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Rabbis Without Dogma

Julie Gruenbaum Fax June 28, 2001

Every Sunday morning, four women meet at the Southwest Airlines terminal at LAX. The professor of architecture comes from Albuquerque, the cantor from Santa Cruz, the director of special education from Tucson, and the principal of a day school from Berkeley.

After a warm reunion, they wheel their overnight bags out to the curb, grab a taxi, and make their way to the corner of Sawtelle Avenue and Venice Boulevard, where they are all studying to become rabbis.

A Different Path

Ellen Jaffe-Gill June 28, 2001

Update July 29, 2007: Rabbi Meyers passed away last week. Obituary here.

This has been a poignant month for Rabbi Carole Meyers. When The Journal visited her study in late May, she had just filed her last column for the temple newsletter. The next week was also her last family service. It\’s been more than a month of lasts, leading up to her last Shabbat service.

Succeeding Through ORT

Michael Aushenker June 28, 2001

It was a long time coming: 261 excited students in burgundy caps and gowns filed through Temple Beth Am\’s sanctuary to collect their diplomas. But not all of these graduates were Jewish. Students of African, Latino, and Asian descent, in addition to Jews (most of them, of Russian or Persian heritage), comprised Los Angeles ORT Technical Institute\’s (LAOTI) Class of 2001.

Bounce Back to Life

Naomi Pfefferman June 21, 2001

Before a rare bacterial infection ruined his body, Christopher McMillian was a top student in Cindy Berger\’s fifth-grade math class at Wilshire Crest Elementary School.

Community Builders

Michael Aushenker June 21, 2001

On any given Sunday, there are more community-bonding events going on than you can shake a lulav at. Take June 10, when The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) buzzed with activity.

The Games Must Go On

Mike Levy June 21, 2001

After weeks of debate, organizers of Israel\’s 16th Maccabiah Games announced last Friday that the Olympics-style sporting competition will open as planned July 16 in Jerusalem, despite widespread individual cancellations due to fears of violence.

Uniting to Find a Cure

Nancy Sokoler Steiner June 21, 2001

Bob Dole. General Norman Schwarzkopf. Harry Belafonte. Robert Goulet. The willingness of such well-known figures to make public their battle with prostate cancer has brought visibility to an issue that until the last few years, lacked the attention, funding and research interest befitting a disease that will strike more than 180,000 men in the United States this year.

Assembly Yiddish

Tom Tugend June 21, 2001

For the benefit of the 90 percent of Assembly-members who are not Jewish, and for other Yiddish-challenged lawmakers, Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) has published a 36-page booklet, appropriately titled \”Yiddish for Assemblymembers.\”

JCC Board Approves Major Reform

Michael Aushenker June 21, 2001

The changes approved by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) will eliminate after-school programs and senior services.

Age of Restoration

Gina Nahai June 21, 2001

No need to explain why I\’m late, I realize. It\’s an Iranian party. You\’re not expected to be on time — just to stay late and socialize.

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