Sivan 5781 May 12-June 10, 2021 Sivan is the month of Shavuot, the festival celebrating Divine revelation. Big, dramatic changes are revealed with the onset of eclipse season, the two-and-a-half-month-long sojourn of Jupiter/Tzedek into Pisces/Dagim. It will be a preview to his longer stay there during 2022, the conjunction of Venus/Noga to the North Lunar…
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Local Voice
Surveys asking American Jews if they’re religious miss the point
In Sheldon Oberman’s children’s book “The Always Prayer Shawl,” a grandfather passes on his tallit to his grandson along with the sage advice, “Some…
Recipe
Try this tsimmes brimming with Shavuot yumminess
Several traditions combine to make this tsimmes dish perfect for Shavuot. But its naturally sweet taste, hearty combination of Israeli couscous and…
Opinion
Take it from a fat rabbi: Nobody needs your dieting advice
Do you want to know one small but powerful way we could make Jewish life more inclusive? Stop telling fat people about your diet and asking if they’d like…
Organic Epicure
A lifelong habit is the key ingredient for Alec’s Ice Cream
The first time Alec Jaffe made ice cream, it was for a class assignment for the Jewish day school he attended in Irvine. While he doesn’t draw a direct…
Shavuot
All-night Shavuot arts festival features local and national talent
“A virtual Jewish Burning Man” is how organizers are describing Dawn, Reboot’s all-night arts and culture festival in honor of Shavuot that will stream on…
Torah
This week’s Torah takeaway: Give yourself a needed rest
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Behar-Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1–27:34 I, for one,…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of May 7, 2021
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Donald Aaron Cherin Feb. 18, 1945-April 30, 2021 Don passed peacefully in his…
First Person
Inside each buried Jewish book, a Jewish heart
A long-awaited construction project at our Manhattan synagogue, Ansche Chesed, is about to begin. Off in the distance we can glimpse our expanded lobby…