Lynne Sturt Weintraub had a problem. It involved what she prefers to call the \”chronologically gifted\” members of Temple Beth Zion, where she is co-president.
When we arrive in heaven, the Talmudic sages wondered, what will God ask of us?
Counselors and staff of the Jewish Community Centers in Los Angeles were overwhelmed by the kindness and support of local clergy in the aftermath of the Aug. 10 shooting, which left five wounded.
Another year come and gone. Another one beginning. For me, an occasion more for recollection than repentance.
I read Gary Rosenblatt\’s indictment of Los Angeles\’ rabbinate with some unease. It did not square with my understanding of what had occurred in the aftermath of the shootings at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills.
On the first day of Tishri, Sept. 10, the Jewish New Year begins at sunset.
In Kansas, the state school board decides to remove evolution from its science curriculum.
Glittering ceremonies and lofty rhetoric are the essential byproducts of every milestone in Middle East peacemaking.
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