If you have ever hosted a wedding, bar mitzvah or any other important party, you know that the right venue is necessary, the decorations are crucial and the perfect party clothes are vital, however, none is nearly as essential as the music you choose. Without an energetic DJ, bringing your guests to their feet and onto the dance floor, you’re left with a boring event.

Searching for a caterer or venue for your next social event can be a time-consuming process involving contacting numerous caterers, traveling to various potential locations and negotiating to find the right service for your budget. With BookitKosher, the caterers and venues come to you!

Ohel David and Shlomo Congregation, located by the bay in Manhattan Beach, was put through the mill, thanks to Superstorm Sandy, but little more than a year later we are thrilled to announce that both the synagogue and event hall are back in full swing and more beautiful than ever.

Are you often disappointed when you go shopping for clothes? Do you return home empty handed because you couldn’t find that special outfit you wanted? Does it seem like almost all the clothes are inappropriate for you because they are strapless, sleeveless, too low cut or too short? With a good imagination, a great tailor and a visit to a well stocked fabric shop, these issues can be remedied and clothing that you passed by before can be made to fit your very own specifications.

This year the Aleh Foundation will honor distinguished leaders impacting areas of medicine and mental health, education and arts at their dinner on May 21, 2014 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The distinguished Civic Leadership Award will be presented to Congressman Robert Turner who has shown dedication to—and support for—important global causes, as well as major Jewish causes. Congressman Turner recently commended Israel for the manner in which it is defending its citizens and called on President Obama to back his statements.

In 2008, Jennifer Hyman was in New York City on Thanksgiving break from her second year at Harvard Business School when her younger sister Becky showed off a $1,600 Marchesa dress she had just purchased for a wedding. The price tag was far out of Becky’s budget, and Hyman, after seeing the “kazillion other dresses” in Becky’s closet, asked her sister why she couldn’t just wear one of those. The three-pronged answer: She didn’t like any of them anymore; she had already been photographed in all of them (and pictures from the wedding would go all over Facebook); and she couldn’t stand to repeat an outfit.