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Once dreaming of a Hebrew charter school, now only Mandarin is offered

Jonah Lowenfeld September 27, 2012

When the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences (AEA) opened in August 2010, part of the draw for parents was the chance for students at the Santa Clarita charter middle and high school to study Hebrew. Since then, AEA backers have submitted petitions to set up elementary schools in the Newhall School District, Los Angeles Unified School District and Ventura Unified School District, without success. In August 2012, a revised version of its twice-rejected petition for an elementary charter was submitted to the Saugus Union School District in Santa Clarita. Among the changes in the newest version was eliminating offering Hebrew at the school, at least initially.

LimmudLA: 4,000 years of Jewish history in one hour

Jessica Steinberg January 25, 2008

In the space of an hour — plus an extra 10 to 15 minutes thrown in for good measure — David Solomon outlines the 4,000 years of Jewish history, from 2000 B.C.E. to the present. Each white paper wall represents 1,000 years, and as Solomon moves from Abraham to the 12 tribes, Moses, the prophets, the First and Second Temples, the Babylonian exile and the \”PR stunt\” of Chanukah, he works the room, swiveling the audience in its seats as he races from one side of the room to another.

Davening for Dollars

Beverly Gray June 1, 2006

Talmud teaches that a righteous act is its own reward. But if that\’s not inducement enough, a rabbi in Woodland Hills is offering $10 cash plus a Krispy Kreme doughnut to teens who attend his 7 a.m. minyan.

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Keren Engelberg March 24, 2005

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WWI Huns Spark His Passion for Exercise

Hillel Price February 3, 2005

I joined the Maccabi organization when I was 16. It was a sports club with a Zionist philosophy. The goal was to build a strong youth who would be able to fight for Eretz Yisrael.

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