Sadly, today’s travesty of kapores transgresses major torah prohibitions and needs to be changed. When one participates in the custom of kaparos today one is actually committing the following...
Author - Rabbi Yonah
Days of Awesome: A Divine High Holiday Experience in LA
For the fifth year in a row we are co-sponsoring the most user-friendly, explanatory and inspiring services for young adults in Los Angeles, and maybe he world. Come as you are. Some Highlights...
Get Your LoveFest on, Tu B’Av Party in LA, July 20
Jewlicious, East Side Jews + Wilshire Boulevard Temple team up to steam up the summer by hosting “LOVE FEST,” a 21+ event, on Saturday, July 20th, 2013 starting at 9:00 pm. This irreverent and modern...
Shabbat Tent @ High Sierra Music Festival July 4-7
After the great success of last year’s Shabbat Tent at High Sierra, we are going back! Join Shabbat Tent for a rockin’ weekend at this legendary music festival. It might be a long drive...
Jewish Lists: What it Says About us
Jeffrey Goldberg’s recent column in Bloomberg, is a very powerful argument for canceling the recent proliferation of media-inspired “Jewish Lists”. This article is a must read. It...
Revealed and Concealed: Shavuot Learning Celebration in Los Angeles
Shavuot isn’t one of the most popular of Jewish holydays. We aim to do something about that. So, back by popular demand, Jewlicious is teaming up with IKAR for an evening of lively classes...
Shabbat Tent Rocks Coachella
Four days of dust, heat, masses of tripping festival-goers, thumping never-ending bass, welcoming random visitors from around the planet, various combinations of food, munchy snacks and refreshments...
Gambling Mensch Wins Student International Jewish Film Competition
Gambling Mensch, a nine-minute film from San Francisco State University Student filmmaker Jason Zavaleta, was announced today as the winner of the Best Picture, of the The Student International...