It was not a typical Los Angeles synagogue banquet. Perfumed blonde women spoke French — melodic, very pretty French akin to how Brazilians speak Portuguese.
\”No one likes to do it,\” said parent Andrea Daniels, who compares it to dating. \”It\’s like buying a house,\” said Bea Prentice, director of the Early Childhood Center at Adat Shalom synagogue in West Los Angeles. \”There are so many options to think about.\”
We call it the Festival of Lights, but Chanukah starts in a very dark place. It begins with two stories, each very serious.
Last week for Chanukah I wrote about latkes, this week, the brisket.
President Bush has played the Sept. 11 card with his choice of former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to head the Department of Homeland Security during his second term.
Jews know well how to create an idea and implement it. In the world at large, we do it all the time in the arts, business, government or academia.
The fish was the ugliest I had ever seen. I actually recoiled as my son proudly pointed him out in the aquarium. He loves fish.
The faint of heart should not apply for this job: Needed, a sensitive but thick-skinned person who can get along with a combative mixture
of Los Angeles\’ Jews, blacks, whites, Asians, Latinos, Catholics, Baptists, Muslims, students, retired people, lawyers, doctors, homeless and many, many more.
\”The Creative Jewish Wedding Book\” by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer helps couples tap into their creativity and design the wedding that really suits them. Kaplan-Mayer inspires readers to honor their own comfort level of style, taste, emotional and financial resources and Jewish observance.
A very nice added attraction to your ceremony is the wedding booklet. This is a personal supplement to your wedding that the ushers will give to each guest as they are taken to their seats. The bride usually chooses a white or ecru linen material with black ink.
The cover states \”The Wedding of … \” and usually has both the English and the Hebrew dates. We recommend art of flowers and we added the quote \”Ani L\’Dodi V\’Dodi Li\” — \”I am my beloved\’s and my beloved is mine.\”
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