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December 8, 2005

7 Days in The Arts

Los Angeles Master Chorale brings winter cheer today. Their \”holiday wonders\” concert features a program that — while Christmas-heavy — presents the world premiere of \”Hanukkah Suite\” by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown.

Spectator – It’s Hip to Be Chutzpah

When you think of hip-hop or rap, you don\’t generally think of jowl-necked septuagenarians or skinny, psyched-out white guys rapping about the tsuris their mother gives them, but then again, you don\’t generally think of Jews either.

JDate Welcomes Gays

For all the nice Jewish boys looking for other nice Jewish boys, JDate.com has come to the rescue.

Wolpe Out of the Running

Rabbi David Wolpe has removed himself from consideration for the job of leading the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York. Wolpe, of Sinai Temple in Westwood, had been widely considered a frontrunner for chancellor at JTS, the central institution in Conservative Judaism.

Spectator – ‘Sit Down’ Standup With David & Co.

In an age of assimilation, a couple of generations removed from the ghetto, can Jews still be funny? Yes, says David Steinberg, host of the new talk show, \”Sit Down Comedy With David Steinberg,\” which premiered this past Wednesday on TV Land.

The Cost of Marriage

I knew that the normal adjustments from bachelorhood were inevitable, such as putting down the toilet seat and washing linens more frequently than every six months. But I never imagined that marriage would force me to re-experience the entire immigration process.

Israeli Conductor Soars in ‘Butterfly’

Madame Butterfly,\” the story of a trusting 19th-century Japanese girl who falls in love with a fickle American naval officer, first captivated American audiences in 1900 as a play by impresario David Belasco.

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