Volunteer Chevra Kadisha Serves Valley Jewish Community
A few years ago, long-time Encino resident Steven Poretzky was winding down his career as a financial consultant and then executive director at Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills.
A few years ago, long-time Encino resident Steven Poretzky was winding down his career as a financial consultant and then executive director at Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills.
The International Visitor Leadership Program is a short-term professional exchange program that connects interlocutors in the U.S. with current and emerging foreign leaders.
On May 29, the Sandra Caplan Community Beit Din will honor one of its founding rabbis and salute its 20th anniversary.
With a title like, “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” fun is clearly on the menu.
Gochin’s mission as a one-man, international human rights advocate began modestly.
According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, the disease causes the body a number of issues, including attacking its own small intestine. This can result in heart disease, cancer and other severe health conditions.
An initiative of The Community Shul, an Orthodox synagogue in Pico-Robertson, the program offers unaffiliated Jewish families affordable Sunday school lessons and a bar and bat mitzvah ceremony.
Berney, who is associate rabbi and director of lifelong learning at Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, knows how important it is to for kids to become engaged with their Judaism from a young age.