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August 5, 2021
BDS Activist Explains Pressure on Ben & Jerry’s, Calls on Other Companies to Boycott Israel
Aaron Bandler
August 5, 2021
A pro-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist wrote an op-ed in The Guardian explaining how the BDS movement pressured Ben & Jerry’s to cease doing business in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
Why Funerals are a Crucial Ritual of Community Life
David Suissa
August 5, 2021
Nothing can touch us as profoundly as the end-of-life experience.
With LA Vaccine Proof Mandate, Lawmakers Aren’t Considering the Entire Picture
Kylie Ora Lobell
August 5, 2021
While I am all in favor of beating this horrific virus, and I am by no means anti-vaccine, I believe lawmakers are not looking at the entire picture.
LA Times Editorial: UTLA’s Pro-BDS Motion “Neither Needed Nor Wanted”
Aaron Bandler
August 5, 2021
The editorial called on the union to “reject the measure, which can do no real good for the union or schools, and certainly could hurt both.”
Why Are Jews So Charitable?
Chaim Steinmetz
August 5, 2021
Charity for Jews is about more than caring for the poor; it is about transforming the world.
Jewels of Elul: Lessons from Parents
Jewish Journal Staff
August 5, 2021
Of all relationships, perhaps the most complicated is the one between a parent and child.
Yotam Ottolenghi: Culinary Influencer Extraordinaire
Helene Siegel
August 5, 2021
In 2002, Yotam Ottolenghi, the Israeli-born London chef, reinterpreted Middle Eastern cuisine and made it chic, transforming forgotten vegetables like kohlrabi and fava beans into bright, sexy super stars.
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