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Valley’s Toras HaShem Seeks to Lure City Jews Over the Hill

Gaby Wenig February 6, 2003

Two women shared a room in a major Israeli hospital some years ago, both awaiting the insemination portion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. One of the women, \”Mrs. Cohen,\” was undergoing the procedure under the supervision of a mashgiach [religious supervisor] from Machon Puah — an Israeli religious fertility institution — and the other, \”Mrs. Rabinovich,\” was not.

The Making of a Sermon

Julie Gruenbaum Fax August 29, 2002

Rabbi Edward Feinstein wants to make something clear: It\’s not about the anecdotes or the jokes or the witty stories. \”The art of giving a sermon is not to say something clever. The art of giving a sermon is to say something important. It\’s not about entertaining,\” says Feinstein, rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino. \”I want to say something that will change the way people think and act and what they value, and bring people closer to the source of the meaning of life.\”

They Have Your Attention — But Can They Keep It?

Julie Gruenbaum Fax September 9, 1999

Fresh out of seminary, Rabbi Naomi Levy gave High Holiday sermons the way she thought they were supposed to sound — formal, ponderous, laced with phrases such as \”my dear friends.\”

Reviving a Shul, One Goat at a Time

Rob Eshman December 4, 1997

Note to future rabbis: If you want to make a lasting firstimpression with your congregants, nothing beats farm animals on thebimah. Just ask anyone at Temple Adat Shalom in West LosAngeles. It\’s been almost four months since Michael Resnick took overthere, and they\’re still talking about his goats.

It’s Time to Talk

Rabbi David Eliezrie October 2, 1997

It\’s High Holiday speech season. Rabbis prep, call each other withideas, exchange jokes, insights, and witty stories. They ponder thegreat issues of the day and get ready for prime-time talking in therabbinical world. Synagogues may not be full throughout the year, butcome Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, there is hardly an empty pew. Thisyear, attendance will be a bit higher, as Yom Kippur falls on aweekend.

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