Taking a cue from Tu B\’Shevat, rabbis, students, and representatives from Jewish and environmental organizations gathered for the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life of Southern California\’s (COEJL/SC) Third Annual Leadership Retreat to cultivate enthusiasm for environmental awareness within the Jewish community.
Bridge for Singles (59+): Intermediate players meet in a private home in West Los Angeles and Santa Monica areas. Also meets Tuesday and Thursday.
After killing an Egyptian taskmaster for nearly beating to death an Israelite slave, Moses, who is introduced in this week\’s Torah portion, flees for his life.
After seven years of Israel making heroic concessions in return for terrorism, genocidal hatred and official calls for Israel\’s destruction, Rob Eshman still supports Barak\’s efforts at the negotiating table (\”Men and Martyrs,\” Jan. 12).
The National Council of Jewish Women is not the only Jewish organization opposed to the nomination of Sen. John Ashcroft for U.S. attorney general (\”Ashcroft or Not,\” Jan. 5).
Earlier this week, 160 people from Los Angeles — including Jewish Federation President John Fishel and the Board of Rabbis\’ Mark Diamond — were among 900 who traveled to Israel as part of a United Jewish Communities-sponsored solidarity mission.
For 30 years, those of us in Israel\’s peace movement have been saying there will be no peace as long as Israel insists on governing another nation.
The lines are being drawn this week for what the Israeli tabloids are calling \”The Battle for Jerusalem.\”
Call it a beach party without the beach. The pouring rain didn\’t stop Beverly Hills High School students from partying when they recently converged on the campus football field for an early evening bonfire. The up-tempo rally – which featured kosher hot dogs and school cheerleaders busting moves to the beat of a live band – was organized by Rabbi Hertzl Illulian, who, for seven years, has been organizing events at Beverly Hills High School.
The umbrella organization for North American Jewish federations is now the seventh largest charitable organization in the United States, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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