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adat ari el
Temple collaboration sparks new approach to religious school
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
With “Midrash Manicures” among their new course offerings, a few Conservative religious schools are hoping to counter student apathy and stem the tide of declining enrollment.
Moving and shaking
Ryan Torok
July 16, 2014
Stephen S. Wise Temple’s Freedom School has, in part, the Los Angeles Dodgers to thank for $30,000 it received from businessman Howard Sherwood on June 29.
Letters to the editor: Israel, preserving Auschwitz, showing love to the elderly and more
Jewish Journal
March 26, 2014
Thank you for presenting a fascinating theoretical debate on calling Israel the “Jewish state.”\n
Lorin Fife: Full-time philanthropy
Zan Romanoff
November 6, 2013
Lorin Fife has essentially had a second career since he retired from his position as senior executive and attorney at the financial services holding company Sun America in 1998, when he was only 45.
At long last, lasting love
Elyse Glickman
September 18, 2013
Encino lawyer Jeremy Karpel’s home has an art gallery feel to it, with an eclectically decorated living room spilling out into an elegantly landscaped yard. During one recent weekend, it was the perfect backdrop for a party commemorating his grandparents’ anniversary, filled with the sounds of big band-era greats, as spun by a 9-year-old DJ.
Immigration bill: For nannies and caregivers, legal status isn’t enough
Jonah Lowenfeld
July 2, 2013
At 2 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, Amelia Barnachea waited in a copy shop in downtown Los Angeles, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. \”I\’m exercising,\” the diminutive Filipina-American home health aide explained, looking very spry for her 72 years.
Lag B’Omer Calendar 2013
Ryan Torok
April 23, 2013
LGBT-friendly congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim hosts its inaugural Lag B’Omer celebration with singing around the fire pit at its new campus. Sat. 7-9 p.m. Free. Beth Chayim Chadashim, 6090 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 931-7023. bcc-la.org.
Federation drops security grants for shuls; Farmar shoots, scores for Chabad
Jewish Journal
September 18, 2008
Concern about security at services and how to fund it persists among at least some of the small synagogues, which will now need to reallocate resources or decide to go without.
There’s no business like shul business
Sarah Price Brown
October 26, 2006
The retirement of Rabbi Moshe Rothblum after 35 years on the bimah at Adat Ari El.
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