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July 8, 2004

Have Ark, Will Travel

Gaby Wenig July 8, 2004

Rabbi Abner Weiss is looking through the closet that holds his shul. There are two Torah scrolls lying face up on shelves, the gold mechitza curtains are hung against the wall and the mini-weekday ark is facing the closet door.

\”\’Have ark will travel\’ — that\’s our motto,\” Weiss said, and quoted the verse that is used in the Shabbat liturgy when the Torah scroll is removed from the ark in the synagogue: \”Vayehi binsoah aron\” (and behold the ark was traveling).

Gridlock

Idan Ivri July 8, 2004

On a particular stretch of Wilshire Boulevard near Westwood at 6 p.m., right-lane traffic is hopelessly stalled. A stream of cars crowds the intersection, trying to squeeze into the nearby parking lot of a well-known synagogue.

It\’s a familiar sight: With most people heading home from work, L.A.\’s Jewish community is swimming against the current, driving to services in some of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the city.

7 Days In Arts

Keren Engelberg July 8, 2004

Free tunes at the Skirball this afternoon, as part of their continuing \”Café Z\” series.

A Solemn Day in Santa Monica

David Finnigan July 8, 2004

Santa Monicans call it "the accident." Upon further reflection, some residents also concede that while this word is accurate, it does not capture the enormity of what happened on July 16, 2003.

Community Briefs

Jewish Journal July 8, 2004

Disturbing new details began to emerge surrounding the death of a 25-year-old Israeli man at the hands of Burbank police June 25.

Imagining Caleb

Rabbi Zoë Klein July 8, 2004

Our Torah portion devotes more than 60 verses to the census of the Israelites.

A Dollar a Day

Rob Eshman July 8, 2004

Those Sally Struthers Save the Children television ads always break down dollar-by-dollar how our donations work.

Fate With a Frummie

Carin Davis July 8, 2004

Of all the Jew joints, in all the towns, in all the world, I walk into his. The artist formerly known as Jake didn\’t just go to my high school. I was a freshman cheerleader in a sophomore geometry class and Jake was the hot football player who sat next to me.

Court Fence Ruling Upholds Rule of Law

M.J. Rosenberg July 8, 2004

In 1832, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the United States government could not force the Native American Cherokee tribe out of its Georgia homes and into reservations in Oklahoma.

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