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David Suissa
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There’s something about this film, “Oz’s List,” that got to me like nothing else.
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Columbus the Colonizer, a Real Jew
Alexandra Ozeri
October 23, 2024
Christopher Columbus, whose given name was discovered to be Christ Killer Columberg, was raised in a kind of Western European shtetl.
Sephardic Torah from the Holy Land | It was Simchat Torah, Not October 7th
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
October 23, 2024
The brutal attacks on Simchat Torah were not about territory. Hamas perpetrated a genocidal attack on our values.
Bridging Cultures: Pressman Academy Students Document Transformative Journey to Selma
Ayala Or-El
October 23, 2024
The collaboration aimed to foster understanding and tolerance among students from diverse backgrounds.
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Ayala Or-El
October 23, 2024
Genealogists Jennifer Mendelsohn and Dr. Adina Newman have helped Holocaust survivors find long-lost family members.
Pumpkin Everything for Halloween
Debra L. Eckerling
October 23, 2024
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CCFP Hosting Author Ben M. Freeman and Attorney David Byrnes in Conversation
Kylie Ora Lobell
October 23, 2024
On Monday, Nov. 4, Creative Community for Peace will be hosting its fall vanguard gathering featuring a conversation with author and educator Ben M. Freeman and top entertainment attorney David Byrnes.
Rabbis of L.A. | Rabbi Joel Rembaum on Honoring the Matriarchs
Ari L. Noonan
October 23, 2024
The Matriarchs of Jewish history — Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah — have officially gained equality with the Patriarchs in Conservative Judaism, thanks to Rabbi Joel Rembaum, the emeritus rabbi at Temple Beth Am.
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