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April 2021

Tackling the Tough Questions

Within today’s public sphere there is an urgent need for Jews to engage with tough questions surrounding Judaism, Israel and politics while simultaneously remaining...

The Secret of Plant-based Diets

People today are more health-conscious than ever yet, sadly, obesity rates are at an all-time high, ditto for diabetes and heart disease.    ...

A Lesson from John Steinbeck

Years ago, as I was doing research for a paper on John Steinbeck, I came upon a fascinating exchange of letters in 1940 between...

Israel: A Love Story

Shut away and able to look just beyond the walls of the balcony to the wadi and Tel Aviv/Jerusalem highway on the horizon, I...

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Jlife Extra September 15, 2023

On Monday, September 18, at 10 AM, the Merage JCC will present a special edition of News & Views with David L. Bernstein. “Woke...

JLife Extra September 1, 2023

On Wednesday, September 6, at 7 PM, at Beth Jacob, 3900 Michelson Drive, Irvine, there will be a pre-Rosh Hashanah Challah Bake. Learn how...

A Shanda Thwarted

  Holocaust survivor group claims victory after Christie’s cancels second auction of jewelry linked to Nazi plunder     Christie’s has announced that it will not...

News & Jews

Hundreds of Voices Raised in Celebration of Jewish Choral Music at the 2023 North American Jewish Choral Festival     Nearly 400 singers joined together...