Walking mountains, shabbat and the Buddha
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2016
It is well known that the institution of Shabbat is one of the best inventions God ever came up with.
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November 18, 2016
We never give up hope
Rabbi Dov Fischer
November 18, 2016
As this week’s portion begins, Abraham is visited by three men.
Liberal wailing over the Western Wall
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2016
Liberal Jews (mostly American or American-born) have been escalating their protests against Israel’s unequal treatment of non-Orthodox worship at Judaism’s holiest site, the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The road of Israeli health tech to the U.S. market
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2016
Los Angeles is estimated to be home to roughly triple or even quadruple the number of Israelis as the Bay Area. When it comes to technology start-ups, however, there is barely even a comparison.
Hebrew Word of the Week: shafel/shafal
Yona Sabar
November 18, 2016
A word may develop two opposite, or quite different, meanings, as the English word “nice,” which once meant “stupid, ignorant,” but which currently means “pleasant, agreeable, polite.”
Moving and Shaking: LAMOTH fundraiser, Hummus Festival, Israel-Asia Community Summit and more
Ryan Torok
November 18, 2016
About 600 supporters of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) attended its annual fundraiser Nov. 6 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, which honored deceased Holocaust survivor Jona Goldrich and film producer Gary Foster for his film “Denial.”
Jewish artists’ intertwined roots, identity on display
Tess Cutler
November 18, 2016
“You have his nose,” said a man I’ve never met before, pointing to a photo of Theodor Herzl displayed on the wall.
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