What do limousine drivers, breast cancer patients and retirees have in common? They\’re all the beneficiaries of the applications developed by CogniFit, an Israeli company.
From establishing funds through the Jewish Community Foundation in Los Angeles to starting the Simha and Sara Lainer Fund for Jewish Education through the BJE of Greater Los Angeles to supporting Israel, Lainer and Sara were key supporters of the Jewish community.
Overall, though, Jewish-Muslim relations are strained, and tensions will likely worsen before getting better, predicts Rabbi John Rosove, senior rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood.
A 42-year-old Apache pilot, Zvika rose to the rank of colonel in the Israeli Air Force. He was, according to his peers, \”professional and talented,\” and he did his job with diligence and dedication. Since he had enlisted in the air force at the age of 18, he was due to retire in a year.
The snow-capped Sierras jutted into a deeply blue sky. The hot tub bubbled away. \”Israelis don\’t want to run away when there\’s a war,\” the woman explained. \”We want to run home.\”
\”Therefore\” connects all our fine sentiments and deep wisdom with the reality of the world. \”Therefore\” binds us to bring our values out of the vague realm of our subjectivity and into the hard objective world of work, family, politics and power. \”Therefore\” tests all our spiritual aspirations and visions against the limits of our courage, imagination and resolve. \”Therefore\” makes religion real. Every day, someone confesses, \”Rabbi, I\’m a deeply spiritual person.\”
Bernie Brillstein, a veteran talent agent, manager and resident iconoclast, said, \”Hollywood is a small company town and you figure everyone is entitled to his position. Anyway, everybody takes it for granted that Gibson is an anti-Semite, so people say, \’Well, he did it again.\’\”
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