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While many note the westward journey of Jews into areas such as Calabasas, West Hills and Agoura, few realize there\’s a small renaissance going on in the East Valley.
Community
Before there was \”Ellen,\” Chastity Bono, Rock Hudson\’s death from AIDS, or AIDS itself, there was Beth Chayim Chadashim. The year was 1972, and most lesbians and gay men were deep in the closet. For four gay Jews who showed up for a rap session at Metropolitan Community Church in LosAngeles, there was no other place to seek spiritual solace. But, as welcoming as Rev. Troy Perry was, MCC was still a Christian place of worship. Many gay and lesbian Jews felt deeply alienated from thesynagogues in which they had grown up, but there were no shuls where they felt comfortable to be who they were and love who they loved.
Peace Talk
Beit Shalom is a newly minted coalition of 16American Jewish groups \”dedicated to the advancement of peace andreligious pluralism in Israel.\”
Not For Sale
An estimated 400 people packed the auditorium atthe Westside Jewish Community Center Tuesday night, prepared to chidethe leaders of the Jewish Community Centers of Los Angeles forseriously considering an Orthodox Jewish high school\’s offer to buythe center.
Up Front
Yes, Israel has bigger problems than its cats anddogs. But, as the cliché goes — we think it was original whenGeorge Bernard Shaw said it — the truest measure of a society\’sadvancement is how it treats its animals.
Coming of Age
Long obscured by its tongue-twister name andmisunderstood ideology, Reconstructionism is coming on strong.
Not in Our BackYard
There is a new reality of life in the upscaleurban oasis of Hancock Park.
The Orthodox Jewish community is moving in andchanging the face of the neighborhood, says Orthodox activist StanleyTreitel.
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