Growing up, Valley Beth Shalom’s Assistant Rabbi Yael Aranoff dreamed of two contrasting careers — either becoming a veterinarian or a rabbi.
In November, seven students — all girls — from de Toledo High School in Los Angeles traveled to Uganda to visit the Abayudaya community, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest Jewish communities.
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The L.A.-based recipients of the grants represent a mix of larger, legacy organizations, such as Simon Wiesenthal Center, Beit T’Shuvah, Jewish Family Service of LA and Bet Tzedek, as well as newer and more modestly sized initiatives, including Pico Union Project, Fuente Latina, JIMENA and Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles.
Eshkol Youth Basketball Team sees Laker and Clipper games plays against local high schools.
ASIF’s Follow the Food initiative, which began in April, has been supporting food tours around Israel by raising money to sponsor free tours with Israel’s top independent tour guides.
“Camp,” Rabbi Myra Meskin said, “is, and always has been, my primary interest.”
Class is part of the Jesuit school’s series covering how different cultures interpret drama.
An attorney and the founder of Etehad Law, he joined the FIDF nearly 20 years ago and has remained actively involved ever since.
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