From today’s Jewish Journal Kabbalah – the ancient study of Jewish mysticism – continues to be one of the spiritual movements du jour in Hollywood and around the world. What makes...
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Why Is This Party Different From All Other Parties?
When you throw a party you don’t need to write a detailed FAQ. But we understand that with a new thing, well, folks might need some more details. So here is the first in a series of posts with...
Jewish County Fair
What you get when three veteran Jewish community activists sit down and finish a bottle of Japanese Single Malt Whiskey. Late last spring, I sat down with Bill Kaplan, director of the Shalom...
A Dream Realized – The Finest Kosher For Passover Slivovitz
It started when we lived in Warsaw and Rabbi Kastenbaum, our shochet, brought community-made slivovitz from Budapest to us for Passover. It was like nothing I had ever tried, was %70+ alcohol, and...
One Day; One Day; One Daaaayyy…there will be peace between...
Yonah and their gang had a very good time at Jewlicious 6.0 held in Long Beach last week. The LA Jewish Journal has covered it, and included an interesting clip of WBC world welterweight boxing...
Rose Bowl Rabbinic Rivalry
When Oregon and Ohio State take the field tomorrow in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl, there will be more going on than meets the eye. Enter Rabbi Drew Kaplan, newly appointed head of Jewish Student...