Cantor Marcus Feldman of Sinai Temple sang the national anthem at Dodger Stadium on July 7 as the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Philadelphia Phillies.
Alayna Cosores, assistant director of early childhood education at the Alpert Jewish Community Center in Long Beach, is among the 19 early childhood educators from across the country to be named Fellows in JCC Association’s first Sheva-Covenant Directors Institute.
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren’s dual loyalties — and his frustration with the growing separation between Israel and the U.S. — were evident in his remarks July 1.
Moving and shaking: Scotus, UCLA Hillel and more.
Bill Bernstein assumed the position of executive director at Jewish World Watch (JWW) on June 15, succeeding interim executive director Patti Koltnow, who had held the job since Michael Jeser, the organization’s previous full-time executive director, departed in January.
Local seminaries were in full ordination and graduation mode last month, celebrating a combined total of 30 new rabbis among them.
The glitzy 35th annual Aish Los Angeles gala, held on May 20 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, spotlighted the organization’s mission of connecting Jews to Judaism while drawing a crowd of 950 people.
New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) celebrated its upcoming name-change to de Toledo High School — which goes into effect July 1 — during the school’s annual gala at the Skirball Cultural Center on May 17.
Harriet Rossetto, the founder and executive vice president of Beit T’Shuvah, a residential treatment center and educational institution in Culver City, has been named a 2015 Advocate for Action by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Festival goers enjoy a wide variety of attractions — including rides, food and entertainment — at the Celebrate Israel Festival.
