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Dear readers, Mishenichnas Adar marbim b’simchah! Our ability to feel joyous largely depends on our approach and attitude toward things. A few weeks ago, the skin on our toddler’s face had dry patches. I grabbed Vaseline, called her over, and was preparing to hold her…

Dear readers, Mishenichnas Adar marbim b’simchah! Our ability to feel joyous largely depends on our approach and attitude toward things. A few weeks ago, the skin on our toddler’s face had dry patches. I grabbed Vaseline, called her over, and was preparing to hold her…

Follow Your Dream: Interview with Eli Beer, Founder of United Hatzalah Yehudis Litvak In anticipation of the United Hatzalah Gala on February 27th at the Beverly Hilton, Jewish Home spoke with Eli Beer, United Hatzalah’s founder. JH: You started out as a boy with a…

Dear readers, As of this writing, 24,000 people have caught the coronavirus plaguing China. Online, you can watch the spread of it on maps which update in real-time. While we obviously daven that it be contained and that no additional people get infected or die,…

LINK Kollel Holds “Yeshiva for a Half-Day” Program on Halachic Medical Ethics By Rabbi Eli Stern The LINK Kollel in Los Angeles held a very successful half-day, yeshiva-style learning program on the legal holiday of December 25th. The packed house spent three and a half hours delving…

Dear readers, The Jewish nation has often been compared to a symphony. All types of instruments—which on their own may make opposite, clashing sounds—blend together to offer a melody full of body and character. While attending the annual HASC concert last week it dawned on…

Celebrating Torah Learning at the Los Angeles Siyum HaShas Yehudis Litvak In an atmosphere simultaneously festive and solemn, hundreds of local Daf Yomi learners completed Shas and began learning it anew at last Sunday’s Siyum HaShas here in Los Angeles. Held at Royce Hall at…

On Performing, Living, Writing and Serving with Joy: An Interview with L.A.’s Own Sam Glaser by Devorah Talia Gordon Singer, songwriter, teacher, and now author Sam Glaser has touched the lives of thousands of Jews worldwide. He has been performing for over 30 years in…

Dear readers, We are living in a time of seeming uncertainty: Intolerance and outright hatred being shown right here in America. A militant Islamic government has promised revenge for U.S. military action, with Israel as one of the targets. And, in general, there’s an underlying…