Author: David Rutman

Erev Shavuot shopping. The streets are buzzing with excitement. Finally, something to celebrate. The aroma from the bakeries fills the air and the line in the cheese store extends to the street. Our baskets are so filled with fruits that our sweetheart fruit and vegetable vendor helps Peni and I to the car. On this […]

As the late comedian George Carlin once said, “It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” For the Los Angeles Jewish community, this question might feel like an invitation to a heated debate over bagels and lox at Nate and Al’s on a Sunday morning where the answer is […]

The author of “The Art of the Deal” deftly negotiated two elections with the American people and improbably landed himself in the White House. After surviving two impeachments and assassination attempts, Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office like the Terminator, promising “Hasta la vista, baby” to the old way of doing things. Like him […]

Six people were burned and injured in Boulder, Colorado, at least one critically, in a firebombing attack on people who had gathered to draw attention to the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The victims were all senior citizens, aged 67-88, according to the FBI. Four have been transported to Boulder-area hospitals, and […]

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed walking through a drugstore aisle filled with cleaning supplies you don’t trust, shampoo you don’t understand, and unhealthy snacks you crave — but still buy — Dr. Aly Cohen understands. A triple board-certified physician in internal medicine, rheumatology and integrative medicine, Cohen has seen firsthand what happens when our modern […]

Whether you call him Abba, tatti, dad, or daddy, you want to celebrate your father in the most special way this Father’s Day. Along with taking him out to his favorite restaurant or heading to the golf course, you can grab a gift he’ll be sure to cherish. Check out these perfect picks for dad. […]

Yeastie Boys Bagels is full of personality, just like its owner and founder Evan Fox. With eight locations around Los Angeles, the vibrant truck is full of delicious New-York style LA bagels and creative combinations … with fun names – mainly pop culture and music references – to go with them. When Fox started Yeastie […]

On the holiday of Shavuot, the biblical book of Ruth is read in synagogue. Explanations for this practice include the springtime setting of both the tale and the holiday, as well as the heroine’s acceptance of Judaism, which thematically connects to the festival’s commemoration of the acceptance of God’s law at Sinai by the Israelites […]

The Democratic party has hit the abyss. As Shane Goldmacher wrote this week in The New York Times, “[the party’s] standing has plunged to startling new lows — 27 percent approval in a recent NBC News poll, the weakest in surveys dating to 1990.” This is not a nasty MAGA opinion; it’s a sober, factual […]