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A Pass-SOVA Tradition
Helping the needy is what SOVA (Hebrew for \”eat and be satisfied\”) has been doing since 1983, when Santa Monica deli owner Hy Altman and wife, Zucky, created the nonprofit organization.
The Match Game
When B\’nai B\’rith International needs a headliner to attract people to a fundraising dinner, it knows where to turn.When B\’nai B\’rith International needs a headliner to attract people to a fundraising dinner, it knows where to turn.
World Briefs
The United States has convinced Israel and Egypt to accept an immediate cut in the American presence in the Sinai, JTA has learned.
Tzedakah for Chanukah
The Chanukah effort is one of the first outcomes of Morasha\’s involvement with a three-year national research project of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.
Good Deeds
When Becca Yuré turned 13, her enthusiasm for pandas became the focus of her Bat Mitzvah celebration.
The Laws of Life
Among those who left Egypt, there were two — Berel and Shmerel. As slaves, these two had grown so accustomed to looking down at the ground, they could no longer lift their eyes.
Weathering the Crisis
The City of Hope, the esteemed charity, cancer hospital and research center, is under attack. But supporters of the charity, whose roots run deep into the Jewish community, are coming to its defense.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Aish HaTorah\’s guest list includes many of Hollywood\’smost famous and influential players
It’s a Little Tricky
Once again we are faced with the annual dilemma of what to doabout Halloween. Should we let the kids \”trick or treat\” or not? Weknow that Halloween is not a Jewish holiday; that is not the problem.We celebrate Thanksgiving and Presidents Day, both American holidayswhich reflect good values. Halloween, on the other hand, does notreflect a value system that we would like to pass on to our children.It focuses on taking, greed and violence, not to mention theconsequences, a nasty trick, played on those who refuse to give.
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