February 19, 1998

Los Angeles, 5758

Julie Gruenbaum Fax February 19, 1998

There was noquestion: Of the three rabbis sitting up on the dais at UCLA Hillel,Rabbi Shlomo Riskin had the toughest sell.

Labor Pains

Naomi Pfefferman February 19, 1998

Last week, three Jewish leaders stood in front ofthe upscale Summit Hotel Rodeo Drive, surrounded by televisioncameras and some 75 hotel workers.

When Rabbi Gordon Bernat-Kunin founded an informal group dedicated to bringing together young Jewish adults to celebrate Shabbat, he named it Makor, meaning \”source.\” Makor, which meets one Friday night a month in a participant\’s homes, is described by Bernat-Kunin as a \”pluralistic grass-roots participatory community,\” whose goal is \”to translate the spirit of Brandeis Collegiate Institute, Ramah, and summer camp into the city.\”

Cover Story A Call for Support

Ruth Stroud February 19, 1998

Orli is the first to admit that she had everythinggoing for her while growing up in Brentwood: loving parents who tookher around the world, a top-flight Harvard education.

City of URLs

Sara Eve Roseman February 19, 1998

Unless you know where to look, the World Wide Web can sometimes feel more like a black hole than cyberspace. The following are some of the best websites Jewish L.A. has to offer.