11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (906+ words) There are two ways of looking at Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, which he sang almost entirely in Spanish. One is politically, as Commentary's Abe Greenwald writes: "It was a mini musical about…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (709+ words) A new commercial that will air this Sunday during the Super Bowl will inform America that "2 in 3 Jewish teens have experienced antisemitism." The assumption is that if we tell Americans how much Jews are hated, they'll be less likely to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (630+ words) Yitro " Jethro (Exodus 18:120:23) Appoint yourself a wise person to advise you on how to do the things you do, like Moses did with Jethro, his father-in-law who told him to not spread himself so thin and delegate. I have one…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (583+ words) Trying to reciprocate the fruitful way, Jews celebrate the trees" New Year on every Tu B"Shvat, poetic trees decided in a chorus they should sing" to Jews on their New Year. One brilliant tree, a nut, said: "I"ll…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (559+ words) The month of sabbatical has ended. I wrote, read, exercised, and cooked. Among the lessons gleaned during this precious time, one of the greatest was felt the very last day. While it took a good week to get used to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (771+ words) Marla and Libby kick things off with life updates after a brief scheduling delay, including Marla getting snowed in on the East Coast and unexpectedly staying long enough to celebrate her sister's engagement party. Marla shares details about helping to…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (395+ words) Former Columbia Professor Shai Davidai became an unlikely Israel activist after Oct. 7, 2023. Now he has started "Here I Am" for Zionist activists who "choose action over outrage and substance over performance." Taste Buds with Deb " Episode 141 The "genocide" libel is…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago   (733+ words) On Sunday night at UCLA Hillel's "Celebration of Jewish Resilience," about 275 people gathered to honor Distinguished Professor Stuart Gabriel and Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino). Speakers and guests tried to answer a timely and practical question: what does resilience look like…...

5+ day, 53+ min ago   (1204+ words) To say that we are grateful to write this column is an understatement. It has been the impetus for us to record recipes that existed solely in our mothers" memories or handwritten on loose sheets of paper. Funnily enough, the…...

5+ day, 59+ min ago   (1295+ words) National Bagel and Lox Day is Feb. 9. Of course, you don't need a special holiday to enjoy this classic breakfast, brunch or post-fast holiday dish. While bagels and lox have separate origins " bagels originated in Poland, lox (cured salmon) has…...