
Heroes to Heroes helps U.S. soldiers heal their psychic wounds
With his two kids out of the house, retired Army Sgt. Harrison Manyoma planned to commit suicide on Aug. 10, 2012. But a Jewish mother from New Jersey derailed his plans.
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