By: Rebecca Nadel
I had already been to Santa Ynez for wine tasting once before. I’d even been to one of the same vineyards we visited. I had visited Santa Barbara on countless occasions, but I’d never done any of these things with “>NEXT Shabbat dinner. Kudos to the organizers for executing such a successful and enjoyable trip! I can’t wait for the next one…be sure to save me a seat!
In this enriching new edition of the classic code of Jewish law, readers can delve deeply into the mind of Maimonides, from his analysis of the commandments to the controversies that have accompanied his writings, offering a window into the wisdom of one of our tradition’s preeminent thinkers.
Will Americans ever regain trust in our institutions? I think so.
In the book of Isaiah, God calls the prophet to comfort the Jewish people. But we know this is really something we must do for one another.
The America my generation seems to be leaving our kids and grandkids is not safer nor saner, and it breaks my heart.
The Culture Club singer shared a new song, “We Will Dance Again,” while calling out fellow musicians’ “selective memories” and “mouthing like sheep.”
We didn’t think that we were living in a “Golden Age,” because it did not occur to us that what we were experiencing was only a temporary respite from centuries of animosity and intolerance.
Since Israel evacuated Gaza in 2005, the Palestinian population has grown from 1.3 million to 2.1 million. In the West Bank, it has grown from 2.4 million to 3.4 million. If the Israelis were hellbent on committing genocide, it’s one of the most epic failures in military history.
From Trump’s standpoint, the nuclear issue has been overtaken by the bedeviling problem of the Strait of Hormuz. What Trump sees now in Iran is a mess, not a victory.
The world’s fanatical fixation with a group that is less that 0.2 percent of the world’s population has crossed the boundaries of moral vocabulary and into creepiness.
An open revolt for Jewish rights and protections is going to have to come from Jews finally making demands and fighting back—or not at all.
It’d be one thing if Mamdani were a lowly Israelophobe with a few hundred followers. But he’s not. He’s mayor of the city with the world’s largest Jewish population.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
You Can’t Always Get What You Want came out the year after I was born.
The 9th of Av is an annual reminder to look inward and ask if any hatred has taken root within our hearts.
The Haredim who break out of their bubbles to join the IDF are often caught between faith, family and country. Here are some of their stories.
Molly Crabapple has written a work of great inversion and of ultimate betrayal.
For the director/artist, creating images inspired by Torah is a way of engaging with the stories, ideas and interpretations that have shaped Jewish life for thousands of years.
