People of the Book
Judy Gruen
March 29, 2001
Business has continued to burgeon in the decade since Rabbi Shimon Kraft and his wife, Elizabeth, opened the 613 Mitzvah Store. There is rarely a slow time in the shop.
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Judy Gruen
March 29, 2001
A growing number of Angelenos have either authored or sponsored Mesorah Artscroll texts.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Robin Schwartz
March 29, 2001
From the start, I liked the sound of it. Six hundred Jewish professionals my age, flying in from places such as Los Angeles, Cleveland, and my own town, Detroit, for a Jewish-themed weekend at the posh St. Louis Ritz-Carlton.
Mideast Forecast
Tom Tugend
March 29, 2001
Iraq and the United States will face off again within two years, while a likely confrontation between Israel and Syria is also on the horizon.
One on One With Kathleen Connell
Sheldon Teitelbaum
March 29, 2001
State Controller Kathleen Connell comes to the race for mayor with a bit of a reputation as an ice queen.
Ask Wendy
Wendy Belzberg
March 22, 2001
My 10-year-old daughter attends Hebrew school at our Reform synagogue. She recently reported that her religion teacher said that the Passover miracles never happened and that she saw a TV show \”proving\” that the splitting of the Red Sea was the result of a volcanic eruption.
Precautionary Move
Tom Tugend
March 22, 2001
Los Angeles police officers have been visiting Jewish institutions, schools and synagogues to urge an extra measure of alertness while a high-profile trial is underway in the downtown federal courthouse.
Help Wanted
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
March 22, 2001
If the New Economy has let you down and the Old Economy holds no charms, there may be a career opportunity for you in the Shul Economy.
Road Trip
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
March 22, 2001
In celebration of HUC-JIR\’s impending 125th anniversary, faculty members from the Los Angeles campus will be fanning out across Southern California during the next few weeks to bring the college to the congregants.
Lotta Y.A.D.A.
Michael Aushenker
March 22, 2001
Jessica Freedman felt like neither fish nor fowl while pursuing her degree in Jewish studies at UCLA, and her social life was even less uplifting. During Rush Week on campus, Freedman looked into joining a Jewish-founded sorority.
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