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Chabad Telethon raises $4 million
Ryan Torok
September 12, 2012
Hollywood stars and dancing rabbis came together for the 32nd annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon on Sept. 9. Held for the first time at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, the high-profile fundraiser raised approximately $4 million for Chabad of California.
Rubashkin Revenge: Ethical Certificates at Center of Dispute
Jonah Lowenfeld
July 25, 2012
About eight months ago, when Katsuji Tanabe agreed to display the Tav HaYosher certificate in the window of his one-year-old restaurant on Pico Boulevard, the head chef and owner of Mexikosher knew that the “ethical seal,” issued by the Modern Orthodox social justice organization Uri L’Tzedek, would inform customers that he treats his workers with respect and in accordance with California labor laws.
Community Briefs: Greek and Jewish Concert, British Chief Rabbi Address Jews, Solar Power
Jewish Journal
March 26, 2009
Chabad rabbi and rebbetzin dead in Mumbai attack
Jewish Journal
November 28, 2008
A Chabad rabbi and his wife were among the dead after Indian forces retook a Jewish center in Mumbai, India from terrorist gunmen
Wise moves jazz up Chabad telethon
Jewish Journal
September 11, 2008
While taking violin lessons at The Juilliard School, Wise became interested in musical theater. He has since followed two paths in that field — as a creative producer, responsible for some projects from conception to staging, and as an international presenter of successful Broadway shows.
Allies and foes scrape through Palin bio for Jewish material
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 2, 2008
Palin is likeable enough that she got props from Ethan Berkowitz, the Jewish former minority leader in the Alaska House of Representatives who appears poised to become the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives since Nick Begich disappeared in a snowstorm in 1972.
Fate of Santa Monica apartment building embroils rabbi and residents in legal battle
Jane Ulman
October 26, 2006
Rabbi Hertzel Illulian, a rabbi active in the Los Angeles Persian community, is embroiled in a revolt. It\’s taking place in the normally laid-back city of Santa Monica and concerns the future of the Teriton apartment building.
People, Motifs Blend at The Shul
Lisa Alcalay Klug
April 14, 2005
The Shul\’s powerful sense of Jewish solidarity is well-documented. In May 1995, it hosted a meeting of the annual Sephardic Rabbis Convention, which featured an address by Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron, then the the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel.
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