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War enhances intensity of Israel trip
Daniela Bernstein
October 5, 2006
The Eastern Europe-Israel Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Conservative movement\’s United Synagogue Youth.
Q & A With Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Amy Klein
February 16, 2006
After more than 20 years at Valley Beth Shalom, Rabbi Ed Feinstein recently was named senior rabbi at the Encino synagogue, succeeding Rabbi Harold Schulweis. Recently, Rabbi Feinstein, 51, began teaching an adult education course called \”Knowing God: The History of the Jewish Spiritual Journey.\”
Spectator – Fiddle Dee Dee and Oy Vey!
Gaby Friedman
February 2, 2006
\”Truthfully, my grandfather really was the catalyst for the journey,\” Brian Bain said in a phone conversation from Dallas, where he relocated after his New Orleans home was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. He was referring to Leonard Bain, a retired traveling hat salesman and silent film editor who was 99, in 2002, when the film was made. The elder Bain has since died at the age of 101.
Where India Meets Neil Simon
Susan Josephs
October 6, 2005
Schlitt spent the past five years transforming a midlife crisis, a professionally disastrous trip to India, and his burning and failed ambition to make a movie about that disaster into a one-man show called, \”Mike\’s Incredible Indian Adventure.\”
Irvine Orthodox Plan to Erect Eruv
Andrea Adelson
September 2, 2004
Sean Samuels, a Beth Jacob board member, was instrumental in the quest to erect Irvine\’s eruv, which should be operational by Rosh Hashanah.
A Towering Achievement
Naomi Pfefferman
March 11, 2004
Jennifer Rosen\’s height felt all the freakier because Jews are generally more vertically challenged than, say, Swedes.
Escape to Shanghai Saved Refugee’s Life
Marc Ballon
March 4, 2004
At a time when the world shunned them, an estimated 20,000 Jewish refugees from Russia, Germany, Austria and elsewhere made their way to Shanghai before World War II.
Star Struck
Jodi Werner
October 16, 2003
Lately, more people than ever have been staring at my chest. But it\’s not what you think.
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