Holidays & Celebrations

May is Jewish American Heritage Month!

May is Jewish American Heritage Month!  Established in 2006, Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) commemorates more than 350 years of Jewish history in America.…
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Holidays & Celebrations

We Are Story Makers

Driving through Los Angeles, you can see murals and music on almost every street corner. In every café, folks are talking about their scripts…
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Holidays & Celebrations

The Jewish Federation’s 2020 Seder Plate

Zeroa:  Representing G-d’s outstretched arm to help our ancestors in Egypt, the shank bone also symbolizes our newly created Federation Crisis Resources through which…
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Holidays & Celebrations

Name Yourself Day

Are you more of a Dan than a Charles? Prefer the name Susan to Shari? Would you rather be called Rumpelstiltskin? Then forget birthdays,…
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Holidays & Celebrations

Today is the First Day of May

Made ya look — Happy April Fool’s Day! Did anyone cling wrap your toilet seat today? Or scare you with plastic insects? Or put…
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Holidays & Celebrations

Do Jews “Erin Go Bragh?”

Today, March 17th, marks St. Patrick’s Day, an important celebration for Irish people worldwide. The patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick was kidnapped from…
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Holidays & Celebrations

Jewish Women Throughout History

In honor of Women’s History Month, our Federation would like to recognize Jewish women throughout the years who have made an impact on our…
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