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Documentary filmmaker has a ‘Hava Nagila’ in her heart

Elyse Glickman February 27, 2013

\”Hava Nagila” is one of those songs, like “Celebration” and “Auld Lang Syne,” that brings back memories and gets stuck in one’s head. In fact, “Hava Nagila” is so ingrained in American pop culture that many non-Jews can readily identify it, and high-profile non-Jewish recording artists, including Harry Belafonte, Connie Francis and Glen Campbell, count their renditions as a career highlight.

Celebrations and Simchas: Mazel Tov to our community

Jewish Journal October 17, 2012

Marnie Alexis Friedman and Steven Barnett Stiglitz married on Sept. 2 at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles. Rabbi Adam Kligfeld of Temple Beth Am officiated, and Rabbi Laura Geller of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills participated under the chuppah as well.

Destination Bar Mitzvahs

Elyse Glickman October 17, 2012

Factor in the enormous guest lists, global cuisine and diversions such as high-tech interactive entertainment, and it is clear that bar and bat mitzvah celebrations have become more sophisticated than they were even a decade ago.

Longer life, programs, care make Jewish Home’s wait list daunting

Jewish Journal August 29, 2012

As bombs dropped over Germany, aerial photographer Arthur Oxenberg would lean out of a B-17 Flying Fortress with his camera to snap a photograph. His photos were a way the U.S. Army Air Forces could tell whether bombs hit their targets.

At 60 for Zikna

Rabbi Laura Geller August 29, 2012

The High Holy Day liturgy includes the poignant plea: \”Do not cast me off b\’eyt zikna,\” which is usually translated as \”when I get old.\” It is a fear many of us have, but are often afraid to articulate. We live in a youth-intoxicated culture where older people are sometimes invisible.

A Celebration of Dad

Ellie Kahn August 29, 2012

I called my 94-year-old father in Ohio on July 9. I told him how much I loved him, that he was the most wonderful father ever, that I would miss him, and that it was OK for him to let go.

Pro-Palestinian protests mar Israel celebration in Melbourne

Jewish Journal June 7, 2012

A crowd of angry pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Melbourne marred the annual celebration of Israel\’s independence.

SHAVUOT: 10 ways to celebrate

Jewish Journal May 24, 2012

Amid security concerns in Tunisia, a smaller Hiloula celebration

Jewish Journal May 14, 2012

Two thousand years ago, a mysterious woman who was unable to talk arrived on this island. Every sick person she touched was healed. Although she died when her wooden house caught fire, her body remained intact and did not burn.

The mirth of the Bar Mitzvah

Jewish Journal February 16, 2012

Think of what might happen to the Jewish calendar if literary scholars got their hands on it. Tisha B’Av would be classified as a tragedy, Tu B’Shevat would come under the heading of the pastoral, and Yom Kippur could serve as a soliloquy. But what would the bar mitzvah ceremony be? The answer is obvious: a comedy.

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Documentary filmmaker has a ‘Hava Nagila’ in her heart

Celebrations and Simchas: Mazel Tov to our community

Destination Bar Mitzvahs

Longer life, programs, care make Jewish Home’s wait list daunting

At 60 for Zikna

A Celebration of Dad

Pro-Palestinian protests mar Israel celebration in Melbourne

SHAVUOT: 10 ways to celebrate

Amid security concerns in Tunisia, a smaller Hiloula celebration

The mirth of the Bar Mitzvah

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