B’nai Mitzvah Planning Guide
Joan G Friedman
August 12, 2004
When the child is born, start saving! It\’s not a bad idea to start two savings accounts; one for college and one for the bar or bat mitzvah.
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Wonderousness of the First Time
Joan G Friedman
August 12, 2004
When the date was set, everything came into focus. He really will become a bar mitzvah. How exciting the whole year became. Bobby knew his prayers and haftarah very well. No one was concerned about that. He began to work on his sermon and master that, too.
Bar Mitzvah Cheer — Without Cheerleaders
Andrew Silow-Carroll
August 12, 2004
\”Did you book the Lakers cheerleaders?\” asked Rabbi Steven Leder, referring to a notorious bar mitzvah party in Los Angeles, where he is rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
Confessions of a Bar Mitzvah Teacher
Ted Roberts
August 12, 2004
It is a job that demands a great deal of patience with parents as well as kids. Everything depends on: a) the cranial size of the student, and b) the size of the bribes offered by the parents to the kid.
On Shabbat, Stay Cool as a Cucumber
Lisa J. Solomon
August 5, 2004
Since they were Orthodox and didn\’t use appliances on the Sabbath, Oma had an array of simple but wonderful dishes she prepared in advance to be eaten cold. In the Miami heat, her Cucumber Dill Salad was one of my favorites.
Irvine Campus Set for Grand Opening
Andrea Adelson
August 5, 2004
The Bermans and Michaels expect their daily routines and social lives will alter substantially mid-August because of membership in the county\’s greatly expanded Jewish Community Center (JCC), relocated in Irvine.
Pacific Mortgage Funding Corporation
Jewish Journal
August 5, 2004
As a national commercial real estate lender, Pacific Mortgage Funding Corporation offers a variety of financing options for apartment projects, office buildings, retail shopping centers, hotels, subdivisions, and more.
Keep Grandparents’ Legacy Alive
Jeanette Bergelson
August 5, 2004
What is our role in the interfaith family unit? We are not just the grandparents; we are the Jewish grandparents. Their other grandparents are Christian, Muslim, Hindu or of another faith. Even when grandchildren are not raised within any particular faith, this is how we will be distinguished. Why? Because interfaith children are part of two-family cultures; therefore identifying us as such, is necessary.
Mixed-Marriage Study Defies Logic
Edmund Case
July 15, 2004
Since the National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) confirmed the continuing high rate of intermarriage, it\’s been quiet on the "outreach"vs. "in-reach" front. The Jewish In-Marriage Initiative is slowly becoming active.
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