California
Letter from L.A.: The Humbling
The last time I spent Passover locked in a room I was 9 years old. My uncle refused to let me sit at the Seder table so long as I insisted on wearing a Mets cap instead of a yarmulke. To this day I’m not sure whether he exiled me because he was a stickler for tradition, or a Dodgers fan.
Meet the 81-year-old Beverly Hills rabbi who’s running for office to give people pot
Cannabis is legal in California, but the city of Beverly Hills has banned any related stores or sales. This rabbi wants to change that.
Ahead of Super Tuesday, Southern California’s oldest temple is politically diverse, yet spiritually united
“We’ll lose our identity, and our sense of worth, and the good things that we do as a community, if we do not stick together.”
UC Berkeley student government votes down resolution condemning pro-Palestinian display
The display includes photos of what the Bears for Palestine group calls “Palestinian leaders” — all of whom were convicted of terror attacks
This Israeli bachelor found community and love by hosting huge Shabbat dinners
He watched others around his dinner tables find love — one couple is getting married in July — and kept searching for himself.
This Moroccan salmon is a big hit dish at L.A.’s lively Israeli Shabbat scene
It’s like the Bachelor, but with Moroccan salmon. Yaniv Cohen’s Shabbat dinners fed tens of thousands of people over the years and won him a wife.
Torah Scrolls Were Desecrated In L.A., But It Might Not Be A Hate Crime
“Whether a person breaks into a random building, or specifically targets a synagogue, it still has a terribly pernicious effect.”
Beverly Hills Persian Synagogue Vandalized On Shabbat, Torahs Damaged
Photos of the damage show a crumpled Torah scroll and broken glass.
These California Jews Are Welcoming Refugees — Into Their Homes, For Months
“They didn’t just provide a place for us to live. They gave us a space to heal from our trauma. We felt very supported. It really felt like a family.”
Los Angeles Synagogue Vandalized With ‘Free Palestine’ Graffiti
The incident was painful for congregants whose ancestors were expelled from Muslim countries in the Middle East after the establishment of Israel.
