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Camp Adjusts to Life Away From Parent

David Finnigan May 26, 2005

This will be Camp JCA Shalom\’s first summer away from home. For the first time in its 54-year history, the Malibu camp is independent, having broken away from the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) in January.

Life after the centers crisis hasn\’t been easy for The Shalom Institute: Camp and Conference Center, and now officials are learning how to raise the bulk of the camp\’s $2.3 million budget.

\”Everything is great but we need support,\” said Bill Kaplan, executive director of the Shalom Institute, which runs Camp JCA Shalom.

Irvine Orthodox Plan to Erect Eruv

Andrea Adelson September 2, 2004

Sean Samuels, a Beth Jacob board member, was instrumental in the quest to erect Irvine\’s eruv, which should be operational by Rosh Hashanah.

The Largest Eruv in the World

Julie Gruenbaum Fax July 4, 2002

A temporary new eruv in the Pico-Robertson area has already freed many who were homebound on Shabbat, and work on a larger eruv encompassing more of the city is under way and may be completed as soon as Rosh Hashana.

A Mostly Jewish Festival

Wendy J. Madnick July 13, 2000

Q: When does a fence equal freedom?
A: When it\’s an eruv.
On Sun., July 2 the Jewish community of Northridge will celebrate the official initiation of its new eruv, allowing observant Jews the ability to carry on the Sabbath within its domain.The project was initiated more than 10 years ago by members of Young Israel of Northridge, at that time the only traditional Jewish community in the North Valley. They created the North Valley Eruv Society, which eventually expanded to include members of surrounding congregations, such as Temple Ramat Zion, Em Habanim and Chabad of Northridge.