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July 8, 2008
VIDEO: Mind of Mencia — cultural explorer Carlos goes to Fairfax to visit the Jews
Official Comedy Central Video: The Mind of Mencia — cultural explorer Carlos goes to visit the Jews
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — Getting ready for November’s elections
More than 300 young professionals members of the local Iranian Jewish “30 Years After” organization gathered at a private residence in Beverly Hills late last month to encourage political activism in the community.
VIDEO: A Sacred Duty — A Jewish response to threats to our environment
A Major Documentary on Current Environmental Threats and How Jewish Teachings Can Be Applied in Responding to These Threats.
Pacific Palisades Chabad preschool denied lease extension
An eight-to-one vote by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Board — along with a unanimous vote by the Conservancy Advisory Board — last night soundly defeated Chabad of Pacific Palisades\’ appeal to temporarily extend the lease for its preschool site at Temescal Gateway Park from September 2008 through January 2009
Kabbalah blamed for A-Rod marital breakup
A former trainer for Alex Rodriguez said the star ballplayer\’s interest in Kabbalah caused the break-up of his marriage.
A coup for Hebrew U — Gates to accept award
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will receive the inaugural Einstein Award, the American fund-raising arm of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem announced Monday.
The award, which will be presented to Gates in December at a gala dinner in New York, is named for Albert Einstein, who helped found the university. It will be given only rarely to those who have made a significant impact on humanity, according to the organization\’s executive director, Peter Willner. American Friends officials say this is the first time that Gates is accepting an award from a Jewish or Israeli organization.
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