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Pigeons Fly Coop in New ‘Couple’
Judging by some reviews of the current play, such ignorance may be bliss, and to me and the rest of the audience, the sturdy underpinnings of the basic plot line easily carried au courant references to cell phones, e-mail and béarnaise sauce.
The New Year’s Sephardic Seder
It may not be as long and involved as the Passover seder, but for Raquel Bensimon, the ritualized dinner of Rosh Hashana is just as sweet and just as replete with memories.
Jewish Big Time
A month after Passover, the winds have not yet died down from the \”Wolpe Hurricane.\”
Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Westwood caused a stir when he asserted, in earshot of a Los Angeles Times reporter, that the Exodus story can still inspire us even if, as some archaeologists assert, the story of the liberation from Egypt is not true. Rabbi Wolpe\’s remarks ended up on the Times\’ front page during Passover and became grist for sermons and Torah study all over town.
Journey’s End
Lunda Hoyle Gill sat in her spare room at a Westwood assisted-living center, the last stop on her remarkable life journey.\n\nThe artist once traveled to the remotest parts of the globe, racing to paint indigenous peoples before they disappeared. But that was before cancer ravaged her gut and Parkinson\’s disease crippled her fingers. Today, at 72, the artist can no longer paint. She can barely walk or hold a spoon.
Wolpe’s Defense
Many of Rabbi David Wolpe\’s congregants at Sinai Temple in Westwood took strong exception to a series of sermons he had delivered before and during Passover that examined the question of faith despite doubt and questioned the historical veracity of the Exodus.
Notes From Friday Night
Friday Night Live is a relatively new Shabbat service designed to attract 25- to 40-year-old Jewish singles. The Westwood service has become increasingly popular since its inception in June, now attracting standing-room-only crowds of up to 800.
A Room of Their Own
Started in June as a once-a-month event, \”Friday Night Live\” has become a happening, of sorts. The most recent service easily drew 800 people.
Wolpe Reaches Sinai
Rabbi David J. Wolpe, along with his wife and 6-month-old daughter, arrived in Los Angeles from New York on June 30.
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