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Rabbis of LA | Tarlan Rabizadeh: The Persian Female Rabbi of Hillel at UCLA
One of the issues she grapples with on campus is bridging the divide on Israel.
Rabbis of LA | Pini Dunner: The Orthodox Optimist
Dunner projects that classic, conservative, immersive Judaism of the kishkes. He is thoroughly traditional, and in a sense, unself-critical, steeped in the credos of Jewish history, learning and observance to the point of enchantment.
New AJC Survey: Rise in Fear Among American Jews
The AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2021 report found that seventeen percent of American Jews said they were subjected to antisemitic comments in person, 12% said they were they subjected to antisemitic comments online and 3% said they were physically attacked for being Jewish.
Student Debt Activists Press for Loan Forgiveness in USC Panel
During their 45-minute discussion, the panelists concurred that the misunderstood, balky and complicated issue of student loan debt forgiveness should be a priority for Congress and influential Americans.
JFS SOVA Receives $5.7 Million State Grant
In a written statement, Nazarian said, “This $5.7 million dollar investment is critical to allow JFS SOVA to continue providing life-saving groceries and support to the ever-growing number of individuals and families struggling to meet their most basic needs.”
Fuente Latina Provides Accurate Information on Israel to Spanish-Language Media
Today, the nonprofit has offices in Miami, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Mexico City and Madrid. Its mission to engage the Spanish-language media by providing them with 24/7 content to cover local stories about Israel and the Jewish community positively and accurately.
Rabbis of LA | Deborah Schuldenfrei: The ‘Wartime’ Head of School
While most everyone contended with one pandemic challenge or another, Schuldenfrei had to find a way to satisfy the sometimes opposing interests of kids, parents and teachers
Checking In With Seniors at The Watermark During COVID-19
The Watermark in Westwood Village has 188 residences, and most of the people living there are between the ages of 70 and 85, with about 75% of them being Jewish.
Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Noah Farkas: Looking to the Past and the Future
As Farkas embarks upon the blockbuster role of his career, I encountered someone calm but calculated, at ease selling himself and his accomplishments, but also aware he is inheriting a unifying organization at a time of deep political polarization and cultural upheaval.