They are so simple and yet they have eluded us since the beginning of time.

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I love taking baths. I love everything about them.

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Different Jewish denominations have varying views on what it means to follow Jewish law.

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According to one study, almost half of Americans say they feel tired between three and seven days per week, and 35.2% of all U.S. adults sleep less than seven hours per night. 

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One school after another, churches, synagogues, stores, homes, countless places where people gather, live, study and pray have become places of danger.

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Jewish groups have issued tweets expressing horror and outrage over the May 24 mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas that resulted in 21 students and two teachers dead. The shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a city west of San Antonio. The alleged shooter, reportedly identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was […]

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The extremely tense relationships between U.S. and Saudi leaders were a relatively low-level concern until the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Rabbi Pini Dunner thinks that human beings are essentially good. The senior rabbi at Young Israel of North Beverly Hills wrote about this last year in an article for The Algemeiner titled, “Being Good Is in Our Nature.” “The fact we are all born in God’s image means that if we don’t give in to […]

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The following is my dream list of classes I wish had existed when I was in middle school and high school.

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A 90-year-old Jewish man was reportedly killed after his neighbor allegedly pushed him out of their building. Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) and Israel Hayom reported that the victim, identified as René Hadjaj, was pushed from the 17th floor of his building on May 21. Police arrested the suspect, 51-year-old Rachid Kheniche, on May 24. Authorities […]

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The latest wave of “acceptable” antisemitism involves leftwing politicians and liberal media pundits demonizing AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee

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There are many reasons to have a Royal Family, although there are strong sentiments on both sides.

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Is it possible that our fight against antisemitism has become so loud and alarmist that it can backfire and become counterproductive?

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A group of men dressed in Nazi uniforms were harassing guests at the Beverly Hilton hotel and then proceeded to drive through the streets of Beverly Hills shouting antisemitic rhetoric on May 21. Video footage posted by Stop Antisemitism showed the men shouting the “Nazis are coming!” at the hotel guests; per Stop Antisemitism, police […]

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There’s a long history of playing fast and loose with footage and forensics when it comes to describing events that take place in the Holy Land.

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For Spring Break April 2022, I went on the magnificent Majestic Princess to Mexico! Enjoy videos below from my tours in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. Welcome to Cabo San Lucas , Mexico 🇲🇽 on the Majestic Princess Welcome to MEXICO! In Cabo San Lucas, you can see the famous arch right from […]

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Israel of killing Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a May 19 Instagram Live video and said that there needed to be a “line” drawn over the United States’ funding of Israel. Abu Akleh was shot in the head during an Israel Defense Force (IDF) raid in the West […]

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In a litigious world words have become a battlefield.

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The proper observance of shmita has been a topic of perennial debate in Israel's Orthodox community for the last 130 years.

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Let there be no doubt about the central priorities in the intensely focused life of Grant Arthur Gochin, the honorary consul for the Republic of Togo and vice dean of the Los Angeles Consular Corps. 

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Over the past decade, nutrition labels and restaurants have been increasingly offering gluten-free options, bringing celiac disease into the public eye. 

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The HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is the closest thing Angelenos have to watching a hometown NBA team in the playoffs this spring.

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An initiative of The Community Shul, an Orthodox synagogue in Pico-Robertson, the program offers unaffiliated Jewish families affordable Sunday school lessons and a bar and bat mitzvah ceremony. 

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) and Museum of Tolerance honored Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services, Eddy Cue, with the 2022 Humanitarian Award, the organization’s highest honor. “For the past 45 years, this organization has been an essential leader in the fight for human rights, promoting tolerance and dignity for all,” Cue said, accepting his […]

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Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) introduced a resolution in Congress on May 16 that recognizes the Nakba, Arab for “catastrophe” in referencing Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948.

