In keeping with an annual tradition started 35 years ago, Canoga Park\’s Follow Your Heart\’s Jewish owners, Bob Goldberg and Paul Lewin, will hold their Chanukah Feast on Dec. 19, 4 p.m.- 9 p.m.
On the first night of Chanukah my true love gave to me…social justice? That\’s the theme of one of the hottest parties of the Chanukah season, \”Vodka Latka: The Festival of Rights,\” sponsored by the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA), JDub Records and Reboot on Dec. 13 at the El Rey Theatre in Mid-Wilshire.
We\’ve all been there.
You go to the store, turn on the TV or pick up a catalogue and see something incredibly silly that you never in a million years would buy for yourself (it\’s also called a \”guilty pleasure\”). But you can always say you are buying it for someone else. So in the grand tradition of the Pet Rock, the Moses action figure and the snow cone machine, The Journal presents the Chanukah gifts you really want but won\’t admit it.
I will be frank. I\’m tired of hearing the same holiday songs over and over. So the best Chanukah present I\’ve received this year is a pile of Chanukah-themed CDs with lots of new holiday songs, many of them quite good.
Having trouble finding the perfect gift for the one who has everything? Want to give back to the community this holiday season and into 2007? Here are eight great ways to contribute.
Demand for PlayStation 3 and Nintendo\’s Wii is outstripping the available supply, and analysts predict the shortage could lead to increased demand for Microsoft\’s Xbox 360.
But how will you know which system is the right fit for your family?
The Skirball Cultural Center has chosen to focus on Italian Jewry as the theme for its upcoming \”Hanukkah Family Festival,\” a series of performances, workshops, exhibits and other activities on Sunday, Dec. 10.
It was a night to acknowledge accomplished women Nov. 1, when 300 people celebrated the Anti-Defamation League\’s (ADL) 12th annual Deborah Awards. This year\’s honorees, Louise Bryson of
If you were in Jerusalem at the crack of dawn on a Monday or Thursday, you would see dozens of bar mitzvah boys davening by the Western Wall, being taught to lay tefillin for the first time. In Persian families this practice includes a morning prayer service and a breakfast for close family and friends.Since the b\’nai mitzvah ceremony is rife with spiritual meaning, a lovely way to start the sacred day is an early morning gathering to greet the sunrise.
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