For LA Actress Rachel Stubington, Things Are Going Super
Alan Zeitlin
February 8, 2023
It’s not often that an actress can be seen on a television show, a TV film and a Super Bowl commercial all around the same time.
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February 8, 2023
State of the Union 2023: Biden’s Build Back Blather
Eric Golub
February 8, 2023
Mr. Biden claims to be committed to bipartisanship. His presidency would greatly benefit from looking at policy proposals that disagree with his own
Antisemitism Is on the Rise, So Let’s Get Closer
Stephen Smith
February 8, 2023
If we want to feel safer, billboards won’t help. We must double down on what makes us special — our loyalty to one another, our fierce sense of identity, our confidence and trust in one another.
The Israeli President Is Right: ‘Talk to One Another’
Gary Wexler
February 8, 2023
The only way through this mess is if the different sides in Israel can have conversation with one another, finding compromise and commonality, however difficult.
The One Kosher Restaurant LA Needs, But Doesn’t Have
Tabby Refael
February 8, 2023
I’m not going to exclusively blame the downfall of the old Sizzler on Wilshire Boulevard on my refugee family’s eating habits, but I do believe we may have had a hand in its unfortunate demise.
Kindness to AI
Rabbi Jason Weiner
February 8, 2023
While AI is clearly not human, some machines employing AI can express human characteristics, and as a result we may interact with it as if it is a person.
David Gilmour’s Wife Calls Roger Waters “Antisemitic to Your Rotten Core”
Aaron Bandler
February 8, 2023
Polly Samson, an author and lyricists and the wife of Roger Waters’ former Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour, called Waters “antisemitic to your rotten core” in a February 6 tweet, with Gilmour later agreeing.
The Torah of Trauma
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
February 8, 2023
I am grateful that our tradition acknowledges the reality of our pain and trauma and encourages us to be thoughtful about ways in which we can avoid such discomfort in the future.
Parties Must Call Out Their Own
Dan Schnur
February 8, 2023
Neither party has a monopoly on hatred and prejudice. And as long as party affiliation comes before decency and humanity, the bigots on both sides will have a home.
Jenin, Jenin, Jenin
Blake Flayton
February 8, 2023
Because massacres are understood to be politically motivated, the word can consequently be used to manipulate, misinform and misconstrue.
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