As I reflect on what led to my choices in life and ultimately to my involvement with our Jewish community, I keep hearing my mother’s words.

After returning from a five-month Masa Israel Journey in August, I was eager to recount the seemingly endless weeks of cultural immersion and all the fun, anxiety, and glory that came with it.

According to Jewish tradition, Chanukah is considered a “minor” holiday in the Jewish calendar. Chanukah is relegated to this lower holiday position because it did not originate in the Tanakh.

With the recent sentencing of the Poway synagogue shooter, I was reminded of the importance of our mission to fight hate & bigotry, along with the need for proactive efforts to protect our community.

As many of you have been reading over the past several months about the plans to integrate Jewish Long Beach with the AJCC, I felt it was a fitting time to tell my Jewish Long Beach Story.

Beach Hillel received a 2021 Impact Grant from Jewish Long Beach to bring an Israel Fellow to Long Beach.

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur remind us that we don't have all the time in the world. May we all be inspired to live our lives on our best terms.

These are the times that try men’s souls.” Although Thomas Paine wrote those words in the winter of 1776 about a different “crisis,” those very words and sentiments ring true in our day.

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Whenever he called me from the United States, my uncle asked the same question, “Do you think you’re going to stay in Israel?”

I realized that through so many years and so many experiences the one constant was that our community has a place to call home.

Ruth Cooperman wanders the Rose of Sharon section of the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Long Beach and is surprised to read so many familiar names on the grave markers.

Rabbi Myers said “yes,” to getting the COVID-19 vaccine despite a lifelong fear of medical procedures of any kind.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service has been on the frontline of the pandemic. From where Executive Director Kathryn Miles sits, this global event is far from over.

The urgency of war postpones everything else; war is no time to talk about peace. Yet peace demonstrations fill the streets of Jerusalem, and so Rabbi Mehlman has hope.

Everyone can create a Jewish legacy. In order to assist you and start the conversation of how you can design your own, we’ve compiled a FAQ list regarding estate planning

Sara Phillips Brown admits that her path to Jewish leadership was mired with uncertainty and many detours, but she is now following the footsteps of her parents and proud to be #Jewish.

An email announcing a webinar brought back memories of a former Lion of Judah and the good works of two of the organizations supported by Jewish Long Beach: PJ Library & National Women’s Philanth...

The Long Beach Community College District Board finally passed an important resolution defining antisemitism.

Dr. Betsy Stone has spent hours on Zoom calls with the people who are keeping our institutions functioning, and she is worried.

Rabbi David Cantor reflects how this year has brought a new kind of anticipation, anxiety, and counting of days.

Cancel culture is the colloquial term for the practice of boycotting, eliminating, or canceling media, organizations, or individuals that may be perceived as biased or problematic.

It is our custom at the Annual Yom HaShoah Community Observance for the Long Beach Jewish community to join together and honor the memory of those who perished.

My Jewish Long Beach story began in December 1996 when I attended a “From The Beginning” Mommy and Me class at the Alpert Jewish Community Center (AJCC) with my oldest daughter, Sara.

Like the Jewish people, Jewish agencies and institutions must continuously adapt to the ever-changing environments in which they operate.

Jewish Long Beach Women’s Philanthropy Cabinet has vowed to persevere with an exciting new approach to keep the Visions tradition alive.

You can’t celebrate Passover without talking a whole lot about a country in the Middle East famous for pyramids and mummies.