May 6, 2004

Busy Days, Busy Nights

Rabbi Lawrence Goldmark May 6, 2004

April 19: This morning at 10 a.m. air raid sirens blared. No, it was not a terrorist attack but the commemoration of Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day.

"Why is the festival of Shavuot called \’The time of the giving of our Torah\’ and not the time of the receiving of our Torah? Because the giving of the Torah happened at one specified time, but the receiving of the Torah happens at every time and in every generation. — Rabbi Meir Alter of Ger"

World Briefs

JTA Staff May 6, 2004

World Briefs

Israel Fete to Focus on Music, Culture

Andrea Adelson May 6, 2004

Israeli entertainers often get a jumpstart on a civilian career following military service, which they spend polishing their act at morale-boosting performances for the armed forces.

Music Makes the Service Go ‘Round

Andrea Adelson May 6, 2004

Since distributing a CD of hymns to members of Tustin\’s Congregation B\’nai Israel, the Conservative synagogue\’s cantor, Marcia Tilchin, and congregant Carl Cedar, a veteran musician, no longer sing alone in the sparsely filled sanctuary on Friday night.

Walking the Walk for Heritage Pointe

Andrea Adelson May 6, 2004

Setting a contemporary example for the ancient value of "l\’dor v\’dor" (from generation to generation), supporters of Heritage Pointe will walk through Irvine May 31 in a communitywide 5K walk to raise money for the county\’s only Jewish retirement home.