Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (JBBBSLA) CEO Randy Schwab appeared at the organization’s centennial at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Feb. 4, dressed appropriately for the venue by wearing a jacket once donned by Hollywood icon Steve McQueen.
An ongoing lawsuit involving the prominent Koret Foundation and lifetime Board Chair Susan Koret intensified in recent weeks amid a Jan. 20 sexual harassment allegation against philanthropist and businessman Ted Taube, Koret’s President Emeritus.
Hillel at UCLA threw “A Night for Chaim” on Jan. 31 to celebrate its longtime director, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, who became the organization’s emeritus director in June.
This Shabbat, recognize and welcome our whole community with guest speakers Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, who is believed to be the first deaf female rabbi ordained in the world, and Rabbi Rachel Bat-Or, who has provided the LGBTQ Jewish community with many resources to help meet their needs.
It was an evening against despair.
Israeli folk music veterans Duo Re’im (“Re’im” is Hebrew for “friends”), featuring Benny Rosenbaum and Yisrael Gottesdiener, appeared live at Beth Jacob Congregation during “From Israel with Love.”
Based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, this surrealistic drama celebrates the self-sacrifice of a surprisingly contemporary and liberated woman searching for a deeper truth.
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