I grew up Jewish, but for much of my early life, I didn’t feel a personal connection to my heritage. That all began to change when my son was born. Our babysitter at the time was the cantor's wife, and I made a promise to them that I would raise my son Jewish. At the time, I wasn’t e…
One of the many things I love about Judaism is our traditions. We seem to have “something” for every occasion. I’ve been reflecting on this as we approach the one-year anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades Fires that forever changed not just the landscape of Southern California but th…
What a year it has been for our community. As I think back to this day, one year ago, when I was imagining what 2025 had in store, never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined how our year would begin or the impact it would have on our community.
Yet, despite all of the loss and destruc…
Growing up, I used to count down the days until it was time to celebrate Hanukkah. I am not sure whether it was getting together with family and friends to light the menorah, play dreidel, and eat latkes, or whether it was my mom coming into my elementary school classes to talk about Hanukka…
For this week’s column, we have asked our President, Jeanine Borland Mann, to share some of the words and thoughts she delivered during this past Sunday’s 17th Festival of Jewish Music.
At our Jewish Federation and in our community, Hanukkah began with a family Hanukkah event we co-spon…
