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Sep 10, 2015, 5:44 AM

Rosh Hashanah Parsha Perusal

The Jewish new year celebration is not a raucous holiday, but rather a two-day period of prayer, reflection and family. The Torah portions read every year at synagogue for Rosh Hashanah are significant and troubling; the banishment of Hagar...

May 7, 2015, 6:50 PM

Let’s Call it Red-Washing

Israel has sent one of the largest aid teams to Nepal after the recent devastating Earthquake. Over 250 doctors and experts in search and rescue were dispatched to the region. Israel’s ability to respond with such a massive and...

Mar 3, 2015, 7:11 PM

Purim: The Same Old Story

If nothing else, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a flair for the dramatic. Nothing drives the story of Purim home like an existential conflict with Iran. So with the current political/diplomatic crisis in mind, let's take a deeper look...

Jan 28, 2015, 8:54 PM

Paris – Still Burning

Paris - Still Burning Podcast The terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris this month will most likely result in an increase of Jewish immigration to Israel. 7000 French Jews moved to Israel last year with more expected in 2015. So,...

Jan 12, 2015, 9:03 PM

January: A Time For Reformation

In January of 1518 Martin Luther's "95 Thesis", an attack on the sale of Indulgences by the Catholic Church, was translated and distributed through a revolutionary technology - the printing press. Martin Luther captured the spirit of the moment...

Dec 29, 2014, 9:18 PM

Time And Space For The New Year

In a few days time the year 2014 will come to an end and the new number will be 2015. By the Jewish calendar, the year is already 5775. The official practice of numbering the years in sequence started with the emperor Seleucus....

Dec 22, 2014, 6:34 PM

Jesus: Another Jewish Over Achiever

In the early 1970’s the Associated Press ran an interview with my late father, Dr. David Neiman. The main theme of the article was that Christians need to understand Judaism in order to be better Christians. The column appeared...

Dec 15, 2014, 6:27 PM

It’s All Greek To Me – The Complicated Story of Hanukkah

Winter holidays around the world have light as their central theme. So too is the case with Hanukkah where we celebrate the miracle of the olive oil that fueled the Menorah at the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem by...

Dec 8, 2014, 6:24 PM

When Empires Weaken

The Muslim conquests of the 7th Century marked the definitive end to the power of Rome. By the time of Muhammad, Rome had been engaged in a war with the Persian empire that had endured for more than a...

Dec 2, 2014, 12:33 AM

The “A” word with Dry Bones

Yaakov Kirschen uses cartoons to fight the "A" word." Anti-Jewish prejudice, better known as anti-semitism, has been around as long as Jews have existed. Opinions critical of Jews were recorded in ancient, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Yaakov Kirschen believes that the...

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About Me

Becky Neiman is a writer, producer, director based in Los Angeles. She has directed music videos, worked in advertising in New York and Los Angeles, and produced and directed the feature documentaries "Anne Stewart: A Most Successful Failure" and "Orphans of Apollo". The recordings of her father's lectures have been produced as audiobooks and video.