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Sunday’s protestors sought kaporot concessions
Jewish Journal
September 9, 2013
With chants of “Shonda,” and “Shame,” a group of around 75 protestors demonstrated on Sept. 8 in front of two sites on Pico Blvd where kaporot ceremonies were taking place.
Chai time for a new location
Jewish Journal
August 28, 2013
For the past eight years, the Chai Center has been holding High Holy Days services at the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Theater in Beverly Hills. This year, however, just weeks before Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz received a call from the WGA indicating that, because of construction, the theater space would not be available.
Hundreds of missionaries targeting Jewish neighborhoods
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2011
Wednesday afternoon I answered my door in Pico Robertson to discover three young people, ranging from 18 to 22 years old. They wanted to talk to me about “Israel Restoration.” For a moment I thought they were talking about rebuilding Israeli forests. However, the moment I saw their literature, I knew they were Christian missionaries. I welcomed them into my home and proceeded to give them a two-hour lesson about the spiritual beauty and integrity of Judaism. I also answered their questions, including who I thought Jesus was.
Tikkunfest brings much-needed TLC to Pico-Robertson [VIDEO]
Ryan Torok
October 27, 2010
Volunteers spent five hours uprooting dead trees and planting new ones; setting up herb planters in front of stores; repainting curbs, poles and fire hydrants; sweeping mulch and dirt off the sidewalks; and lugging heavy garbage bags in the predominantly Orthodox neighborhood of Pico-Robertson in West Los Angeles.
Neighbors oppose Chabad expansion on Pico
Jane Ulman
September 25, 2008
Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin, head of Chabad of California, has a dream — a block-long, five-story \”village\” on Pico Boulevard that would provide a girls day school and boarding school along with affordable, safe housing for Holocaust survivors and other elderly people and for teachers with large families.
Meat packing raid stirs larger ethical and economic concerns
Amy Klein
May 22, 2008
Agriprocessor raid\’s effects ripple across the community
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