How a new ketubah helped one couple restart after the LA fire
Dave and Jen Miner’s home after the Palisades Fire destroyed it last week. Among the many possessions they lost was their ketubah, or Jewish...
Why the hostage and ceasefire deal is both reassuring and terrifying
People gather to take photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Getty Images
By Jodi Rudoren
January 15, 2025
The first, overwhelming and very...
She chronicled life’s magic moments — the milestones and the mundane
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When even your hometown can’t handle the hate
At Tuesday’s town council meeting, Jews and other people on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict spoke out about the fate of a volunteer...