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As the 2021 tax season approaches, many Americans are starting to make plans for how exactly they will file their taxes. Several options exist, including going to a brick-and-mortar tax office, or e-filing on a tax website. According to a survey of 3,499 people by PCMag.com, the number of pe… More Headlines

How My 88-Year-Old Grandma and I Found Love In the spring of 2015, I sat on the 33 bus swiping through Tinder dispiritedly and let out a huge sigh. The San Francisco online dating hustle was wearing on me, and analog dating hadn’t gotten me very far, either. But beyond the confines of my Tinder matches, my singledom looked even bleaker when I compared it to Los Angeles, where my 88-year-old grandmother Hilda had found herself a boyfriend. My 88-year-old grandmother found a boyfriend before I ...

Today Partly cloudy skies early then becoming cloudy with periods of rain late. Low 53F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies early then becoming cloudy with periods of rain late. Low 53F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Updated: March 27, 2021 @ 6:24 pm

Today Partly cloudy skies early then becoming cloudy with periods of rain late. Low 53F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies early then becoming cloudy with periods of rain late. Low 53F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Updated: March 27, 2021 @ 6:24 pm

Comments Off on Chanukah Week at Nevei Kodesh! Join us to Celebrate Chanukah Together Virtually!  Nightly community candlelighting starts this Thursday, December 10, 6:00 pm This year Nevei Kodesh leaders and staff will be hosting a zoom gathering each night of Chanukah from 6-6:30pm (except on Shabbat when we have a special evening of events).  We’ll join in lighting our Chanukiyot together, followed by sharing interactive short experiences. These may be songs, stories, teachings, group sh...

Today A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by increasing clouds with showers developing this afternoon. High near 65F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.. Tonight A few showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. Low 49F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: April 5, 2021 @ 9:06 am

Morning. >> reporter: what an extraordinary man he seems like. >> hes so big. hes a little guy and hes bigger than life. he has impacted probably three quarters of the people of this city. >> reporter: wow. >> not to mention his family. but everyone knows him, everyones been touched by him. he was one of the leaders in our congregation. we do not have a rabbi, we have a lot of lay leaders. hes one of many. but anything you wanted done, jerry was there to do it. always helped out. and he also, as...

The importance of torah study for the ultra-orthodox. but only one hour a day of secular studies, does that mean that israel is looking at a growing population who may not be able to find south america on a map? who may not know what the surface of mars looks like? or the basics of human anatomy? and if thats the case, what does that mean for the future of this country? back at the house dinner is almost ready. >> i think we are set. >> i guess were just waiting for your eldest. >> were going to...

Think he should be leaving. >> i can certainly understand the importance of torah study for the ultra-orthodox. but only one hour a day of secular studies, does that mean that israel is looking at a growing population who may not be able to find south america on a map? who may not know what the surface of mars looks like? or the basics of human anatomy? and if thats the case, what does that mean for the future of this country? back at the house dinner is almost ready. >> i think we are set. >> i...

Far? >> well, i have always been a very strong supporter of equal rights and i just knew once i learned that it would fit with my torah portion that it was the right thing to do with my speech, so yeah. >> were you surprised in your torah study to discover the old testament in the torah were completely accepting of polygamy? >> i was. when i first learner that jacob married two sisters who were his first cousins it threw me off. i was baffled. it was crazy. >> yeah. marriage has had a very flexi...