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September 5, 2002

Finding God

I love to ask students of all ages a spiritual and revealing question: "When have you felt the presence of God in your lives?"

The Sound of Cantors

For Shannon McGrady Bane, the music of the High Holidays had always welled up into a transcendent, life-changing event.

The Russian Club

What the Russian Jewish immigrants of Orange County lack in numbers they make up for in passion.

Service Oriented

Once again, they are upon us: the High Holidays. For some, the holidays are a time to reconnect with family and friends they haven\’t seen in a year.

Honey for the Holidays

In a symbolic and literal demonstration of support for Israel, Orange County\’s Jewish organizations are waging a cooperative campaign to send a bit of new year\’s cheer to two economically hard-pressed coastal communities near Israel\’s Gaza this month.&\’9;

Community Celebration

A massive gathering on a construction site overlooking Orange County didn\’t celebrate the Jewish community\’s newest school, community center, office building, art gallery, fitness center, swimming pool or theater.

Students Get Religion

The Sept. 11 terrorist attack propelled already soaring interest in religious studies courses at mainstream college campuses in Orange County and around the nation.

Something to Talk About

Their subjects will range from anti-Semitism to baseball\’s Ted Williams, from the messianic era to Disney\’s \”The Lion King.\”

Understanding and Responding to Evil

The subject of evil is something that has entered my mind often this past year. Since Sept. 11, and also from the ongoing news coverage from Israel, I have had many questions and have engaged in frequent discussions about this subject.

Jew at the ‘Bu

In June 1956, Kathy Kohner, a Jewish girl from Brentwood, began tagging along with some of the neighborhood boys driving out to Malibu.

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