Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center Turns 100
Ari L. Noonan
April 21, 2022
When a synagogue with one of the oldest histories in the Los Angeles area celebrated its 100th birthday this month, the emphasis was on youth.
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Adat Shalom Creates a Happy Passover for Survivors
Ari L. Noonan
April 21, 2022
Forty Adat Shalom synagogue members fanned out to the homes of 200 of the neediest survivors of the Shoah bearing kosher for Passover food.
Tieks’ Virtual Auction Raises Tens of Thousands for Ukrainian Refugees
Benjamin Raziel
April 21, 2022
World’s First LGBTQ Synagogue, Beth Chayim Chadashim, Turns 50
Kylie Ora Lobell
April 21, 2022
In the early 1970s, there was no synagogue that members of the LGBTQ community could call home.
For Rabbi Jillian Cameron, It’s All About Community
Kylie Ora Lobell
April 21, 2022
Connecting with people, no matter where they came from, is what Cameron enjoys the most about her job.
Los Angeles Jewish Community Helps Resettle Afghan Refugee Families
Sarah Idan
April 20, 2022
In resettling Afghan refugee families, L.A. congregation bring lessons of the Passover story to life.
Rapper Kosha Dillz Brings Passover to the Desert at Coachella
Brian Fishbach
April 15, 2022
If you’re choosing to attend the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival instead of going to a Passover Seder this weekend, you can actually do both.
A Tale of Two Briskets
Debra L. Eckerling
April 14, 2022
Brisket is particularly welcome at Passover for one simple reason: No bread? No problem.
Chicago to Hollywood to Encino: Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz’s Route to VBS
Ari L. Noonan
April 14, 2022
He succeeds longtime Senior Rabbi Ed Feinstein, who is stepping back, not away. Feinstein, who joined VBS in 1993 and was senior rabbi for 17 years, followed the late legendary Rabbi Harold Schulweis.
Rabbi Rebecca Schatz, the Listening Rabbi
Kylie Ora Lobell
April 14, 2022
When the time came to pick a career, Schatz knew she wanted to be a rabbi.
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