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By Keren Engelberg
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EVENTS
Operetta Archives: 8 p.m. “Delights of Early Broadway!”A tribute to Herbert, Kern and others. $25. Schoenberg Hall, UCLA Westwood Campus.
(310) 825-2101. Also, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m.
LECTURES
Shaarei Tefila: 10 a.m. Dr. Leila Leah Bronner on “Stories of Biblical Mothers: Maternal Power in the Hebrew Bible.” $5-$7. 7269 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles.
(323) 938-7147.
Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club:
2 p.m. Professor Marvin Zuckerman on “Capitalism’s Human Face.” Discussion and musical program to follow. Free (members), $4 (guests). 8339 W. Third St., Los Angeles. (310) 454-3687.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring: 3-5 p.m. “Some Sing Low, Some Sing Higher: A Musical Celebration of Stan’s Peaceable Kingdom,” in conjunction with the Stanley Schwartz exhibition. $8-$10 (adults), free (children under 13). 1525 Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 552-2207.
4-7 p.m.”Nuevo Cartdum” exhibit. 4555 Franklin Ave., third floor, Los Feliz. R.S.V.P., leah@leahdevora.citymaker.com.
EVENTS
California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language: Dec. 19-25. “The Art of Yiddish – A Bridge of Light Around the World.” For more information, see page 25.
Chabad of the Conejo’s Friendship Circle: Dec. 19-Dec. 23, 10:30 a.m.-
3:30 p.m. Winter day camp for special needs kids. Limited space available. The New JCC at Milken, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. R.S.V.P., (818) 865-2233.
LECTURES
Temple Beth Am: Dec. 20-Dec. 29. Amazing Israel Mega Mission with Rabbi Joel Rembaum. $2,299 + tax. (310) 652-7354.
PROGRAMS
Ezra Center: 10 a.m. Program exploring familiar and new Jewish melodies with Cantor Kenneth Jaffe. Lunch to follow. $6-$7. Temple Ner Tamid, 10629 Lakewood Blvd., Downey. (562) 861-9276.
EVENTS
Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring:
East Valley Senior Center: 1-2 p.m. Weekly Yiddish club meeting. $2 donation. 5000 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood. (818) 766-5165.
EVENTS
Temple Adat Elohim Sisterhood: Make holiday baskets for area firefighters. gallantsuzanne@hotmail.com.
Orthodox Union: Dec. 23-Dec. 26. West Coast Torah Convention. For more information, see article on page 19.
Sunshine Seniors Club: 11:30 a.m.-
2 p.m. Weekly meeting at new location. Valley Cities JCC, 13164 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818) 764-4532.
Jewish Family Service and Friendship Circle: 7:30-9 p.m. Support group for parents of children with special needs. Meets on first and third Thursdays of each month. The New JCC at Milken, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. (818) 464-3333.
UPCOMING
DECEMBER 30
Wilshire Boulevard Temple: Winter
Rikud Israeli dance weekend. From $175. Malibu. www.rikud.com.
DECEMBER 31
The Religion Newswriters Foundation: Application deadline for Lilly Scholarships to help journalists study religion. www.religionwriters.com.
Singles
G.E.E. Super Singles: Last day to R.S.V.P. for the pre-New Year’s Eve cocktail party. $25. Rive Gauche Cafe, Sherman Oaks. (818) 501-0165.
Singles Helping Others: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Heartfelt Christmas Party downtown to give food to the needy. (818) 591-0772.
Jewish Singles, Meet! (30s and 40s):
6 p.m. No-host dinner at Red Robin and bowling at Canoga Park Bowl. R.S.V.P. by Dec. 17, (818) 750-0095.
New Age Singles: 6 p.m. Holiday dinner and dancing at Sportsman’s Lodge in the Muddy Moose Bar. $25. 12825 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (310) 839-3267.
Nexus: Pub Crawl, five bars in five hours. Second St., Belmont Shores. R.S.V.P. by Dec. 16, www.jewishnexus.org.
