Jews are not white people, or why Jews support the Left (a response to Dennis Prager)
Tom Teicholz
September 7, 2016
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September 7, 2016
Buying guide: The perfect sofa
Jonathan Fong
September 7, 2016
Are you in the market for a new sofa? My sympathies. Sofa shopping is stressful. Not only is it a high-ticket item, but you’re going to be sitting on it — and looking at it — every single day. For years.
Doctor’s gift adds new flavor to USC art museum
Tess Cutler
September 7, 2016
Perhaps it was Dr. Eugene Rogolsky’s belief in the Hippocratic oath that he accepted in medical school. Or maybe it was because he learned from his parents — two Jewish immigrants from Poland who raised four kids during the Great Depression — to never give up.
Conversion marked an important step on his pioneering path
Esther D. Kustanowitz
September 7, 2016
Technically, Claudio Estrada Jr. became a Jew on March 9, 2015, but “spiritually inside,” he said, “I was a Jew a long time ago.”
Calendar: September 9-15
Amanda Epstein
September 7, 2016
Bring a potluck dinner and join the community on the roof as the summer winds down.
What I wish synagogues knew about single parents
Jewish Journal
September 7, 2016
I’m not sure where to begin. I first want to say that my synagogue — and I think synagogues in general — have done a really great job of welcoming congregants who have converted, are intermarried, and are in gay and lesbian marriages.
Recipe: Mini almond and grape crostatas
Jewish Journal
September 7, 2016
Apples and honey around the High Holidays are certainly not the only way to ensure a sweet new year.
Obituaries: week of September 9th, 2016.
Jewish Journal
September 7, 2016
Obituaries: Week of September 9th, 2016.
When your life becomes a sitcom
Michelle K. Wolf
September 7, 2016
Even in this time of edgy Netflix binge-worthy shows and more cute cat videos to watch on YouTube than you could ever squeeze into a lifetime, network TV still reaches millions of Americans, and is able to exert a profound and powerful impact on our culture.
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