Bridging the gap: A new paradigm for change
Jewish Journal
May 29, 2015
Graduation address, HUC-JIR LA, May 18, 2015
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graduation
Outstanding Graduate: Daniel Schwartz — Grad’s goal: A better world
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2013
Tis the graduation season, but unlike most 17-year-olds wrapping up their high school careers in recent days and weeks, Daniel Schwartz knows exactly what he wants to do with his life.
Outstanding Graduate: Rose Bern — A passionate voice
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2013
Rose Bern isn’t afraid to fight for her values. The 17-year-old, who recently graduated from Shalhevet High School and lives in Westwood, has strong convictions when it comes to feminism, justice and fairness.
Helping grads on their Jewish journey
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2013
As a Hillel director for the last seven years, I have come to love this time of year. Graduation is the moment to celebrate not just academic learning, but the personal growth and discovery students experience during their university years.
Outstanding Graduates 2013
Jewish Journal
June 5, 2013
Every year, we shine a spotlight on a group of outstanding high school seniors, culled from many nominations submitted by local educators, clergy, community leaders and, of course, you, our readers.
AJR-CA graduates 10th class of transdenominational rabbis
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 27, 2012
The Academy for Jewish Religion, California (AJR-CA), graduated its 10th class of rabbinic and cantorial ordinees last month. The transdenominational seminary has graduated close to 90 rabbis, cantors and chaplains since 2003, and nearly all have found work in Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and non-denominational synagogues, as well as in schools, hospitals and other institutions.
Opinion: Finishing school
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2012
I remember my kindergarten graduation. We wore crowns on our heads and had big smiles on our faces. We sang songs, cute songs about the changing seasons and growing up. And then we received our diplomas, had an ice cream party and were hugged and kissed by our loved ones.
Letters to the Editor: Foie Gras ban, JCC closures, being a mensch
Jewish Journal
June 13, 2012
In the June 8 Graduation section, I read about an 18-year-old young lady who helps rehabilitate abused horses and is moving into a nursing program with the goal of becoming an orthopedic surgeon (“Healing Others, and Herself”). I am so proud of our community and its compassionate heritage.
Sometimes, less is more
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2012
In her junior year, Oakwood senior Katherine Bernstein spent two weeks in Sierra Leone with the North Hollywood school\’s immersion program. Amid carrying buckets of cement for a new school and helping to paint a map of the world in its library, she was struck by a major difference between life in Southern California and the West African nation.
A real page-turner
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2012
Corinne Kentor may be coming of age in the iPad and Kindle era, but she feels most at home surrounded by books. The more classic the volumes, the better. It\’s \”Candide\” and \”Don Quixote\” that thrill this New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) senior, who lights up when she discusses the works of Shakespeare or the Brontë sisters.
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