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Severe Financial Crisis Hits Metivta

Julie Gruenbaum Fax December 12, 2002

Metivta, A Center for Contemplative Judaism, went into emergency survival mode late last month after the board discovered the organization was out of funds.

\”The board is looking intensely at our budget and trying to pare down costs to the absolute minimum to give us a chance to survive for the next couple of months, while our board and community determine what is Metivta\’s future, where we will go and what is our restated mission,\” said Lyle Poncher, Metivta board chairman.

Metivta is an organization dedicated to seeking spirituality in the Jewish tradition through meditation, text study and spiritual practices.

Rabbi Makes “Movers and Shakers” List

Journal Staff December 5, 2002

Rabbi Arnold Rachlis, spiritual leader of Irvine\’s University Synagogue, earned a spot on OC Metro magazine\’s \”Hot 25\” list of people who are making a significant difference in Orange County.

Menorah Lights Our Way

Marisa N. Pickar November 28, 2002

For three years, I lived in an apartment in Jerusalem next to a bus stop. The rhythm of my life quickly adapted to the bus schedule.

Cedars-Sinai Ministers to Spiritual Needs

Gaby Wenig October 3, 2002

\”A woman came into my office yesterday needing to make a decision about the amputation of her husband\’s leg,\” said Rabbi Levi Meier, the chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. \”It was a very difficult case, because her husband cannot give proper, informed consent, because his mind is not functioning anymore

My Mystical Road Back to Judaism

Jamie Kiffel July 25, 2002

I entered the tea-scented room, took a yoga mat and joined a circle of 20-somethings seated on the hardwood floor.

Environmental Spirituality

Gaby Wenig May 23, 2002

Since its inception in 1998, SNC has been introducing Jewish students across the United States to a part of their religion they didn\’t even know existed: environmental spirituality.

Crossroads of Contemplation

Julie Gruenbaum Fax March 28, 2002

If the responsibilities and exigencies of daily life allowed him to, Rabbi Rami Shapiro says he would simply disappear into his own world of silent contemplation. But given that he has a family and other responsibilities, he\’s found the next best thing: Metivta, A Center for Contemplative Judaism.

Skiing With a Purpose

Jewish Journal Staff January 31, 2002

As people shoosh down the California mountains, one group will be getting more than just snow: Torah.

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