After months of waiting for government approval and vaccine deliveries, the husband-and-wife team behind Mickey Fine Pharmacy, Jeff Gross and Gina Raphael, have finally been able to start offering vaccinations.
The $130,000 endowment, which will enable the synagogue to expand their education and advocacy efforts.
Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) is holding a national virtual event, “Leaving No One Behind,” on January 31. The event is going to feature Oscar-winning actress and bestselling author Marlee Matlin, who is Jewish and deaf, as the keynote speaker.
In 1978, Rabbi Karen Fox became the fifth woman rabbi in the United States.
In the wake of the Colleyville synagogue attack, leaders from seven different religions in Los Angeles stood before television cameras on January 21 and declared an iron fence of solidarity around–and with–the Jewish community.
The vigil on January 20 drew dozens of attendees, including local leaders like Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, Former Los Angeles City Council Member Zev Yaroslavsky and Sam Yebri and Katy Young Yaroslavsky, who are both running for Los Angeles City Council in the 5th district.
To give women and girls access to supplies they need, a community of local students and their teacher came up with the idea for The Pad Project in 2013. The non-profit was formed in 2018.
When COVID first hit, Stulberger – who is no fan of Zoom – and Valley Torah were determined to restore normalcy with lightning speed.
This past fall, when Grzegorz Pawłowski passed away, teens from AMIT’s Yeshiva High School Ashdod high school, along with Rabbi Shalom Malul, traveled to Poland so that Pawłowski could have a Jewish burial, which was his final wish.
As the leader of a congregation with over 400 families, Kipnes take his role as a rabbi and his obligation to make a positive impact on the world very seriously.
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