Rays of light
David Suissa
March 21, 2008
It was a week to be reminded that miracles do happen, in foxholes, baseball dugouts and even synagogues.\n
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interdenominational
The message
Rob Eshman
February 22, 2008
Thank you. That\’s the profound message of this column: Thank you. The instigators, organizers and volunteers who brought Limmud to Los Angeles last weekend deserve our gratitude for challenging one of the long-held orthodoxies of the L.A. Jewish community: There is no Jewish community.\n
LimmudLA: Chance encounters, many choices
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
February 22, 2008
Diary of activities at LimmudLA.
Changing the playing field
David Suissa
November 23, 2007
In my dream, I would see a mini-Skirball right in the heart of the hood, nestled among the shuls, food markets and falafel joints of Pico Boulevard. I love the idea that as people walk and drive through the neighborhood, they will see that Jewish creativity is part of the soul of Jewish life — at least as important as a Nathan\’s Famous Hot Dogs or even a house of worship. In a neighborhood where many people stick to their own communities, the museum would be the place for all communities — the place that would celebrate peoplehood right in the hood.
Volunteers drive eclectic learning at LimmudLA
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
October 26, 2007
Limmud was founded 25 years ago in England, where each December more than 2,000 people gather for a five-day conference. In the last six or seven years, the Limmud model has spread around the world, with conferences in Russia, France, Canada, Turkey, Israel, Germany, Australia and New York.The goal of LimmudLA, slated for Febrary during President\’s Day Weekend at the Costa Mesa Hilton, is to bring together the broad spectrum of Los Angeles Jewry to experience the richness of Judaism through intense days packed with the arts, shared meals and conversations, and a quirky and diverse offering of text studies, lectures and workshops. At Limmud, all the teachers are participants, and many of the participants are teachers, so everyone learns from each other.
Harry Potterstein?
Jewish Journal
August 2, 2007
As I, along with millions of others, sped through \”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,\” I found myself picking up on more than a few new spells and the ingenuity of J.K. Rowling\’s enthralling writing (don\’t worry — it\’s safe to read on. No spoilers here).
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