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Rabbi Now Connects L.A.’s Young Jews

Rabbi Yonah Bookstein knows how to excite Jewish youth. He’s been the guiding light behind the annual Jewlicious Festivals in Long Beach, which bring together youth from all denominations to celebrate their spirituality with raucous concerts mixed with some serious learning; he’s been a highly popular campus rabbi at Cal State University Long Beach Hillel, and now, he’s just moved to Los Angeles to head up JconnectLA, which presents social events for young Jews. Bookstein (or Rabbi Yo, as he’s known to his followers) and his wife Rachel have also worked hard on behalf of Jews living in Poland. He talked with The Journal recently about what being a rabbi at JconnectLA means to him.

Younger Persians seeking greater role in community

Over the past decades, nearly two dozen local Iranian Jewish groups have been involved with political awareness efforts, but no group until now has seriously pursued or organized communitywide political and civic activism.

Go West, young Torah-observant Jews!

The wait is finally over for members of Young Israel of Century City, who were eagerly anticipating the theme of the annual program \”brochure,\” which was kept secret until its publication last week. It\’s … Old West

Can MRI save lives?

MRI is increasingly being recommended as a complimentary screening tool, especially to find invasive tumors.

Thirty Years of Carlebach Rock

Moshav Band, which was founded as a direct result of Carlebach\’s influence, just released its first English only album — \”Misplaced.\”

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