February 2013
Columns
My Single Peeps
Elyse G.
by Seth Menachem
Elyse, 43, is a freelancer for this magazine — but that doesn’t mean she was coerced into being interviewed for My Single Peeps. At least as far as I know.
The View
Cheating at the Checkout
by Wendy Jaffe
I recently learned that most marital cheating occurs at the checkout line at Ralphs.
From the Editor
This Is Marriage
by Dikla Kadosh
Recently, my husband and I made plans to go see a movie. For us, it was a momentous occasion.
Features
The State of the Union
by Malina Saval
From Ingmar Bergman’s dark small-screen masterpiece “Scenes From a Marriage” to Woody Allen’s “Husbands and Wives,” the cryptic inner workings of marriage…
Community
Little School, Big Arts
by Robin Heinz Bratslavsky
Children as young as 6 years old are learning to play the violin at Conejo [...]
Lessons in Good Living
by Ayala Or-El
What would you give to wake up in the morning, and feel happy? To feel like you have it all right, to be content with whatever you do and whoever is in your life?
Arts
Tribe Life
Shopping
Make Some Noise for Purim!
by Julie Bien
On Feb. 24, gather your family, friends and neighbors for joyous Purim festivities.
Calendar
February 2013
by Stephanie Colman
Rabbi Douglas Kohn, editor of “Broken Fragments: Jewish Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease Through Diagnosis, Adaptation, and Moving On,” leads a discussion…
Wine
Drink Local
by Elyse Glickman
Major Israel wineries, like Golan Heights Winery and Galil Mountain Winery, have gone a long way toward countering the stereotype that all Jewish-owned…
Dining In
Cooking is for Lovers
by Judy Zeidler
In a wild wedding party last year at the Hollywood Museum, our granddaughter Giamaica married Steve.
Dining Out
Umami Burger:
The Fifth Taste
by Ryan E. Smith
When Umami Burger bills itself as featuring umami, “the fifth taste” — the others being, salty, sour, bitter and sweet — it comes out sounding a little like shtick.
My Single Peeps
Elyse G.
by Seth Menachem
Elyse, 43, is a freelancer for this magazine — but that doesn’t mean she was coerced into being interviewed for My Single Peeps. At least as far as I know.
Weddings
Simcha Central
by Claudia Boyd-Barrett
As the owner of Mazeltov.com, the Agoura Hills-based software consultant boasts one of the catchiest domain names on the Internet, a prize he acquired for the bargain price of $0.
How to Jew
Dressed to Disguise
by Robin Heinz Bratslavsky
What do you get when you combine carnivals, candy and costumes? Purim, of course!