I got a text this week from a Polish friend that was particularly disturbing: the monument to the victims of the Jedwabne Pogrom was defaced by vandals who wrote, “I’m not apologizing for...
Author - Rabbi Yonah
Shofar, It’s That Time of the Year
In shul this morning we began the custom of blowing the Shofar, after morning prayers. This ancient custom coincides with the new Jewish month of Elul. (However you will not see this moon-related...
Elijah’s Song
Earlier this year I sat down for lunch in Miami with Adam Weinberg, a full time music producer and musician, and musical advisor for Jewlicious. He told me he had a song on his phone that I had to...
Today in Jews, August 23, 2011
Today in Jews, August 23, 2011 (Los Angeles) With Jews under attack in Israel and strange news from J Celebs in the press, revolution in Libya, earthquake near DC, it’s just been a very busy...
A Rebirth of Jewish Life in Downtown Detroit
Kick for Detroit today in Los Angeles will raise money for the Jewish community from former Detroiters – but is there a future? Matisyahu stood out in front of the crowd. He had just stage...
The Crown Heights Pogrom
As the press and the community asses the history of those days with 20 years of distance, more and more evidence shows that the “riots” was actually a “pogrom”. The Jewish...
Camp Jewlicious – A Camp Festival of Jewlicious Proportions
Tomorrow, I will be attending summer camp. However, Camp Jewlcious is not your typical summer camp in LA. For starters, the average age of the campers is 25. There are no counsellors, visitor’s...
The Story of Ami and Bar Ami
There once was a man who was having a conference about a crisis affecting Israel. He had a friend named Ami that he wanted to invite to speak. There happened to be another man in town named Bar Ami...