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Portnoy showed agency and morality in standing up for both the Jewish community and American ideals. We need more of that.
Ancient Carbs – A poem for Parsha Emor
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I bake bread every week
which is a lie as it’s certainly
not every week.
Rabbis of LA | Israel Trips Intensely Personal for the Kahns
May 15, 2025
And they’re already planning for their next trip, at the end of summer.
Global Mitzvah Maker Day, Vision Awards, WIZO Brunch, AFMDA Discussion
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A Bisl Torah~ Finding God through Abner Goldstine
May 15, 2025
The Jewish world lost a giant this week: A luminary and a visionary. We mourn the passing of Abner Goldstine, past president of Sinai Temple.
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