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October 5, 2023
Simchat Torah: Interpreting Joy
Morton Schapiro
October 5, 2023
May each new cycle bring us greater happiness, deeper understanding, and more enduring peace.
Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Ken Chasen: Making Beautiful Music
Ari L. Noonan
October 5, 2023
Before he became a rabbi, Leo Baeck Temple’s Senior Rabbi Ken Chasen had dreams of being a musician.
Mandy Silverman, Mandylicious: The Secret to Good Challah, How to Stuff Challah and Cookies and Cream Challah Recipe
Debra L. Eckerling
October 5, 2023
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 25
Music in a Time of Discord
Paul Socken
October 5, 2023
If words are the language of the mind, then music is the language of the soul.
A Flaky Pastry, A Rich History
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
October 5, 2023
A bureka is a bundle of joy usually filled with feta cheese softened with creamy mashed potatoes. It’s a must have in the Rhodesli kitchen.
We Are All Mahsa
Lisa Daftari
October 5, 2023
Iranians just commemorated the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian girl who was arrested for not wearing her hijab properly and was beaten and died in custody.
Sephardic Torah | A Trailblazing Havruta: Rabbanit Farha Sassoon and Rav Yitzhak Nissim
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
October 5, 2023
Rav Yitzhak Nissim and Rabbanit Farha Sassoon helped pave the way for serious Torah study for women.
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