Jews and people of other faiths gathered at the Federal Building at the intersection of Veteran Avenue and Gayley Avenue Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil in solidarity with the Pittsburgh Jewish community after 11 people were killed in a…
Kosher Korner: Strawberry (and Banana) Fluff
I don’t know about you, but I don’t have much time to fuss in the kitchen when it comes close to the end of the quarter. Long marathons of writing papers and studying take their caloric toll, though, so, unless…
“If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why?”
My experience at the Bayit began after I was asked this question: “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why?” This question has been in the “Bayit Interview Question Bank” for a few years,…
Kosher Korner: homemade falafel
With the 2016 presidential elections heating up and recent political divisiveness on campus, it’s nice to find something that everyone can agree on, like the need for immigration reform, the need for better management of public transit in LA, and…
DJ Khaled: The Jewish keys to success
“Time to take the elevator up to the Most High.” “Bless up.” “Lets see what Chef Dee got for breakfast: egg whites, turkey sausage and water!” “Bless up.” “Key to more success is water.” Unless you have been living in…
Modest fashion with Rachelle Yadegar
Everybody knows the fashion bloggers who post daily pictures of their morning coffee and sunglasses and are followed by thousands who tune in for the latest trends, but recently I came across a novel group — the modest fashion bloggers.…
Taste of Torah: positive transformations and Torah
By Elisa Gurevitch, co-director of Chabad at UCLA This week’s parashah, Toldot, includes the famous story of Rivkah (Rebecca), who, after many years of marriage, was finally blessed with twins, Yaakov (Jacob) and Esav (Esau). Our Sages tell us that, while…
ARTiculations: Week 7
This week’s ARTiculation is by our Internal Managing Editor, Devorah Friedman: My high school has a comprehensive arts program, teaching skills from Hebrew and English calligraphy to watercolors and the underappreciated art of paper cutting. Senior year culminated in a…
L’Chaim to our furry friends
On a shivery Shabbat night in Israel, I was shocked to see callousness towards animal cruelty. My friends are I were spending the weekend away from seminary in Ashkelon. After Friday night dinner, we, like all the other youths in…
‘The Most Influential Rabbi in America’ on Judaism, college, and dating
Photo courtesy of Rabbi Wolpe ______________ Entering Rabbi David Wolpe’s office in Sinai Temple was a surreal experience for me. The last time I came to his office, I was 13 years old and with my parents; we all discussed…