As I've gotten older, the idea of celebrating Hanukkah has changed and evolved for me in my life.
Growing up, I vividly remember our house being filled with Hanukkah decorations and family get-togethers. One of my fondest Hanukkah memories is when my mom came into my elementary school class…
As you may remember, I was nominated by LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to be a commissioner on the LA County Commission on Human Relations. The commission's mission is to promote better human relations in LA County and help build vibrant, thriving communities by working to transform pre…
You would think that after all these years, I would get used to how busy my weeks sometimes get. Take last week for instance…
As you may have seen (or attended), we held a special Israel Town Hall Meeting last week with what we billed as a “leading Israel Expert.” That expert happened…
As I have shared in previous columns, I am a sucker for special days on the calendar. And when I mean special, I’m talking about the artificial ones that have been created over the last number of years… days like National Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), National Coffee Day (Septem…
Last week was very busy at our Jewish Federation. Not only are we in the midst of our Jewish Book Festival and held a local authors event at Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park, our newly formed Jewish Community Relations Council held its first meeting, but for the first time in several year…
