On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 30, as he worked on his computer in hisoffice at B\’nai Tikvah Congregation in Westchester, Rabbi MichaelBeals saw a man he didn\’t recognize walking through the synagogueparking lot.
By deciding to introduce meat products into its formerly all-dairy outlets, Noah\’s Bagels has provoked a strong response from observant Jewish noshers
Combine ancient laws of kashrut with the finest chefs from Europe and the United States. Mix well. Stir in a couple of Israeli mashgiachs and a liberal splash of French artistic temperament.Season to taste with Hebrew, English and Italian.
I knew I was being ridiculous and held my tongue.Inside, I was shriveling. Here was a side of my husband I didn\’tknow, and a world I wasn\’t ready for.
The news hit me as hard as a stale mandlebrot: Noah\’s Bagels wasgoing treif. They were abandoning us, tossing aside Los Angeles\’loyal kosher consumers like so many day-old minis.
This earthy, lyrical film by writer-director Ali Nassar is easilyone of the festival\’s brightest highlights.
One day, a tall, youthful Stanford grad named Jeremy Cowan decidedthat it was time to chuck his career in computers and create the verything human society lacked most: a Jewish beer.
\”Soleil\” will debut here at the Director\’s Guild on Oct. 28, the gala opening of the second annual Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival, sponsored by the Sephardic Educational Center.
Israel\’s newest weapon in its battle for economic well-being andworldwide acceptance is a tall, thin New Yorker with a great lambrecipe.\n\nHer name is Rozanne Gold.
It\’s High Holiday speech season. Rabbis prep, call each other withideas, exchange jokes, insights, and witty stories. They ponder thegreat issues of the day and get ready for prime-time talking in therabbinical world. Synagogues may not be full throughout the year, butcome Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, there is hardly an empty pew. Thisyear, attendance will be a bit higher, as Yom Kippur falls on aweekend.
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