I Did Something Incredible Yesterday. I Drove.
David Suissa
April 13, 2020
Time became a source of joy rather than a source of stress.
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beatles
A new tzedakah box from an old album cover
Jonathan Fong
July 29, 2015
Making a tzedakah box is a fun craft activity for kids from age 8 to 80, and creating the box provides a valuable lesson in the importance of charity.
Proud to be a baby boomer
Pat Sierchio
July 19, 2013
Being a baby boomer is more than a statistic, it’s a state of mind. Boomers rock and everyone knows it. And by everyone I mean the baby boomers. We baby boomers tend to have a high opinion of ourselves, and there is plenty of evidence that supports that notion.
McCartney attends Yom Kippur Services, Marries Next Day
Jewish Journal
October 9, 2011
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney reportedly spent the night before his wedding at Yom Kippur services.
A Beatles Passover
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
April 15, 2011
Last night my family and I went out with some friends to the Pantages Theatre, where we took a musical journey back in time. For over two hours, the Broadway production of “Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles” took us through the tumultuous 1960’s and the great Beatles songs that came to define that decade. From the innocence of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the provocative “Revolution” and the contemplative “Let It Be,” we danced, laughed, cried and “Twisted and Shouted” to the sounds and sights of a unique era in time.
Purim Calendar
Ryan Torok
March 15, 2011
Spotlight: Purim museum tour. Sat. 1 p.m. and Sun 1 p.m. Free (does not include museum admission). Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 440-4500. skirball.org.
John Lennon’s Jewish lawyer
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2010
Leon Wildes sits in a polished conference room on Madison Avenue, where the walls are festooned with news articles and enlarged photographs of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and…Leon Wildes. He may not be the fifth Beatle, but it was the legal artistry of this HIAS board member that masterfully secured Lennon’s U.S. residency back in 1976.
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