Category: Science and Health

On the memorable evening at Camp Ramah where Joel Rembaum wasintroduced to Fredi Breverman, who would be his wife for 61 years, the mutual friend who introduced them made an 11-word pitch: “You should get to know this lady,” he said. “She’s really, really good.” He did, and their relationship lasted until last April 20, […]

At 3:14 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 21, a car pulled up to the entrance of a business in Downtown Los Angeles. Two masked men quickly jumped out, shoved a man standing at the entrance, struck him on the head with a pistol several times and ripped a Rolex watch from his wrist. The entire robbery […]

Film producer Howard Rosenman was taking a late-night walk near his home in West Hollywood on Aug. 4, following his doctor’s advice to get more exercise. It was 11:30 p.m. on a beautiful summer night. Huntley Drive, near Melrose Avenue, was filled with the scent of jacaranda and jasmine. Then, without warning, he felt something […]

Shall we continue? Last week, when I was writing based on Israel’s exit polls – they turned out to be not the most accurate – I argued that Israel is a state in superposition. This still holds true. In Iran – a superposition that is neither victory nor defeat. In Gaza – a superposition that […]

By now, many viewers have probably binge-watched the latest season of “Nobody Wants This,” the hit Netflix series that follows the romantic relationship between Joanne, a non-Jewish podcaster played by Kristen Bell, and “hot rabbi” Noah Roklov, portrayed by Adam Brody. In season three, which was released last month, Joanne and Noah move in together, […]

Sacha Baron Cohen is one of the comic geniuses of our time. The British born comedian became known in America with HBO’s “Da Ali G Show.” Wearing a doo-rag, sunglasses, and pretending to be totally stupid, Ali G would he ask Donald Trump what he thought of an ice-cream glove, made Andy Rooney of “60 […]

At the Goldrich Cultural Center at The Grove in Los Angeles, music will tell a story that spans generations, continents and some of the darkest chapters in Jewish history. On Nov. 4 and 5, countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, baritone and cantorial soloist Simon Barrad, and pianist and music director Ronny Michael Greenberg will take the […]

Leftist mainstream media outlets piled on this week to express outrage at my observation, during a speech in Grand Rapids for Mike Rogers, about the troubling dearth of scientific output from the world’s 22 Arab nations over the past five decades. These reporters — @fatimathefatima @AP, @Kanishka183 @Reuters, @rachel_roubein @washingtonpost, @baylisswagner @nytimes, @stevebenen @MSNOWNews — […]

Last April, Rabbi Joel Rembaum lost Fredi, his wife of 61 years, to cancer. How does one recover? “There’s no secret, no single answer,” the retired longtime leader of Temple Beth Am said. “Relationships take different forms, operate differently, according to individuals’ own characteristics.  “It’s hard,” the rabbi said. “I can talk about elements that helped […]

In 2026, you don’t expect an  American movie – even a documentary – to include an almost Talmudic discussion focusing on the meaning of the word “can.” But it’s a critical scene in “You Can See Everything,” the hit documentary (co-directed by Jewish filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim) that follows Elizabeth Holmes, the creator […]