Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein is talking about kabbalistic teachings with such passion that he pitches forward in his chair, but just as quickly settles back. His arms are a flurry of activity, and he continuously grabs the black kippah that keeps threatening to slip from his head.
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On the evening of Sept. 29, the line will start early at The Laugh Factory on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. About 500 people will wait patiently to jam every available space in the showroom or crowd around TV monitors upstairs.\nIf you think they\’re expecting Seinfeld, think again.
Derided as too touchy-feely for some tastes, programs like \”spiritual journey\” are promoted by their advocates as a way to keep Jews interested and active in their synagogues.
As 5760 pulls out of the station and the bright lights of the oncoming 5761 approach the platform, here are some opportunities to explore your sense of humanity and compassion by getting involved and helping others who might be less fortunate than you.
When it\’s not summer, the congregation has twice as many people every Shabbat, forcing it to rent space at a nearby church and offer two separate Friday night services.
Four years ago the Reform temple did something that is standard marketing in the for-profit world, but unusual for a Jewish organization: It offered one-year trial memberships.
It\’s a win-win situation: the colleges incorporate students into the L.A. Jewish community and the Jewish community into the lives of local college students.
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Jeanine Ho, 28, sits near her dining room window and adjusts the stroller\’s visor so her baby doesn\’t get too much sun. She rubs the stomach of 2-week-old Maxwell and he sighs.
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