People tend to assume that everyone is more or less the same around the world— that members of other societies all think like us, have the same values, yearn for the same things. After all, they’ll say, everyone presumably hopes to live in peace and security with basic notions of justice. Yet, having just commemorated […]
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Chef, cookbook author and dinner-party aficionado Jake Cohen believes cooking should be easy, fun and shared with others. That message comes out loud and clear in his new show, “Jake Makes It Easy.” “[With cooking] there are tasks that take time or require patience or even experience in terms of practice,” Cohen told the Journal. […]
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In September of 1970, the Rolling Stones told the world to “Get Yer Ya-Yas Out.” Thrice Chai years later, the Israeli Defense Forces did exactly that. A precision strike rendered Yahya no more. The man whose surname comprised the words sin and war has now become a true environmentalist by involuntarily becoming one with Mother […]
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In a confidential report from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to officials working on the country’s nuclear program, the supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s desired course of action is outlined. It asserts that while the regime’s missile capabilities are a significant factor in the “deterrence power of the Islamic Republic,” considering the “ongoing regional conflict” […]
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In 2008, Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 massacre in southern Israel, underwent a surgical procedure to remove a tumor from his brain—in an Israeli hospital! Yes, I know: Sometimes Jews should have their heads examined. We’re constantly told by shrieking Jew-haters that Israel has genocidal intent in Gaza. Yet, they cured the […]
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The elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the unrepentant mastermind of the darkest day in Israel’s history, brought a collective sigh of relief. The human embodiment of evil is now gone. Sinwar was especially evil because he sacrificed the lives of his own people in the service of his holy mission: eliminating the Jewish state, […]
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Gratitude fills my heart as I reflect on the incredible people in my life – friends, family, and community. Your support has carried me through so many moments, and I’m reminded that we all need our village. These are the people who show up with kindness, who see the next steps for us when we […]
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And the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, and the days of weeping over the mourning for Moses came to an end. ~ Deuteronomy 34:8 I still weep for Moses.The distant uncle I never knewbut know so much about, whose words I can quoteand often sing, whose […]
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Being back in LA from Israel for the holidays is timed with another exciting Dodgers playoff run. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services at Westwood Village Synagogue (WVS) were beautiful, infused with deeply spiritual prayers and a heartfelt care and concern for Israel. I felt a strong sense of “being with my people.” WVS is […]
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Rabba Sara Hurwitz speaks about the surprising reference to the sukkah in the Birkat Hamazon, the blessing after the meal during the holiday of Sukkot. The blessing says, “May God establish for us the fallen sukkah of David.” She wonders why we reference the desire for a fallen sukkah. Isn’t that kind of request counter […]
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