The business of spirituality
When Eric J. Diamond wants to understand something, he’s very methodical in how he goes about it.
When Eric J. Diamond wants to understand something, he’s very methodical in how he goes about it.
There was no clean knockout when New York Times columnist Roger Cohen faced off against some 400 members of the local Iranian Jewish and Bahai communities last week, but spectators were treated to some vigorous rhetorical sparring and nimble footwork.
There are lots of \’drashim about Chanukah, the candles, the menorah and the Maccabees. Sinai Temple\’s Rabbi David Wolpe offers a new and fascinating look at the significance of the ceremonial candlelighting.
Since 1978, Iranian Jews have injected into a stable, maybe even staid Jewish community talent, industry, a profound connection to their Jewish roots and a desire to have a positive political and social impact on the city. They have energized a Jewish community that could always use invigorating.
The Iranian-American Jewish community is avidly following the presidential election scene, and Craig Taubman taped a Chanukah show.
The Rev. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church will hold back-to-back public conversations this Saturday, Aug. 16, with the two presumptive presidential\ncandidates, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. The conversations, on the topic of \”Compassion and Leadership,\” will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on CNN
\”I don\’t think L.A. gets enough credit for its political activism,\” said Michael Tuchin, 43, incoming president of University Synagogue and an avid AIPAC supporter since he was a student at Stanford University
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