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September 7, 2016

Buying guide: The perfect sofa

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

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.

Calendar: September 9-15

Bring a potluck dinner and join the community on the roof as the summer winds down.

What I wish synagogues knew about single parents

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.

When your life becomes a sitcom

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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