The Gift of a Poem for Hanukkah
Toby Klein Greenwald
December 10, 2020
Lacking the funds for Hanukkah gifts, I wrote a two-page poem for my children.
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tisha b’av
In ‘A World Upended,’ Los Angeles Jews Gathered to Commemorate Tisha B’Av
Esther D. Kustanowitz
August 4, 2020
“It was soothing to see a gallery view of fellow Jews from across L.A. on a day that is defined by isolation.”
What This Tisha B’Av Meant for Me: My Temple is in Trouble
Paul Starr
August 2, 2020
Next Tisha B’Av may be different. We may be commemorating the loss of something much more meaningful.
L.A. Jews For Black Lives Hold Tisha B’Av Protest Outside Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Home
Ryan Torok and Kelly Hartog
July 30, 2020
The group demanded Garcetti officially rescind his endorsement of Jackie Lacey for district attorney and to adopt the Black Lives Matter Movement-Los Angeles (BLMA) the People’s Budget, which seeks to defund local police.
Tisha B’Av and the Enormous Pain that Still Exists in the World
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
July 30, 2020
Tisha b’Av for me has been about the enormous suffering that still exists in the world, the billions whose lives are food insecure, sanitation-less, healthcare bereft, and whose cultures are threatened because poverty has forced them into exile.
Tisha B’Av 5780: Understanding How Much We Cannot Understand
Doni Cohen
July 29, 2020
This year, we sit on the curbs of our sidewalks, on the streets of our land, instead of on the floors of our synagogues, as we remember Zion.
Coronavirus Patients Should Not Fast on Tisha B’Av, Israel’s Chief Rabbi Says
Marcy Oster, JTA
July 28, 2020
“To our sorrow, the plague is intensifying and we need heavenly mercy.”
Tisha B’Av: A Reason to Mourn
Shmuel Rosner
July 26, 2020
The day is marked by a fast, a practice most Jews do not observe. In fact, for most Jews, Tisha b’Av is just another day.
Add Vitamin D to Your Tisha B’Av Diet With Fish
Michael Tanenbaum
July 24, 2020
With a little seasoning and some ingredient ingenuity, you can whip up a memorable fish dish with a vitamin D bonanza.
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