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Back to homepageDrew Barrymore converting to Judaism?
OHMYGOSSIP — Drew Barrymore is considering converting to Judaism. According to report by America’s In Touch Weekly magazine, the actress — who has been married twice before — is currently engaged to fellow thespian Will Kopelman, who with his family
Read MoreAngelina Jolie wants to go to Israel
Earlier this week, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C in part to promote Jolie’s directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” a love story set during the Bosnian War.
Read MoreNatalie Portman takes baby Alef to Israel
After a short stint in France visiting her future in-laws, Natalie Portman, along with fiance Benjamin Millipied, enjoyed a weeklong vacation with baby Alef in her native Israel.
Read MoreRabbi Eliyahu Yaakov: Where do we spend our money?
The entire Western world has taken the soul-power for growth and meaningful living and turned the definition of true beauty into sports and Olympics — i.e., the physical and external.
Read MoreJerusalem: The Machlis Experience!
For the past 30 years Rabbi Mordechai and Henny Machlis have made their home into what is likely the world’s most wonderfully intimate, effective chessed organization.
Read MoreTziporah Heller: Escape from Ur Kasdim!
How are all of you Avrahams doing out there in Ur Kasdim? Our ancestor waited 72 years (from when he first became aware of Hashem, at the age of three), to hear Him answer. You can only imagine what he heard
Read MoreRabbi Eliyahu Yaakov: The Coca-Cola Culture
We need to focus on our relationship with the Infinite and the expression of our soul.
Read MoreRebbetzin Tzipporah Heller: Men and Women – A Jewish view on gender differences
The fact that the first human was created as an androgynous being gives us much insight into male-female relationships.
Read MoreOrthodox Rabbis stand on principle
Recently, an American Jewish clergyman officiated at a matrimonial ceremony that is incorrectly being reported by some in the media as “the first time that an ordained Orthodox Rabbi has officiated at a same-sex marriage in the United States.”
Read MoreIsrael: The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem (Gallery: The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem + King George Street)
The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem is located at 58 King George Street, Jerusalem. Rabbi Zalman Druck was the spiritual leader from the synagogue’s establishment until he died on 11 December 2009. The president of the synagogue is Rabbi Dr. David
Read MoreJewish teen rapper’s album tops Billboard chart
A Jewish teen rapper Mac Miller has had his first album debuted at the top of Billboard 200 chart. “Blue Slide Park,” the first album-length effort from Mac Miller, a 19-year-olf Pittsburgh-reared emcee, sold 144,000 copies in its first week,
Read MoreArabs, Israel to attend nuclear talks, Iran uncertain
Arab states and Israel plan to attend a rare round of talks next week on efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons but Iran has yet to say whether it will take part, diplomats said on Wednesday. The November
Read MoreHoward Stern for America’s Got Talent!?
Howard Stern is reportedly set to replace Piers Morgan on America’s Got Talent. The British TV personality quit the show earlier this week in order to focus on his program with CNN.
Read MoreLA-Jew online self-study cource: Learn Hebrew (Lesson 1)
OHMYGOSSIP — Shalom and welcome! This is a FREE Hebrew online self-study cource for beginners brought to you by LA-Jew.com author Helena-Reet Ennet.
Read MoreHow much does it cost to hate Jews? For John Galliano, it’s $8500. Ilana Angel: His “punishment” should have taught him something!
Designer John Galliano finally had his day in court. By “day”, of course I mean a whopping 6 minutes. Galliano lost his job at Dior after he was caught on tape in a drunken stupor, bashing Jews, and today he
Read MoreJewish Journal names new president and publisher
David Suissa, a marketing guru, writer and community leader, has joined TRIBE Media Corp. as president of TRIBE and The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
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