Steppin’ Out Adventures: Dec. 19-Dec. 26. Club Med Winter Getaway. $1,330. (888) 258-2847.
Stephen S. Wise Temple: 10:30 a.m. Will Rogers hike/walk and no-host brunch. Will Rogers State Park, Pacific Palisades. (310) 204-1240.
Harbor Jewish Singles: 11 a.m. Trip to Skirball Cultural Center for the Einstein exhibit. Lunch follows. $8.
2701 Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles.
(714) 751-0469.
Jewish Single Volleyball: Noon-3 p.m. Weekly beach volleyball game. Playa del Rey Beach court 11 at the end of Culver Boulevard. (310) 278-9812.
Project Next Step: 8 p.m. “Coffee Talk” with coffee and pastries. $7. 9911 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 284-3638.
Israeli Folk Dancing: 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Classes by Israel Yakove meet Mondays and Thursdays. $7. 2244 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 839-2550.
West Valley JCC: 8-11 p.m. Israeli folk dancing with James Zimmer.
$5-$6. Salsa, swing and tango lessons for an additional $3 (7-8 p.m.). (310) 284-3638.
Nexus (20s-40s): 6 p.m. Volleyball followed by no-host dinner at a local restaurant. End of Culver Boulevard., near court 15, Playa del Rey. www.jewishnexus.org.
Dr. Michael Events: Year-end “Jew-Do” in Vancouver. $12-$15. www.drmmichaelevents.com.
L.A.’s Fabulous Best Connections: Dinner at Morel’s at the Grove. R.S.V.P., (323) 782-0435.
Conversations at Leon’s: 7 p.m. Author Mara Brown discusses “Letting Go, the Art of Forgiveness.”
$15-$17. 639 26th St., Santa Monica. (310) 393-4616.
New Start/Millionaire’s Circle:
7:30 p.m. Social and light dinner honoring men who do Jewish charity work. Beverly Hills. R.S.V.P., (323) 461-3137.
Stu & Lew Productions: 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Schmooz-a-Palooza. $25. House of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. www.stuandlew.com.
Upcoming Singles
Art in the O.C.
One’s Jewish, one just likes making Jewish art. They’re painter Mel Blatt and photographer Yoshimi Hashimoto, and this month they find common ground in the form of wall space at the Orange County JCC. See Blatt’s colorful paintings of angels and other works and Hashimoto’s black-and-white prints of Jerusalem on view through Jan. 31.
The Orange County JCC, One Federation Way, Irvine. (949) 435-3400.
Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to- back World Series in 2024 and 2025. That year, with those two championships on either end, is the exact same year l became a practicing Jew. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
From Los Angeles to Thailand, Israelis are sitting anxiously, waiting for a notice from El Al or other airlines, hoping for a chance to board a flight back to Israel.
We are delivering hands-on learning and building resilience for a generation growing up under conflict in a region that lacks a dedicated children’s museum.
American malaise involves gloomy thoughts about spiking gas prices, or depressing flashbacks to previous wars where days stretched into decades. Israeli malaise is accompanied by gloomy thoughts about the Americans.
Even those self-described human rights groups that are strongly biased in favor of the Palestinian Arab cause acknowledge the PA’s systemic mistreatment of women.
Jews today do have a voice. For the moment. But we have not used it where it counts – in the mainstream media, the halls of power, on campuses, on school boards, in the public square.
After years of terrorizing Israelis with existential threats, the Islamic regime is now worried about its own existence. In a region where the projection of power is everything, that is humiliation.
Congress has already established this principle for corporate America; it must apply the same standard to education, where vulnerability and the risk of exploitation are high.
The generation that built these schools believed Jewish life in America had a future worth institutionalizing. Are we willing to invest, sacrifice and build accordingly?
There is a golden opportunity to expose the intellectual bankruptcy of antisemitism based on current identity politics discourse, and to credibly argue that the current struggle is a global confrontation between the forces of terror and oppression and the Free World.
Singles
