Print Issue: Can 2024 Get Any Worse? | Jan 5, 2024
In the wake of an alarming rise in Jew-hatred across the world and on college campuses, the Jewish community is confronting an anxious future.
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Print Issue: Hate VS. Love | July 11, 2025
July 10, 2025
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?
Warren Rockmacher: Kosher Barbecue, Crack Dogs and Brisket
July 10, 2025
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 115
‘Fagin the Thief’ — A More Nuanced Portrait of Dickens’ Jewish Villain
July 9, 2025
The desire to set things right animates “Fagin the Thief.”
‘Bad Shabbos’: You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cringe, You’ll Hide the Body
July 9, 2025
The film, built 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.
LA Federation to Award $500,000 in Security Grants
July 9, 2025
The funds, according to JFEDLA, will provide for vital security personnel for organizations, institutions and groups primarily serving children.
Mother, Daughter and OC Synagogue Lead ‘Mitzvah Missions’ to Cuba
July 9, 2025
Currently, there are an estimated 600-800 Jews living in Cuba, most of whom are based in Havana, though there are small Jewish communities in Cuban cities Santa Clara and Cienfuegos.
From LA to Israel Under Fire: Why One Woman Still Chose to Make Aliyah
July 9, 2025
On June 12, Eve Karlin made Aliyah to Israel with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh. Twelve hours later, at 3:30 a.m., she woke up to the sounds of loud sirens.
A Snapshot of Love and Herby Fish Brochettes
July 9, 2025
Pairing the tender fish brochettes with the vibrant herb sauce and crispy potatoes reminded us of eating by the sea with the scent of saltwater in the air.
National Ice Cream Month: Delicious Decadence, Along with Some Healthy Recipes
July 9, 2025
While you don’t need a reason to try some new cool, sweet ice cream — or ice-cream adjacent — recipes, it’s certainly fun to have one.
Visiting Our Nation’s Capital Yields Two Standout Moments
July 9, 2025
Among all the visits and meals and catching up with new and old friends, two experiences are unique and will remain in our memories for an exceptionally long time.
Interfering With Regular Life
July 9, 2025
There are rare moments when to not take time out from ordinary life and show gratitude seems ungracious.
Rosner’s Domain | Friendship – Trump and Netanyahu Style
July 9, 2025
They are not friends. People like them have no friends.
What the Left and the Right Get Wrong About the Student Debt Crisis
July 9, 2025
Beyond the predictable partisan food fight, the United States faces a larger challenge if it continues to ignore the student debt crisis: diminishing global competitiveness.
To the Country I Thought I Lived In
July 9, 2025
I can’t believe that you are gone. I can only believe that you are in hiding and will return.
Where The Kalaniyot Still Bloom
July 9, 2025
A Teen’s Journey from Los Angeles to Kibbutz Nir Oz—a story of loss, hope, and the power of Jewish Roots.
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