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May 29, 2003

Charity Makes Tamkin an ICON

Nancy Sokoler Steiner May 29, 2003

Dr. S. Jerome Tamkin doesn\’t keep a little black book, but he does keep a large white binder. And if you\’re an educational, Jewish or health organization, you want to be listed there, because the binder tracks 32 organizations which Tamkin and his wife, Judith, have chosen to support through their Tamkin Foundation. And that\’s just the major projects. It also includes a list of more than 100 additional entities which receive donations from the foundation.

Adult Children Get Rite of Passage

Rabbi Jack Riemer May 29, 2003

I am not a Reform Jew, but I confess that I am often envious of the publications of the Reform movement. Whether I agree with their answers or not, I am impressed by the fact that they ask the right questions, the questions that are on the minds and hearts of our people today. So, for example, some years ago they published a book for children on how to cope with their parents\’ divorce. It was ahead of the curve in realizing that this was a real issue in many Jewish homes, and in providing a Jewish perspective on it. And last year they published a book in which they asked many different rabbis to respond to the questions that young people need to think about when they enter college.

Song and Study Bring Temple to Life

Julie Gruenbaum Fax May 29, 2003

To understand how Rabbi Morley Feinstein has re-energized University Synagogue, just peek in on his Friday night services, which have been attracting upwards of 125 people every week.

7 Days In Arts

Jewish Journal May 29, 2003

Linda Richman types be warned. The American Cinematheque\’s \”Can\’t Stop the Musicals!! A Celebration of Hollywood Musicals of the 1970s and 1980s\” presents the plotz-inducing Barbra Streisand Double Feature tonight.

New Leader at City’s Oldest Synagogue

Julie Gruenbaum Fax May 29, 2003

When Steven Leder was 14, he got into some trouble with the law. Rather than send him to reform school, his parents sent him to a Reform Jewish summer camp in Wisconsin.

Rabbi Revolution

Julie Gruenbaum Fax May 29, 2003

With the retirement this year of several prominent senior rabbis, youthful faces have come to occupy the majority of Westside pulpits and others throughout the city, a confluence of vitality that has the potential to herald the beginning of a new era for the wider Los Angeles Jewish community.

Moving Beyond Ladies Who Lunch

Rachel Brand May 29, 2003

Bat Yam\’s efforts follow a trend of volunteer organizations trying to entice younger members to replace an aging membership. In doing so, groups like Hadassah must change their image to counter old stereotypes. Historically viewed as an organization for older, married women, Hadassah now has a wide variety of options for women who don\’t fit the mold.

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