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Ezra Salkin

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
5
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Sep 11, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 28, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · By Ezra Salkin

    Challah and recovery (opens the original)

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    Learning to bake on the path to 'return': Beit T’Shuvah's Hebrew name can be translated as "House of Return." According to Head Community Rabbi Igael Gurin-Malous, who leads weekly services, the concept of “return” informs the process of addiction recovery. “When someone is interested in changing, and becoming better, and growing, and contributing to society — there's no greater force,” Gurin-Malous said. Fueling the High Holidays and addiction treatment: The treatment center's baked goods spino

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · By Ezra Salkin

    In this LA Jewish bakery, challah and addiction recovery are braided together (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. About a week before Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year, which starts Friday evening — a group of youngish, hairnet-wearing adults were hunched over metal tables, spreading Nutella, sprinkling chocolate chips and slathering other gooey yumminess onto long, glistening slabs of dough. “I’ve tried some of the best babka,” said baking instr

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · By Ezra Salkin

    Homeless count review (opens the original)

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    About the concerns: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said he believes LAHSA’s count numbers for one area in South L.A. appeared to have grown far larger than he and his office have seen evidence for on the ground. Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Imelda Padilla said the count initially left out data for people who were provided shelter in their districts. What’s next: The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, also known as LAHSA, says it will investigate potential errors and issue

  4. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · By Ezra Salkin

    Vegan dining in flux (opens the original)

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    Why it matters: It's only in recent decades that followers of a vegan lifestyle have been able to eat out. What happens to the community, and dining choices, when options shrink? Why now: After the closure last year of Donna Jean, a beloved Italian-inspired vegan restaurant in Sherman Oaks, we caught wind of some despondency coming from the Valley vegan community. Is the support to keep these ecosystems afloat still around?

  5. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · By Ezra Salkin

    Where do vegans turn after restaurant closures? (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. It always sucks when your favorite L.A. restaurant closes. Multiply that feeling tenfold if you happen to be vegan and already live as an outlier. While Los Angeles has long been seen as a hub for plant eaters, lately, not everyone has felt that way. Donna Jean, an Italian-inspired vegan restaurant in Sherman Oaks, which shuttered at th

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