Members of the Moveable Minyan, a Westside lay-led, egalitarian congregation, freed themselves from enslavement to matzah on Sunday by answering the seder\’s \”fifth\” question: What can you do with matzah aside from eating it? Their idea: Build a matzah pyramid.
Despite a flurry of criticism directed at Israeli President Moshe Katsav over rape and sexual harassment allegations, support for Israel\’s embattled president remains strong among Southern California\’s Iranian Jews.
Persian New Year, also known as Norooz, was celebrated at Los Angeles City Hall on March 16 as members of Persian American Communities Inc. — a nonprofit organization consisting of local Iranian American Jews and Muslims — joined with L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and members of the City Council.
