October 2012

Columns

My Single Peeps

Rick S.

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At 48, Rick is a happy guy. He likes life. He likes smiling.

The View

Breaking the Habit (of Habits)

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Not long ago, you likely were sitting in a High Holy Day service, attempting to ignore your growling stomach and thinking about all that had transpired during the previous year.

From the Interim Editor

Making Sukkot Smurfy

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My wife and I were given a lot of cool stuff when we got married, nearly five years ago…

Features

Holy Harvest

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It’s a Tuesday evening, and Rabbi Craig Wyckoff is turning the compost in a wire bin next to rows of kale…

Community

Gathering October 2012

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1) Teen campers at Camp JCA Shalom in Malibu wore blue and white as part of “Israel Day” on July 29.

Fight On

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As the sun dipped toward the Pacific Ocean at Oxnard’s Mandalay Beach one August evening, dozens of college students sat on the sand and looked out at waves lapping, sailboats passing and sea gulls overhead.

Seeing Potential

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Students at the Media Enrichment Academy in Sherman Oaks often arrive with a variety of labels: Autistic. Isolated. Troublemaker.

Arts

Eyes Wide Open

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There are many things that Laurie Rubin realizes she shouldn’t be able to do. She knows this because so many people have told her so.

Tribe Life

Calendar

October 2012

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A middle-aged fan of the hapless Washington Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb…

Dining In

A Touch of Purple for Sukkot

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The eggplant has an important place in my kitchen and is one of my favorite vegetables to serve during Sukkot.

Dining Out

Continental Drift

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You notice the aroma immediately, probably before you even see where it’s coming from: warm and soft, impossible to place yet hugely enticing.

Shopping

Mother Nature’s Nuptial Style

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Imagine the perfect October day: The sky is powder blue, the air is fresh and the chill of winter hasn’t yet crept in.

Travel

Always the Spice of Life

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Jews have looked to Morocco as a safe haven as far back as the Second Temple.

How to Jew

Shake Your Lulav

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If you’ve ever felt just a little silly sniffing what looks like an oversized lemon and shaking some branches, you’re not alone.