Last year\’s Israeli merchant fair in Irvine — the first stop in a three-month caravan — spoiled vendors with large crowds open pocketbooks and home-cooked meals.
With entrée in both spheres and his own bent for community involvement, Joel Landau\’s influence is felt far beyond Beth Jacob, which was his first full time pulpit 11 years ago.
If spoof dj Dr. Demento hosted a Purim show, he\’d have to spotlight the Jewish band Shlock Rock. Shlock \’n\’ roll includes clever parodies of pop hits like "I Don\’t Get No Humentashen (based on the Stones\’ "Satisfaction") and "Achashverosh" (think Falco\’s "Rock Me Amadeus").
\”Intifada.\” \”Mujahadeen.\” \”Soldiers of Allah.\”
These names of teams in the all-Muslim flag football tournament in Irvine have upset Southern California Jewish leaders, but engendered varying reaction from local Muslim leaders.
\”We\’re moving ahead as originally scheduled,\” said Ralph Stern, of Tustin, who is leading fundraising. In a communitywide appeal in May 2002, he promised a fiscally conservative stance: construction would start when financial goals were met.
Putting his own twist on a frequently invoked slogan, Lou Weiss, the newly elected president of Orange County\’s Jewish Federation, intends to make inclusiveness a priority during his tenure
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