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August 2023

Joe Biden’s Anti-Jewish Antisemitism Strategy

American Jews deserve better     At the beginning of summer, in a “private” letter to U.S. Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt,  Israeli President Isaac Herzog...

My Swelling Jewish Heart

After a Year in Public School, I Appreciate Jewish Day Camp So Much More     Every afternoon during the past school year, my kindergartener...

Under One Tent

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus—by design     For a brief and slightly embarrassing period in my teens, I wanted to run...

Seeing is Believing

Cooking with kids is a good education     I can’t think of a better way to bond with your children or grandchildren than to...

From Melamed to Menahel

“Torah and excellence can go together”   Remember Rabbi Motti Simpson, aka “The Melamed”?   Last year’s column on Rav Motti described a passionate, dedicated elementary...

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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...