USC Trojans march for restored Torah; Backyard tashlich in Fairfax
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2006
USC Trojans march for restored Torah; backyard tashlich in Fairfax.
Category
Congregations
Jewish bond doesn’t draw all to Holiday observances
Tom Tugend
September 21, 2006
Statistically, 39 percent of all American Jews, and 44 percent of all Jewish college students, do not attend religious services, according to the 2000-2001 National Jewish Population Survey.
A congregation grows in Whittier — Hispanic outreach blooms
Roberto Loiederman
September 21, 2006
As the jewish population in the area east of Los Angeles has dwindled — and as the Conservative congregation has aged — Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak has reached out to the Spanish-speaking community in the area.
Live in the ‘hood: words of awe
David Suissa
September 21, 2006
All sermons, whether Reform, Conservative or Orthodox, are there to promote something \”good.\” But how do they get there?
Tranforming the Synagogue — A Scorecard
Richard Greenberg
August 31, 2006
Synagogue transformation programs exude good intentions, but do they actually work?
How to Be Jewish 101
Sue Fishkoff
August 31, 2006
There are more than 3,000 synagogues in America. Why do some of them struggle week after week to make a minyan, while others are bustling with energy, song and laughter?
The Genesis of a Holiday Sermon, And Other Stories
Jewish Journal
August 31, 2006
How Do Rabbis Choose Their Topics For High Holiday Sermons?\nWhat they don\’t do is gather together and get a list of topics from on high. But about a month or so before the major holidays — like Passover and Rosh Hashanah — the Board of Rabbis of Southern California sponsors a pre-holiday conference for rabbis to come together to study as well as become inspired and motivated.\n
Rebuilding New Orleans — With A Little Help From Each Other
Gail Naron Chalew
August 24, 2006
One year after \”the storm,\” as New Orleanians refer to Hurricane Katrina, Jewish communal leaders describe the health of the community with certain expected terms — loss, trauma, devastation and challenge.
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