Mon, November 17, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

AIPAC – VBS Community Event

Politics, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee)
Venue: Call for address.

AIPAC – VBS Community ...

Mon, November 17, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Confronting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism Together

Adult Education, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills
Venue: Temple Emanuel

The beginning of a dialogue with Moslems. With the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, a Saudi-built mosque said to be the largest in LA County. This program is coordinated by The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU),(www.ffeu.org), a New York and Washington, D.C. based national non-profit ...

Mon, November 17, 2008, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Hadag Nahash

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble & Teev Productions
Venue: Avalon Hollywood

Israel’s leading Hip Hop, Funk, and Rock band, featured in Adam Sandler’s movie “Don’t Mess with the Mohan” live at the Avalon. Tickets for sale at: Keshet Chaim: www.kcdancers.org 818-986-7332 Steimatsky: 818-205-1650 Avalon Online: www.wanttickets.com For Groups and VIP call ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 5:30 pm

Amnesty International Meeting

Politics, South Bay
Organizations/Sponsors: Amnesty International
Venue: Coffee Cartel Coffee Shop

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEETING EVERY THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:30pm till 8pm LOCATED AT COFFEE CARTEL 1820 S. CATALINA AVE. IN REDONDO BEACH, CA (take PCH south past Torrance Blvd. and turn right on S. Catalina just before Palos Verdes Blvd.) Get your news from the source. Rarely seen ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Half Hour to Health Class

Classes, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Wellness Source Chiropractic
Venue: Wellness Source Chiropractic

Join us for a complimentary health class with Jewish chiropractor, Dr. Daniel Rudé. Held every Tuesday night at 7:30pm. Complimentary posture check for everyone who comes. Snacks included. See you there! