A new Facebook group started up last week to discuss Talmud and other rabbinic literature from a historical-contextual perspective. “The Historical-Contextual Beit Midrash” was created eight days ago by David Staum, having initially sharing the idea on another Facebook group,...
Last month’s episode of “The Joy of Text” featured a discussion on educating one’s children on sexual matters, an interview with Dr. Joy Ladin, and a Q & A segment. This episode was the first in the series to have...
The upcoming Long Beach Comic Con, taking place in a month, will allow children 10 years and younger in for free! Taking place on September 12 and 13 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Comic Con will allow...
New this year, California’s largest travelling beer festival is expanding to two days at the beautiful Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas. Celebrating the best microbreweries and craft beers from across the Golden State, California Beer Festival will showcase...
Last month, on a brief two-day visit to San Diego County to experience beers from various breweries, my two drinking buddies and I arrived at Alesmith Brewing. Despite having had a lot of beer that day already,* I had, fortunately,...
Last month, while on a brief two-day tour along with a couple of other guys, we stopped off at White Labs’ tasting room. The tasting room features a minimalist modern visual aesthetic and many beers on-tap, with yeast vials for...
Having visited Pigskin Brewing Company in my hometown the other day, the next closest brewery is Actual Brewing Company. So, yesterday, I headed over there. Now, I thought they closed at midnight, but, apparently they close at 10pm. Having gotten...
Being in-town to do my annual visit to my family, I found out there is a new brewery in my hometown. In fact, it’s the only brewery in my hometown and it opened up only a half-year ago. Located in...
On a recent quick brewery tour in San Diego County, one place my compadres and I knew we had to visit was Ballast Point Brewing. So, we went to their Scripps Ranch facility and tried a bunch of their beers....
Last month, along with a couple of other guys, we visited breweries in San Diego County over the course of just two days. One place that everyone told us to visit was Stone Brewing. Of course, we were familiar with...
