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July 14, 2009
Fishel, Others Honored by Jewish Professionals Org.
Jewish Communal Professionals of Southern California (JCPSC) held its largest annual dinner in years last month, when more than 250 people gathered to honor Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles President John Fishel and six other honorees.
Climbing to Reach Bat Mitzvah
Standing on the eastern tower of Masada in the Negev Desert, watching the sun rise higher in the sky over the Dead Sea, reciting a Hebrew passage from the Torah, I cried with joy, triumph and anticipation as I was in the midst of what I considered the most personally momentous occasion of my life to that point — my bat mitzvah celebratio
Fruit of the Vine
I led a summer Jewish history trip through Central Europe several years ago, which took us to Bratislava and its famous Jewish cemetery, where the great 19th century rabbinic leader, the Hatam Sofer, is buried. Our first stop in Bratislava was at the Danube Hotel, where we were to meet our local guide.
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