The Ring
Greg Ross
October 30, 2003
My girlfriend wants a ring. To say that I didn\’t see this coming is the understatement of the century.
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commitment
Q & A With Rabbi Robert Gan
Gaby Wenig
October 2, 2003
Rabbi Robert Gan, 63, has been senior rabbi at Temple Isaiah, an 850-family member Reform congregation on Pico Boulevard, for more than 30 years. At Temple Isaiah, Gan demonstrated his commitment to social justice, inviting such speakers as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to address his congregation. This year, Gan begins his newest role, as president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, an agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles that brings together 250 rabbis from all denominations. Gan spoke to The Journal about his plans for his new position, and the problems facing the Jewish world today.
Israel’s Year of Strength
Yuval Rotem
September 25, 2003
There are many ways to reflect on the year past and the year to come.
15 Years Ago: Should We Shun 80 Million Friends of Israel?
Rabbi Steven Weil
September 25, 2003
One of the more unusual characters in Jewish literature appears in the Book of Esther.
Center Responds to Critical News Story
Tom Tugend
August 14, 2003
Its high profile — spurred by an aggressive and media-savvy leadership — makes the Simon Wiesenthal Center an inviting target.
Ziering Dominates With Blonde Ambition
Naomi Pfefferman
July 31, 2003
\”People always ask me, \’Are you still Jewish?\’ and I say, \’Of course,\’\” Nikki Schieler Ziering told The Journal over breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel. \”I fell in love with Judaism because it\’s all about family values and having good morals. It\’s something I made a commitment to and that I take seriously.\”
Rabbi Fields Passes Torch of Leadership
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
May 29, 2003
When Rabbi Harvey Fields becomes rabbi emeritus on June 1, after serving for 21 years, Rabbi Steven Leder will succeed him — a transition the two have been preparing for, along with the staff and the board, for the past three years.
Realty’s Fealty for Jewish Los Angeles
Michael Aushenker
May 22, 2003
Mark Karlan and other successful Jews in the business believe that realty\’s fealty to Jewish causes lies in factors unique to the nature of the business, which is driven by a generation profoundly connected to Jewish values and impacted by the Holocaust and the creation of Israel.
Israel Fest Crowd Smaller, but Solid
Wendy J. Madnick
May 15, 2003
Festival Chair Itzik Glazer said he was pleased by the number of people willing to come out to the festival, despite it falling on Mother\’s Day.
\”People have told me it\’s the best festival yet,\” said his wife, Mikki Glazer.
U.S. Spending Ignores Domestic Deficits
Leonard Fein
May 15, 2003
What have our military expenditures to do with the state of the states? After all, we are a long way from the guns vs. butter arguments, when we used to show how many new schools or hospitals could be built for the cost of one new aircraft carrier.
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