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March 2, 2006
Oops…Our 20th
The news these days is gruesome, so it\’s difficult to feel celebratory.
Wandering Jew – New Year’s in Vienna
About six years ago at the University of Texas, I was asked to be the guest speaker for Shabbat 1,000, an event where 1,000 Jewish students are served full-course traditional Shabbat meals for free. There are no prayer services.
Community Briefs
One of two Jewish candidates seeking the Republican nomination for California insurance commissioner has pulled out of the race.
Spirit Up, Tally Down on Super Sunday
Leon Weinstin has spent much of his life fighting on behalf of the Jewish people.
An Ugly Day in the Neighborhood
Today, contentious issues and tough questions persist. Aside from continuing enmity over the election, residents are battling in court over the construction of a synagogue on a busy residential street. And an Orthodox school and its neighbors are testing just how far they can push each other.
Shul’s Stormy Saga
Etz Chaim, for its part, is arguing that the settlement is valid, that it did not violate the settlement and, that, in any case, federal law exempts it from zoning regulations.
A School or a Shul?
Yavneh moved into the Tudor estate, which formerly housed the Whittier Law School, in 1999. The school has about 400 students in preschool through eighth grade, and insists it has worked hard to foster a good relationship with neighbors. But things have soured in the last few years, as Yavneh tests the strict limitations of its conditional-use permit.
To the Promised Land
Indalo — Ethiopians are known by their first names — is one of the lucky ones among thousands of Ethiopians seeking to immigrate to Israel from one of Africa\’s poorest countries.
The Ones Left Behind
\”In the beginning, I didn\’t want to go to Jerusalem because I was scared of the journey,\” confessed Shirva Goyto\’om, one of the lone Jews remaining in the province. Shirva lives in a small town about 30 miles west of the city of Shire, which itself has but one paved road.
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