or Jeffrey Weiss, the answer to that question is easy: when he was a little boy growing up in New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1960s, a friend’s death had a profound impact on his future. Ever since, he’s dedicated his life to improving the world — one person at a time.
As a popular and well-traveled performer in the world of Jewish music, Sam Glaser’s career was sailing – until two unanticipated disruptions threatened the journey.
Ben Elterman has always been a multitasker.
Not only did this hero of the Holocaust survive 12 concentration camps, he also gained revenge on his captors by probably outliving all of them.
On Oct. 1, 2022 Pearl Berg, who still lives in her home of 47 years in the Los Feliz district, turned 113 years old.
“We feel fortunate to only have lost about 9% of our [900] members” since the pandemic struck, Senior Rabbi Adam Kligfeld said. He attributes the relatively light hit “partially to luck, partially to decisions we have made and also because of the coherence and resiliency of our community.”
The elder Kaddises were committed to teaching their offspring about loyalty to God and, crucially, His favored people, the Jews.
His passion for acupuncture has been broadened and perhaps validated by his passion for Jewish learning.
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