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July 11, 2012
Chevra Kadisha conference highlights Jewish way of honoring the dead
“This is a universal thing that everybody goes through,” Rabbi Stan Levy emphasized during the 10th North American Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference, a three-day event last month at American Jewish University. Appearing as a guest speaker at the annual conference, Levy was describing one of life’s few certainties — death.
MATCH to donate $9M to Jewish day schools
The MATCH program will hold its fourth launch this August to encourage expanding the donor base for Jewish day schools.
Friendship Circle cyclists bound for N.Y.
Traveling 3,279 miles in seven weeks — on bicycles? That’s the plan for 11 cyclists riding from Los Angeles to New York City this summer to raise money for Friendship Circle programs.
They just want kosher Dodger Dogs
If kosher-observant L.A. Dodgers fans want to buy a hot dog at a game, they’re out of luck: Dodger Stadium doesn’t sell kosher hot dogs.
Israel will bring in remaining Ethiopian immigrants
Israel’s government agreed to expedite the arrival of the final Ethiopian immigrants waiting to come to Israel.
Judokas Alice Schlesinger and Arik Ze’evi power Israel’s medal hopes
One is nearing the end of his career, already has an Olympic medal and is eyeing another. The other is a decade younger, an up-and-comer who has enjoyed some success, but is aiming for her first medal at the Games.