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February 2022

5 Jewish Food Trends to Look Out For

    The pandemic has influenced so many aspects of our daily lives, including our cooking, baking and dining out. Recipes that have gone...

Traditional Yet Guilt-free

    Jewish food (particularly Ashkenazi) really gets a bad rap as being overwhelmingly fat laden, obesity-inducing dishes lacking fresh fruit and vegetables. But...

Sweet & Savory

    Try to come up with the most Jewish spice out there and you might have some trouble answering. But ask Ori Zohar...

Dr. Adrienne Matros

Strength and weakness are measured by how a society’s vulnerable members are treated. February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, raising awareness...

A Desert Wedding

   My son Ezra (29) was recently married to Mai Giladi (21) at a place whose English-language name makes clear that this is not...

Niran Avni

    ”Home isn’t a place; it’s a feeling” - Cecelia Ahern     Eight years ago, Niran Avni brought Israeli iced coffee to Los...

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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...