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Zayde Mitzvah

Mike Levy January 11, 2001

Every Bar Mitzvah is special, but Al Greenberg\’s was special.

Tikk-unity Across L.A.

Michael Aushenker January 4, 2001

While many of us were doing the Chinese-food-and-a-movie thing, some Jews around town chose to take part in a different kind of Christmas tradition.

Getting a Grip

Marlene Adler Marks October 5, 2000

I\’ve been going nuts this week preparing for Yom Kippur.

The Meanings of Rosh Hashanah Traditions

Robin Mordfin September 7, 2000

Every year, amidst the cooking and the planning and the cleaning, we prepare for the many traditions associated with Rosh Hashanah. Each autumn we eat round challot, listen to the shofar and serve apples.

Music From Home

Jewish Journal May 11, 2000

On a warm spring evening this month, the boisterous strains of Eastern European music wafted out the window of a large, Spanish-style home in Santa Monica.

Approaching The Millennium

Avi Machlis December 16, 1999

Melodic harmonies echo through Dominus Flevit, a small-but-quaint church on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, as a group of 30 Christian Bible scholars and pastors sing \”Hallelujah to the Lord,\” first in English, then Hebrew.
Built in 1955 on the ruins of an ancient church, the teardrop-shaped structure commands a breathtaking view of the eastern walls of Jerusalem\’s Old City. According to Christian tradition, Jesus, knowing his prophetic message would be rejected, wept here as he viewed the illusion of a tranquil city that, in fact, was bitterly divided, its Jewish population suffering under a brutal Roman occupation.