February 24, 2010

More than 450 volunteers helped raise $4.5 million on Feb. 21 for The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles at the annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon, kicking off an annual campaign that for the last several years has raised nearly $50 million.

Jews, Mexicans and Japanese celebrate their common heritage in the East L.A. neighborhood.

Emma Lipner has half a ton of medical supplies for Haiti piled up in her living room, and thanks to some chance encounters and quick corporate action, she knows how to get it to the earthquake-ravaged country.

Three years ago, JDate initiated an unofficial program offering rabbis the chance to purchase memberships at 18 percent off the regular price. Since then, rabbis around the country have been buying in bulk and giving out free JDate memberships to congregants.