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spiritual
Beth Emet Works to Save a Mother’s Life
Jane Ulman
June 8, 2006
The 200 closely knit families of Burbank\’s Temple Beth Emet, heeding the precept that all Jews are responsible for one another, are accustomed to providing aid and comfort quietly and inconspicuously. But the congregation has been galvanized to very public action by news that the mother of fellow congregant Roni Razankova\’s mother, a citizen of Macedonia, has contracted liver cancer and needs urgent medical attention in the United States.
A Step Into Secular
Sue Fishkoff
January 26, 2006
Chaim is — or was — a Skver Chasid, born and raised in the ultra-Orthodox enclave of New Square, N.Y. His world until recently was Torah, family and a close-knit community.
But now he\’s entering the secular world.
Hospice Option Gains Jewish Supporters
Charlotte Hildebrand
June 16, 2005
In the last few weeks of her life, Barbara Sherman had the help of Jewish Hospice Project-Los Angeles, which offers spiritual end-of-life care for the Jewish community, regardless of religious affiliation. Sherman, whom her family describes as a life-long spiritual seeker, was brought back to her roots upon hearing Jewish songs and prayers in her final days.
My Seder With Brando
Louie Kemp
October 8, 2004
You might remember him as Don Vito Corleone, Stanley Kowalski or the eerie Col. Walter E. Kurtz in \”Apocalypse Now,\” but I remember Marlon Brando as a mensch and a personal friend of the Jewish people when they needed it most.
Rediscover the Role of the Synagogue
Maurice J. Elias
August 19, 2004
A small but meaningful reversal of the exodus took place after Sept. 11. Jews in communities across the country returned to their synagogues for spiritual sustenance during this crisis.
Light Eight Candles to Honor our Heroes
Rabbi Daniel S. Brenner
November 29, 2001
On the nights of Chanukah, Dec. 9-16, Jews around the country will remember a little pitcher of olive oil.
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