The Circuit
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
May 12, 2005
Shoshanim, a magazine for Jewish teenage girls, is celebrating its fifth year in publication with a newly designed Web site, new features and an upgraded layout.
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Blintzes, Cupcakes and Pasta — Oh My!
Kelly Hartog
April 14, 2005
Back in the day, Passover meant meat, matzah and potatoes for eight days of the Passover.
Latin America Aims for Northern Palates
Larry Luxner
April 14, 2005
Guarding the entrance to Bodegas Barberis, a family-owned winery in western Argentina, is a small ceramic statue of the Virgin Mary, known locally as the Virgen de la Carrodilla.
Let My People Merlot
Jewish Journal
April 14, 2005
In the beginning, there was sweet wine. Really, really sweet wine. But as the kosher market broadened, a trickle of new wines targeted to a more sophisticated audience began to raise expectations among Jewish wine lovers.
Ex-Communist ‘Burb Makes Menorahs
Carolyn Slutsky
December 2, 2004
All the menorahs made at the factory have seven branches, a departure from the nine-armed versions most American Jews light to celebrate Chanukah.
Pico’s Familiar Slice
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
August 5, 2004
The new Kosher Nostra is a tiny storefront on Pico Boulevard east of La Cienega Boulevard, just a block or two outside the beaten path of kosher establishments on Pico.
A Solemn Day in Santa Monica
David Finnigan
July 8, 2004
Santa Monicans call it "the accident." Upon further reflection, some residents also concede that while this word is accurate, it does not capture the enormity of what happened on July 16, 2003.
Plan Seeks to Cure High Cost of Drugs
Idan Ivri
April 22, 2004
In this presidential campaign year, the figure is ubiquitous: One out of four Americans, about 70 million people, do not have health insurance.
Israel Growing as Arms Dealer
Leslie Susser
March 4, 2004
To every black cloud, they say, there is a silver lining. Under constant threat from terrorists and hostile neighbors, Israel has become an expert in security — and that expertise is generating huge profits.
A Sweet Dream Come True
Naomi Pfefferman
February 19, 2004
The tip jar at CremaLita in Santa Monica reads, \”Make Me Fat,\” which is the opposite of why patrons frequent this new, kosher fat-free ice cream chain in Los Angeles.
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