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What does Zionism mean to the next generation? What does support for Israel look like for younger Jews? Join the Jewish Journal and Hadassah as we explore how tomorrow’s leaders are thinking about and engaging with the Jewish State and how their relationship to Israel is both similar to and yet different from previous generations.

Wednesday, March 15 at 7:00pm

Sinai Temple 10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024

Special Say Shalom Celebrating Shabbat Across America at Temple Etz Chaim – 1080 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, 91360. 805-497-6891.

Friday, March 3rd ~ 6:00 p.m. ~ Social Hall Join us for a casual pasta dinner Stay for services at 7:30 p.m. featuring Sue Epstein of the Shirettes. RSVP is required by Tuesday, Feb. 28! (There is no charge for this dinner) Call the office 805-497-6891 or email sharimark@templeetzchaim.org

Join international experts and over 50 different organizations to discuss best practices and the latest strategies in the fight against the newest form of anti-Semitism: The boycott campaign against Israel. 

March 7 at 8:00 PM

Kick off the big Purim holiday weekend celebrations with a comedy concert at The Saban starring comedian Elon Gold. Featuring comedian Alex Edelman and a live DJ. Costumes are suggested but not required. Drinking is required! It’s Purim!

One show. One night only. End your Ta’anit Esther fast day with a comedy bang! This show will sell out so get your tickets now! March 9. Doors 6pm. Show 8:00pm.

$40 / $60 / $80 + applicable fees

$100 + applicable fees = Includes premium seat and post-show VIP Meet & Greet

Under 18 Must Be Accompanied by a Paying Adult.

Join the Executives Speaker Series Breakfast, featuring Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commissioner Wendy Greuel and Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, president and CEO of LA Family Housing . 7:30 a.m. Members $25, $30 at the door; nonmembers $35, $40 at the door. El Caballero Country Club, 18300 Tarzana Drive, Tarzana. (818) 774-3332. theexecutives.org.

This panel event will celebrate the award-winning book “The Sacred Calling: Four Decades of Women in the Rabbinate.” Moderated by Rabbi Denise L. Eger, founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami and the outgoing president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). Guest panelists include Rabbi Karen Bender, director of spiritual life for the Los Angeles Jewish Home in Reseda; Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills Rabbi Emerita Laura Geller; and Rabbi Wendy Spears of Woodland Hills.  All four women are local contributors to the more-than-750-page anthology. 7 p.m. Free. Congregation Kol Ami, 1200 N. La Brea Ave., West Hollywood. (323) 606-0996. kol-ami.org.

Every community, family and individual has a unique perspective on identity, and Jews are no different. This program for adults and teens on the multiplicity of Jewish identity will feature Joshua Silverstein, an award-winning actor, comedic writer and a bi-racial Jew.

Sponsors include Temple Beth Am, Be’chol Lashon (“In Every Tongue”) and Beth Chayim Chadashim.

7 p.m. Free; RSVP requested.

Temple Beth Am, 1039 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 652-7353, ext. 215.

tbala.org.

Ninet Tayeb is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and actress — and household name in Israel. On the verge of her fifth album, which will be the first to be released in the United States, Tayeb reveals herself as an artist filled with resilience, determination and vulnerability. She won “Israeli Idol,” launching her to instant fame. Her debut album took less than a day to go platinum and yielded five No. 1 singles, and she starred in a long-running TV series based on her life. 7 p.m. $10.50. Tickets available at ticketfly.com. Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles. theecho.com.

Actress and comedian Rain Pryor, daughter of comic legend Richard Pryor, will open her new solo play “Fried Chicken & Latkes.” Pryor grew up African-American and Jewish in Beverly Hills and has lived a fascinating life filled with pain, poignancy, purpose and lots of laughter. Her unique background led to many adventures that she will share in the course of her show. Directed by Eve Brandstein. 8 p.m. $40. Tickets available at eventbrite.com. Jewish Women’s Theatre, 2912 Colorado Blvd., No. 102, Santa Monica. (310) 315-1400. jewishwomenstheatre.org.

Speakers Brittan Heller, the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) first director of technology and society, and Robert Kang, cybersecurity counsel and lecturer, will discuss what role we can play in fighting the spread of hate online. Sponsored by the ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative and NextGen community. There will be a happy hour after the program. 7 p.m. Free. RSVP (required) to la@adl.org; no walk-ins. Google, 340 Main St., Venice. (310) 446-4232. la.adl.org/events.