Jewish life

LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center

Real estate investor Alon Abady donates a $100M office tower to Chabad, setting the stage for the creation of a massive Jewish center in the heart of Los Angeles.

The 16-story building at 9911 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles that Chabad plans to convert into the Chabad Campus for Jewish Life after a $100 million gift from real estate investor Alon Abady.
 SASSON GABAI in ‘Kugel.

From food to film: What an Indian thinks of kugel - opinion

Kai Balin on a journey to explore Orthodox Judaism

When is it enough?

 An illustrative photo of religious books.

From golems to Horton to banana menorahs: This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination


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What does Jewish ethics say about naming buildings after donors? - comment

Even where a donor’s intentions are selfish, if the donation itself has a positive effect on the community or even the world at large, then who are we to criticize!?

 BENEFACTORS OF Hadassah Hospital are listed on a glass plaque.

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Post-October 7, teachers gather to secure the future of Jewish education

Between Monday and Wednesday the Yael Foundation hosted a conference to gather Jewish educators and community leaders to discuss ideas for improving Jewish education.

 Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich at the 2024 conference Gala.

'Adopt a Hostage' participant celebrates as adopted hostage returned home

We are feeling so excited. We cannot imagine what his family must be feeling,” the adopter of Fernando Marman said about his release.

 Fernando Simon Marman and Louis Hare, two Israeli hostages who were freed in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza.

Phone call highlights Yale University's hypocrisy of cultural appropriation

Mako reporter calls Yale University's president's office to call out its use of Hebrew in its logo as appropriation of Jewish culture.

Yale University

Koshashvili looks at a Georgian family in Israel - review

The movie was also notable for the fact that it didn’t go for some kind of cheap, love-conquers-all conclusion.

 A SCENE FROM Dover Koshashvili ‘The Giants of Easter Island.’