For Rabbi Jillian Cameron, It’s All About Community
Connecting with people, no matter where they came from, is what Cameron enjoys the most about her job.
Connecting with people, no matter where they came from, is what Cameron enjoys the most about her job.
In resettling Afghan refugee families, L.A. congregation bring lessons of the Passover story to life.
If you’re choosing to attend the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival instead of going to a Passover Seder this weekend, you can actually do both.
Brisket is particularly welcome at Passover for one simple reason: No bread? No problem.
He succeeds longtime Senior Rabbi Ed Feinstein, who is stepping back, not away. Feinstein, who joined VBS in 1993 and was senior rabbi for 17 years, followed the late legendary Rabbi Harold Schulweis.
When the time came to pick a career, Schatz knew she wanted to be a rabbi.
“This year we wanted to provide an opportunity, after years of isolation and virtual community, to come together in the flesh,” Chelsea Snyder, director of NuRoots’ Community Building, told the Journal.
It’s oh so easy to get bored of matzah during Passover, but the wonderful thing about matzah is you can do anything you want with it.
“We want to introduce people to the thriving, creative segment of Israeli society that we don’t usually hear about,” said JNF-USA WFI Greater LA Chair Sara Cannon.
“What is so powerful about this occasion,” said Rabbi Yitz Abend, “is that it allows children to have a hands-on understanding of what it means to have matzah.”