The Hebrew phrase ezer kenegdo (עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּוֹ) appears in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, in Genesis 2:18 and 20, when the Bible speaks of the creation of Eve, the wife of Adam. The words are not ...

And, also, the marriage and stomach were saved, because of equal joy the deli does — and did — do DoorDash. It just goes to show, you just need a little faith. You can read more of Karen’s work at ...

But spiritually, they speak to something very close to the human psyche. When we carry guilt, gratitude, longing, or hope without expression, these emotions can remain trapped within our psyche. The ...

The San Diego Jewish American Heritage Month Student Contest offers participants an opportunity to explore this history and its lasting influence by submitting essays in three categories: Jewish ...

Pasadena is such a lovely place. It charms with a combination of American Arts and Crafts (commonly known as “Art Deco”) and ...

Yesterday’s vote by the San Diego City Council to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism is an important and meaningful moment for our ...

The “cost” of closeness isn’t payment or loss; it’s transformation: yielding ego, committing effort, yearning to approach the Divine. May we merit that kiruv through our tefillah, tzedakah, and daily ...

A core tenet of Judaism was literacy to study Torah and Talmud. Early prejudice and prohibitions against land ownership drove our people to “intellectual” professions such as medicine and finance, ...

In a Times story this past Sunday, Matthew Mpoke Bigg writes, “During the 2024 protests at Columbia, Professor Mamdani signed a petition calling on the university to end its support for Israel ...

Adam Levine (March 18, 1979) is an American singer, musician, and television personality who is the lead singer, rhythm ...

Israel’s Consul General in Los Angeles, Israel Bachar, frames the current Mideast War in broad terms. In his view, the ...

“At a moment when democracy is under assault and working families are struggling to put food on the table, advocates for this ...