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Art As Therapy

Bonding projects become Hanukkah tradition Hanukkah is all about the heroism of a few against many and their triumph. And the fact that the oil...

JLife Extra, Dec. 2, 2023

Jews, Christians and Hindus will hold a rally for Israel on Sunday, December 3, at 3 PM at the Huntington Beach Pier. Everyone is...

News & Jews – Southern California Holocaust Survivors Participate in Belated Rite of Passage

    On Sunday, Nov. 5, 59 Holocaust survivors participated in a B’nai Mitzvah, a rite of passage ceremony which was denied to them...

A Zionist Hanukkah

Modern Hebrew culture made of Hanukkah a celebration of the new, self-reliant Jew. If you have ever been amused to find that a popular Israeli...

A New Chapter

Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, visits Lubavitcher rabbi’s grave to offer thanks for his surprise victory For his first trip abroad since being elected president of...

Stand Up

  With US campuses roiled by Israel-Gaza war, college presidents must speak up for what’s right Like many Jews, I am watching with a mixture of...

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Hanukkah

Lesser-known facts about the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays in the United States. But that doesn’t mean...

The Surprising Origin of the Dreidel

The well-known Hanukkah symbol has Christmastime roots. The dreidel or sevivon is perhaps the most famous custom associated with Hanukkah . Indeed, various rabbis have...

A Southern Spin on Hanukkah

There’s more to fry than latkes Hanukkah is all about the oil. When Judah Maccabee and his tiny army defeated the Syrian-Greeks, they found only...

News & Jews- Thousands In Times Square View Empty Shabbat Table Symbolizing Hostages Held By Hamas

    Thousands of people in Times Square viewed an empty Shabbat (Sabbath) table set for 224 people across Duffy Square between 45th and...

Jlife Extra November 15, 2023

Join the 31st annual celebration of Hanukkah at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, on Sunday, November...

Jlife Extra – Nov. 2, 2023

The timely topic of “Antisemitism, Israel & Politics of Resentment on Campus Today” will be the focus of a Community Scholar Program (CSP) online...

News & Jews – Music Helps The Soul Blossom in Israel

By Tania Shalom Michaelian     A modern-day interpretation of an ancient harvesting ritual is coming to Northern Israel to serve as a connection to...

Building Bridges

New director discusses goals for UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies UCI political science professor Jeffrey Kopstein has made a career of studying violence, especially against...

Fun & Games

Click on the Puzzle to Unlock A New Challenge

A Cartoon Education

Finding your “calling” early on.     The memory of my cousin handing me my first copy of MAD Magazine when I was 12 is...

Jlife Extra October 15

JStage presents the Meredith Willson musical, The Music Man! Performances will take place in the Myers Theatre at the Merage JCC in Irvine (1...

News & Jews- OC Mega Challah Bake November 2, 2023 OC Fair & Event Center 7:00 PM A Decade of Challah:...

    Our 10th annual OC Mega Challah Bake will be held on Thursday, November 2nd, 2023.  Our Challah Bake is part of the...

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Art As Therapy

Bonding projects become Hanukkah tradition Hanukkah is all about the heroism of a few against many and their triumph. And the fact that the oil...

JLife Extra, Dec. 2, 2023

Jews, Christians and Hindus will hold a rally for Israel on Sunday, December 3, at 3 PM at the Huntington Beach Pier. Everyone is...

Orange County’s Jewish History- Shalom Temple of the Jewish Community Center of Orange County

A little bit of history about Orange County’s varied attempts at a permanent home for its Jewish community: First there was Temple B’nai Brith...

News & Jews – Southern California Holocaust Survivors Participate in Belated Rite of Passage

    On Sunday, Nov. 5, 59 Holocaust survivors participated in a B’nai Mitzvah, a rite of passage ceremony which was denied to them...