B’nai Mitzvah Planning 101
J. G. Friedman
March 11, 2004
So you\’re going to have a mitzvah — whether it is a bar or a bat, the planning begins early.
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Question of Ethics
Bill Boyarsky
February 5, 2004
As both a Los Angeles city ethics commissioner and a Jewish community journalist, I was in a skeptical mood as I took a seat in the audience of a discussion on \”Jewish Ethical Values in the Halls of Power: From the Board Room to the Council Chamber.\”
A Portrait of My Wedding
Soriya Daniels
November 13, 2003
After only two hours of sleep, I woke up on Aug. 13, 2000, to the sounds of drizzle hitting my hotel window. With a pit in my stomach, I got out of bed — terrified and excited all at once. It was my wedding day, the culmination of three months of harried planning. I desperately wanted everything about this day to be perfect, to reflect the perfect love that Brad and I shared.
Revitalizing the Core
John Fishel
September 18, 2003
The Federation is committed to a strong and vibrant JCRC.
Engaging residents of our community to impact the \”urban agenda\” is the objective. But the agenda of the organized Jewish community must be redefined in a thoughtful, targeted and strategic way to successfully mobilize human resources beyond the core of active, identified Jews.
Down to the Wire
J.D. Smith
August 14, 2003
I\’ve had a good time being engaged. People are really nice to you. Strangers wish you \”Congratulations!\” and \”Mazel tov!\” Thank you, everyone. As the date has gotten closer, I noticed that people go a little bit insane when I tell them, \”I\’m getting married — on Thursday.\” They all seem to think that I should be doing something. What, exactly, I don\’t know. Baking a cake, maybe.
Remember the Good
Rabbi Ron Shulman
March 13, 2003
Judaism\’s moral imagination describes that King Ahashuerus was not able to sleep because of all that was going on around him: Esther was involved with planning and preparing her next feast; Haman was busy building gallows; Mordecai was upset, praying and wearing sackcloth.
Planning Ahead Can Save on Health Care
Gaby Wenig
December 26, 2002
Because elder care can be an enormous drain on an individual\’s resources, with nursing homes costing in excess of $100 a day and home care costing even more, planning ahead and buying long-term-care insurance is one way of preventing the costs from being too overwhelming.
How Ready Are We?
Mike Levy
November 21, 2002
"For bioterrorism, we\’re about as prepared as we are for snow," said City Councilman Jack Weiss, who has spent a year working with security experts and local officials to figure out what Los Angeles needs to do to prepare for and prevent terrorist attacks.
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