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The holiday of Shavuot, which starts today at sundown, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. The holiday also celebrates Conversion to Judaism, with the reading in synagogues of the biblical Book of Ruth. Considered the first Convert to Judaism, Ruth was... Read More »
On May 9th, we honored our Chairman of the Board, Richard V. Sandler, with the Bruce I. Hochman Maimonides Torch of Justice Award during our Federation’s 64th Annual Legal Division Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. More than 700 attorneys, judges and community leaders came out to recognize Richard’s outstanding service to our Federation and to the Jewish people. This year’s Legal Dinner, which was followed by... Read More »
As a kid, who didn’t want to rocket into space like an astronaut? Most kids grow up never making it to take-off. Others launch their big ideas instead, and on Wednesday, May 22nd, our community’s visionaries will do just that at our first-ever PresenTenseLA Launch Night—and you’re invited! Read More »
The executive committee of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California passed its proverbial presidential gavel April 23 to Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard, senior rabbi of Adat Ari El, who will lead the membership organization of more than 330 rabbis. Bernhard succeeded Rabbi Judith HaLevy, who concluded two years’ service as Board of Rabbis president. Read More »
When I initially told my friends that I would be taking part in a Jewish teen leadership program known as Diller Teen Fellows, they immediately asked: “What’s Diller?” Read More »
Board of Rabbis members marked Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day for fallen soldiers, April 15 with a lively discussion on the Eastern European origins of Zionism. Dr. Eliyahu Stern, a Fellow with the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, introduced the Los Angeles rabbis to... Read More »
Last Saturday, nearly 1,000 young Jewish professionals came together to celebrate Israel’s 65th Independence Day at the UNITE “Blue and White Party”—and it was all the rage! Our Israeli pride could not be contained and thanks to the power of social media, our collective spirit reached thousands more. Read More »
May 19 |
Israeli American Council (IAC) Shavuot Biblical FairWarner Park Sunday 11:00 am Travel back in time to the days of the Holy Temple, when Jews were merchants and farmers and …Learn more |
May 19 |
The Help Group's Special Needs Resource FairThe Help Group Autism Center Sunday 11:00 am Save the Date for The Help Group's Special Needs Resource Fair, a FREE community event to learn …Learn more |
May 19 |
Allan Sherman: The Life, the Hits, and the Lost RecordingsSkirball Cultural Ctr Museum Sunday 2:00 pm Join author Mark Cohen in lively conversation with journalist and film producer Tom Teicholz as …Learn more |
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