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• Trying to set the ‘lag’ on fire

  April 26, 2010 10:49pm

  On Lag B’Omer you can light a bonfire, and you can use the fire to light up your mind, columnist Edmon J. Rodman writes.

• Watching your language at a Made-in-Israel meal

  April 15, 2010 2:05pm

  The twists and turns in planning a special Yom Ha’Atzmaut dinner.

• Constructing Holocaust memories: Where mind meets museum

  April 9, 2010 10:18am

  As Yom Hashoah nears, a walk through the unfinished Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust brings some unexpected personal connections.

• At Passover, finding a kosher path out of Egypt

  March 10, 2010 9:09pm

  Going the kosher route for a year since last Passover has had its difficulties, but columnist Edmon Rodman says he’s not going back.

• At Purim, communal connections heat up

  February 24, 2010 12:40am

  Coming together for annual hamantashen fund-raiser brings the bakers closer to their Southern California temple. But now there’s a tinge of controversy over flavors.

• A Valentine for Jews: Return to sender?

  February 9, 2010 1:05am

  Jews — because of their looks, humor or good character — are attracting “the other.” Should they accept their Valentines?

• A down-to-earth, ‘Avatar’ Tu B’Shvat

  January 19, 2010 7:11pm

  Like the Na’vi who worship trees in “Avatar,” Jews will celebrate the New Year for Trees on Jan. 30, expressing in song and seder a kind of tree love as well.

• On New Year’s Day, cheering for hands-on Judaism

  December 22, 2009 3:48am

  The first day of the new year, a Friday night, is a perfect time to have a Shabbat with family and friends, and to bless the kids.

• At Chanukah, lighting up the tzedakah stairway

  December 4, 2009 9:49pm

  At the Festival of Lights time or anytime — on the street, at your door, in the mail or online — there are many ways to respond to requests for tzedakah.

• Table talk for a Jewish Thanksgiving

  November 20, 2009 2:56am

  For what should a Jew be thankful? Here’s a discussion for the table and a few answers.