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If your brother becomes destitute and sells some of his inherited property… – Leviticus 25:25 When I was growing up I barely owned a stapler. When I was growing up I blessed the refrigerator if it had anything in it. When I was growing up we rented our land from people whose names we did […]

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The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) yearly Audit of Antisemitic Incidents released on April 26 found that antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in 2021. The report documented 2,717 instances of antisemitism in 2021, a 34% increase from the 2,026 instances the year before, and the highest amount that the ADL has ever recorded since their annual […]

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A new survey released by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) found that more than half of American Jewish millennials view their connection to Israel as an important part of their identity. The survey found that 53.5% of American Jewish millennials view the Israel connection as “very important” or “somewhat important” to their identity. Nearly 73% […]

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It’s only by having sharp editors carefully vet and edit smart, thoughtful commentary from all sides that we can hope to elevate the national conversation.

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JETS School of Los Angeles, which combines a stellar Jewish education with real-world skills, has released a new video featuring students, alumni, and staff.

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Beginning with the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has hosted a worldwide annual hate-fest against Jews, celebrated on the last Friday of Ramadan.

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Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign targeted the campus Hillel during a march protesting the actions of the Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, The Algemeiner and Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported.

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Why is Russian Television suddenly interested in how U.S. journalists covered Hitler?

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Some (good) updates because it’s been a few weeks… 1. Saw the doctor today and the incision on my throat is healed enough that I don’t need to cover it anymore; I can shower without bandaging it or even bathe or SWIM for the first time in months! 2. It’s been long enough for both […]

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A group of pro-Palestinian protesters chanted anti-Israel slogans like “Long live the Intifada” and “We want all ‘48” in front the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles on April 21. The protest was billed as a rally to “Defend Al-Aqsa” and “Defend Gaza.” There has been ongoing clashes between Israeli authorities and Palestinian rioters […]

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During her time behind bars, Badger, who is Jewish, learned Torah with volunteers, including Rabbi Miriam Hamrell of Ahavat Torah Congregation.

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On June 9, 2009 Javier Sinay, a Jewish Argentine journalist, received a startling email from his father, who had just discovered that his grandfather — Sinay’s great-grandfather — had written an account of gruesome crimes against Jews. 

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When a synagogue with one of the oldest histories in the Los Angeles area celebrated its 100th birthday this month, the emphasis was on youth.

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When Nazis were hunting down and slaughtering Jews across Europe in the 1940s, the most optimistic Jews could not have imagined scenes that played out last week across Los Angeles.

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After the first time I gave birth, I was resting in my bed at Kaiser, waiting for the airline-style kosher food from the cafeteria to arrive.

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The world has lost one of its funniest people: Gilbert Gottfried.

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The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies honored Sharon Nazarian, president of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation, with the Legacy Award, highlighting her unparalleled role in the founding of the UCLA Nazarian Center.  Nazarian was honored during the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center’s ten-year anniversary gala, held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing […]

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The seder’s dark mysteries unfold only gradually, over decades, forming an arc of love and protection between the elders, seasoned by painful experience, and the youngest children.

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While Shir Hashirim, of all Songs the Song, is to Ecclesiastes’ Qohelet an objection, it takes our breath away by causing us to long not for what can’t be understood without objection— the wisdom that’s achieved by means of intellect, and contradicted constantly by its pursuers— but rather for the love that helps us to […]

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If God had only brought us out from Egypt it would have been enough. If we had not come so far in our efforts to break the planet, it would have been enough. If I had only won the lottery, just once it would have been enough. If I only had the patience required to […]

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Paschal Reflections on War, Hope and Deliverance in Ukraine

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Tennessee Republican Senator Frank Nicely is under fire for saying that only former President Donald Trump’s Jewish family members care about the removal of Morgan Ortagus from the Republican congressional ballot.

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The uneasy codependence of production and distribution harkens back to the days of silent films.

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I thought cleaning for Pesach was a nightmare. Nope. Cleaning for Pesach was somewhat therapeutic. A blend of kashering dishes, clearing out the pantry and giving the fridge a good scrubbing. But cleaning during Pesach is a whole different level of anguish. The crumbs. No matter how many times I dust-bust or sweep, matzah crumbs […]

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Dear all, Earlier this week Ron and I observed the yahrzeit (anniversary of the death) of his mother. As we planned our visit to the cemetery, we discussed whether or not to bring our toddlers with us. “How do you explain death to a 2.5 year old?” we asked one another. “How do you explain […]

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