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The Light Rail Is Up and Running…Finally

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LW Ben Yechezkiel

June 21, 2012

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<a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/382738/a-donkeys-perspective-on-politics/" > A Donkey’s Perspective on Politics </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-author"> Chaim Steinmetz </span> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/382733/they-hate-the-left-love-america-and-blame-the-jews-how-the-woke-right-mirrors-the-left/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="931" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lekht-woke-right-931x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382736" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/382733/they-hate-the-left-love-america-and-blame-the-jews-how-the-woke-right-mirrors-the-left/" > They Hate the Left, Love America, and Blame the Jews: How the Woke Right Mirrors the Left </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-author"> Naya Lekht </span> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4a9bfdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-advads_ad_widget" data-id="4a9bfdf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="wp-widget-advads_ad_widget.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div style="margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;" id="jewis-2696609358"> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1616374550110-0' style='margin:0 auto;max-width:300px;'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1616374550110-0'); }); </script> </div></div> </div> </div> <div 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11, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Michelle Missaghieh, Temple Israel of Hollywood’s associate rabbi, is likely the busiest rabbi in Los Angeles.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382715 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/382715/why-do-some-jews-support-those-who-hate-them/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/blech-mamdani.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382716" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/382715/why-do-some-jews-support-those-who-hate-them/" > Why Do Some Jews Support Those Who Hate Them? </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>The lesson of Mamdani’s victory is not just that dangerous ideologies can win elections — but that they can win them with Jewish help. That makes them even more dangerous.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism category-poetry tag-balak tag-poetry tag-torah" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/382358/balaams-b-sides-a-poem-for-parsha-balak/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="800" height="385" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/balak-tents.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382359" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/382358/balaams-b-sides-a-poem-for-parsha-balak/" > Balaam’s B-Sides – A poem for Parsha Balak </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>If you’re a good Jew, and who am I to assume otherwise…</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-editors-note" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/382711/when-jew-hatred-meets-political-hatred-things-can-get-complicated/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1271" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/suissa-hate-1271x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382712" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/382711/when-jew-hatred-meets-political-hatred-things-can-get-complicated/" > When Jew-Hatred Meets Partisan Hatred, Things Can Get Complicated </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Jew-hatred is terrible regardless of where it comes from. But not all Jew-hatred is created equal. Depending on where you sit politically, some Jews can be more hated than others.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-movers-shakers" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/382706/israel-discount-banks-soiree-la-jewish-film-fest-closing-night-aju-board-chair/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1050" height="700" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ms-idb-bank.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382707" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/382706/israel-discount-banks-soiree-la-jewish-film-fest-closing-night-aju-board-chair/" > Israel Discount Bank’s Soiree, LA Jewish Film Fest Closing Night, AJU Board Chair </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382703 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/382703/bombing-auschwitz-in-iran/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/medoff-evin-prison.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382704" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/382703/bombing-auschwitz-in-iran/" > Bombing Auschwitz—in Iran </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>The Allies faced similar dilemmas during World War II, yet that never stopped them from bombing necessary targets.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382700 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-poetry tag-poetry2021" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/382700/joshua-stopped-the-sun/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1097" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gershon-joshua-1097x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382701" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/382700/joshua-stopped-the-sun/" > Joshua Stopped the Sun </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382697 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bisl-torah" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/382697/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-texas/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bisl-texas-flood.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382698" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/382697/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-texas/" > A Bisl Torah — A Prayer for the People of Texas </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Together, we cry. Together, we mourn.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-moment-in-time category-blogs" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/382654/a-moment-in-time-the-awe-of-in-between/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="781" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/zach-awe-781x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382696" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/382654/a-moment-in-time-the-awe-of-in-between/" > A Moment in Time: “The Awe of In-Between” </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-print-issue" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/382694/print-issue-hate-vs-love-july-11-2025/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="730" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jj250711-compressed-730x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382695" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/382694/print-issue-hate-vs-love-july-11-2025/" > Print Issue: Hate VS. Love | July 11, 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>The more noise we make about Jew-hatred, the more Jew-hatred seems to increase. Is all that noise spreading the very poison it is fighting? Is it time to introduce a radically new idea that will associate Jews not with hate but with love?</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382692 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-seeking-the-good" role="listitem"> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/seeking-the-good/382692/prophetic-illumination-or-the-comedy-club-of-canaan/" > Prophetic Illumination, or, The Comedy Club of Canaan </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382689 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food category-podcasts category-taste-buds-with-deb" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/382689/warren-rockmacher-kosher-barbecue-crack-dogs-and-brisket/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1236" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/warren-rockmacher-1236x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382690" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/382689/warren-rockmacher-kosher-barbecue-crack-dogs-and-brisket/" > Warren Rockmacher: Kosher Barbecue, Crack Dogs and Brisket </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 10, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 115</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382686 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/382686/fagin-the-thief-a-more-nuanced-portrait-of-dickens-jewish-villain/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1178" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fagin-the-thief-bookcover-1178x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382687" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/382686/fagin-the-thief-a-more-nuanced-portrait-of-dickens-jewish-villain/" > ‘Fagin the Thief’ — A More Nuanced Portrait of Dickens’ Jewish Villain </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> July 9, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>The desire to set things right animates “Fagin the Thief.”</p> </div> </div> </article> <article 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on a witty and well-paced script by Robbins and co-writer Zack Weiner, invites us to what is well set to be a disastrous Shabbat dinner.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-382682 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/382682/la-federation-to-award-500000-in-security-grants/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1204" height="802" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/com-torok-security.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-382683" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/382682/la-federation-to-award-500000-in-security-grants/" > LA Federation to Award $500,000 in Security Grants </a> </h3> <div 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