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September 3, 2014
The Fulfillment Fund: Giving kids a shot at college
This fall, Crenshaw High School valedictorian Christerbell Ahaiwe will start her freshman year at UCLA. What her new classmates might not realize is how hard she worked to get there.
Keeping Jewish young adults engaged in Judaism
Heading off to college is usually seen as an exciting, colorful rite of passage.
Esther Macner: Agunah advocate promotes post-nuptials
During a recent interview at the Journal’s headquarters, Esther Macner described herself as an “Orthodox Jewish feminist, which I’ve been all my life, before the word became a label.”
Chabad Telethon: 50 years of Chasidic movement on West Coast
When Chabad holds its 34th annual “To Life” telethon on Sept. 7, it also will mark 50 years since the movement launched its operations on the West Coast.
Burbank shul stunned by rejection of preschool permit, plans appeal
With a new rabbi and a growing waiting list for its preschool, Burbank Temple Emanu El has been preparing in recent months for long-awaited growth by seeking the city’s permission to expand its preschool and Hebrew school.
From Hamas to Shin Bet agent: Mosab Hassan Yousef
Few human relationships are as complex and intriguing as one between an intelligence agent and a potential informer, with the Middle East as an ideal proving ground for this thesis, at least cinematically.
After 20 years, L.A. Jewish Symphony still reflects the Jewish experience
When Noreen Green founded the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony (LAJS) in 1994, she had to wrestle with a couple of questions.
Al-Qaida announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and \”raise the flag of jihad\” across the subcontinent.
Moving and shaking
More than 1,000 people attended the fourth annual Shabbat at the Ford with Craig Taubman and the Pico Union Project on Aug. 29.
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