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Wednesday, November 3 12:01 AM To Friday, November 5 12:01 AM Film discussion Zoom meeting Sunday, November 7 11 AM Jewish Film Festival Presents Nir Bergman's Here We...
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What’s So Funny?

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    Amazon’s Alexa and I have come a long way since I first welcomed her into my life a few years ago. Though...
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Puppy Love

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    Daveed Diggs hadn’t planned to write a Hanukkah song. And when Disney first approached him and his rap group, Clipping, about writing...
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Hanukkah Time

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    “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas,” the 2000 TV movie, begins with Arthur sitting at the piano in his jammies singing about how this Christmas...
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Smiles for Seniors- Sharing the Gift of Wisdom with Youngsters

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    Elders have long held a cherished place in Jewish communities. After all, the Torah tells us that “Many years bring wisdom” (Iyov...
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What’s in a Name? -18 Jewish Baby Names That Were Popular — in 1917!

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    We always talk about baby names that are popular, but what about Jewish baby names that were popular over 100 years ago?...
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Trust and Connection Are Waning

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    It is nothing new to observe that elitist environments often cultivate an aura of exclusivity where all but the most attuned members...
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Kosher Dog- “Mr. Snickers”

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“My Sunshine doesn’t come from the sky, it comes from the love in my sweet dog’s eyes! Mr. Snickers is a 3-year-old pure bred,...
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IKARON Jewish Learning

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    This fall, IKARON Jewish Learning, an education initiative of the Jewish Collaborative of Orange County (JCoOC), will begin its third year offering...
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All Aboard for Family Service!

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Yikes! After a full year of COVID lockdowns, we are still facing uncertainty.     High Holiday services will look different this year. How do...
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Sukkahfest

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Sukkahfest has been created to inspire people of all ages to create artsy and unique architectural sukkot for the community to enjoy together. We...
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Welcome Back

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Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach is excited to welcome you as we return, in person, to the beautiful Isadore C. and Penny W....
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The other day, I happened upon an NPR Tiny Desk concert from 2016 featuring the wonderful Natalie Merchant (of 10,000 Maniacs fame and since...
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Most New Yorkers recognize the “I Love New York” logo, which can be found on everything from coffee mugs to snow globes to boxer...
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The top Jewish pop culture stories from 2021

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Jewish pop-culture had quite the “Unorthodox” year.     A new reality-TV sensation, a raunchy indie-film spin on shivas and a rare glimpse into Turkey’s...
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Jewish comedian Sarah Silverman always has a refreshing take on life’s conundrums. What’s more, we love just how open she is about her Jewish...
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