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March 2022

A Tasty Conversion

Despite growing up in the Midwest, mine was a margarine house growing up. The only time we had butter in the house was during...

On the Spectrum

I first realized I was different in middle school. I loved my curly hair, but never brushed it, resulting in a total mess of knots...

Our Shared Experiences

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States can be dated in many ways. The first confirmed case was Jan. 21, 2020....

Healthy Efforts

Jessica Seinfeld’s parents were true children of the ’60s. They did yoga before it was cool and served their three daughters brown rice, tofu...

Helping Julie

At the Merage JCC, we jokingly refer to our colleague Julie Holdaway as the “CEO of Leftovers”. Her formal title is Vice President and...

Farther Off Than Heaven

The son-in-law, who I’d met twice, had sent me a ticket after delicately explaining that three years was too long for my daughter and...

Just to Be On the Safe Side

My father missed the pandemic by a few months, passing away at the age of 89 at the end of October 2019. Had he been...

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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...