New Year’s Eve: Grand Avenue was great
Susan Freudenheim
January 2, 2014
Note to Los Angeles officials: We do like to party in public. Sure, we’re three hours behind the East Coast, but what’s wrong with that?
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Chanukah at the White House
Rob Eshman
December 6, 2013
My new favorite way to celebrate Chanukah is lighting candles with Barack Obama. The annual White House Chanukah Party was held Dec 5, a day after Chanukah.
The sky’s the limit
Jewish Journal
April 17, 2013
Preparing for the complete bar or bat mitzvah experience — the ceremony, the food, the entertainment — can feel like a three-ring circus. So maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that carnivals are one of the hottest themes these days as kids prepare for the biggest party they’ve thrown in their 13 years on the planet.
The problem with Israel’s electoral system
Gidi Grinstein
January 16, 2013
Israel’s electoral system is the root cause of the disheartening polarization and superficiality on display in Israel’s current election season. Many wrongly point to the egos of our politicians as the underlying reason. In reality, powerful constitutional disincentives for collaboration shape our politics.
Computer woes force Likud to extend hours in primary vote
Jewish Journal
November 25, 2012
Polls will remain open past midnight in Likud Party primary voting following computer malfunctions at several polling stations.
Calendar Picks and Clicks: Oct. 27–Nov 2, 2012
Ryan Torok
October 24, 2012
IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi Ronit Tsadok, American Jewish University’s Rabbi Aryeh Cohen and leaders of social justice organization Bend the Arc discuss the November ballot initiatives through a Jewish lens, addressing what Jewish tradition says about the death penalty, criminal justice and income equality.
The story behind the Hotel Shangri-La anti-Semitism trial
Jonah Lowenfeld
August 22, 2012
It was late in the afternoon on Aug. 15, a Wednesday, when the jury delivered its verdict to a Santa Monica courtroom.
Israeli political constellation realigns as Kadima quits government
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2012
For the second time in just two months, the Israeli political universe was upended when Shaul Mofaz’s Kadima Party voted to quit Israel’s governing coalition.
What happens to a Hebrew-School dropout?
Jewish Journal
June 27, 2012
My 11-year-old son, Ari, is now a Hebrew-school dropout. I am aware that that\’s the name of a comedy act and a line of T-shirts. But, for me, the phrase is not a punch line, but a punch in the gut. I imagine my response was just like parents whose kids drop out of high school: disbelief, sadness and helplessness followed quickly by a healthy dose of Jewish guilt. \”Where did I go wrong?\” \”What did I do to cause him to reject my contribution to his heritage?\”
Snail mail or e-mail: How will your next invitation be sent?
Jewish Journal
June 27, 2012
My bat mitzvah invitation had bright purple embossed text on a hot pink card with my name enlarged in decorative script at the top and daisies adorning the bottom. Twenty-plus years later, I remember eagerly waiting for my friends to receive the invitations and running home weeks later to check the mailbox for the return of the RSVP envelopes. Secured in a scrapbook, the invitation is a treasured memento.
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