Dec 11/Jan 12
Columns
The View
Sleepless in Bell Canyon
by Wendy Jaffe
I just finished reading Erik Larson’s latest best-seller, "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, [...]
From the Editor
TRIBE 2.012
by Dikla Kadosh
The first issue of TRIBE, with a great cover story about Latino converts to Judaism, hit newsstands in December 2009.
Features
In the Land of Dreamers
by Roberto Loiederman
In early 1945 in Hungary, as the Nazis were being routed out of Budapest by the Soviet army, 8-year-old Nicholas Frank came out of the Red Cross shelter where he…
Rack ‘Em Up
by Olivia Gingerich
A mural of shadowy black silhouettes covers the wall with just one splash of color: a solitary red man. As the jazz-era-style mural stretches along the length of the restaurant…
Community
Gathering December 2011/January 2012
by Lior Haykeen
Kadima Day School students and their families celebrated Sukkot together on Oct. 18 in West [...]
The Pawn King
by Ayala Or-El
A day in the life of pawnshop owner Yossi Dina looks something like this: A customer strolls in looking for a collar for his beloved dog, who is celebrating his fourth birthday.
Food Forward
by Ryan Torok
Food Forward is a Valley-based nonprofit that brings volunteers to private homes and public spaces in Southern California to harvest tree fruit for the purpose
Arts
Chanukah: The Musical
by Ryan E. Smith
The cast of “Benjamin and Judah” rehearse at Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks. Photos [...]
Tribe Life
Dining Out
Rack ‘Em Up
by Olivia Gingerich
A mural of shadowy black silhouettes covers the wall with just one splash of color: a solitary red man. As the jazz-era-style mural stretches along the length of the restaurant…
Dining In
Delizioso!
Chanukah With an Italian Flair
by Judy Zeidler
While enjoying my favorite foods on a recent trip to Italy, I began to think about Chanukah, even though it was only October.
Shopping
Splurge-tastic Chanukah Gifts
by Julie Bien
The great gifting season is upon us, so why not treat our loved ones (and ourselves) to something outrageous…
Calendar
December 2011
by Shoshana Lewin Fischer
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
WALK OF AGES XII
Join or cheer on the annual 5K walk/run, which raises funds that directly benefit residents of the Jewish Home.
How to Jew
Old Game, New Spins
by Robin Heinz Bratslavsky
When it comes to Chanukah, playing the dreidel game is as ubiquitous as lighting the candles on a chanukiyah and eating latkes (potato pancakes)
Calendar
Chanukah Happenings
by Shoshana Lewin Fischer
Tuesday, December 6 Hanukah at CLU Cal Lutheran celebrates the Festival of Lights with a [...]
