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Circle of Friends
The Friendship Circle and its Friends at Home program pairs local teenagers with families of special-needs kids in order to provide a social outlet for disabled children and support for their often over-extended parents.
Sunday ‘Nights’ Alright for Outreach
Craig Taubman has a knack for inventing Jewish pop culture.
A Single Problem
Look, I know you\’re busy. What with the spouse, the children, the job, the synagogue, the gym, the board meetings, the dinners —
it\’s hard to find a moment in your day, your week, your month, your life.
Valley Yeshiva Seeking to Lure City Jews Over the Mountains
It\’s Thursday night at Toras Hashem, an outreach yeshiva in North Hollywood and some 40 people are here to hear Rabbi Zvi Block\’s weekly Torah
portion sermon.
Tikk-unity Across L.A.
While many of us were doing the Chinese-food-and-a-movie thing, some Jews around town chose to take part in a different kind of Christmas tradition.
Settling In
It\’s the obvious first topic of conversation, and Paul Castro has no problem addressing it. As the newly minted executive director of Jewish Family Service of Greater Los Angeles (JFS), Castro now runs a Jewish social outreach organization – and yet he is neither Jewish nor holds a degree in social work.\”It was more of a challenge for the organization than for me,\” Castro told The Journal. \”I\’ve never really not felt part of the family at JFS. The fact that I\’ve not been Jewish has not been an issue in the day-to-day operations or in my interactions with people.\”
6505: Home for the Next Generation
For Federation executives and board members, 6505 Wilshire is more than just another building. It is a monument to years of memories; an edifice awash in nostalgic value.
New Articles
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From a Young Jew
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