In a time of uncertainty and pain, many are feeling a sense of cautious optimism following the recent announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Locally, there's a feeling of cautious optimism regarding the announcement of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. After some 14 months at war, trust is low on both sides that Su ...

Silver Moon Bakery only sells challahs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. But the bakery — whose windows often fog up in the winter from all the warm pastries and bread ...

During a week when Israel faced multiple ballistic missile attacks from Yemen and renewed rocket fire out of Gaza, the 500 or ...

Leah Kotler’s menorah was her grandon's most prized family heirloom. When his Altadena home burned in the Eaton Fire, he ...

Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

Before the new administration takes office and we discover whether the unofficial new Department of Government Efficiency can ...

JFSLA serves tens of thousands of Angelenos, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. The party served as a welcoming opportunity for ...

In the Hebrew calendar, months are based on the moon's cycles, while Christianity works off the Gregorian calendar -- which follows the sun.

Yarrow wrote the music for the group’s best-known composition, “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” with lyrics by his Cornell classmate Leonard Lipton. The song became a standard both at summer camps and in ...

Shown above, Rabbi Benjamin Flax of Temple Tifereth Israel and Rabbi Sruli Baron of Tobin Bridge Chabad join the children in lighting a candle on the Menorah celebrating the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, ...

I extend to you warm greetings as Hanukkah, the Festival of Light, approaches. As in the words of the traditional Hanukkah ...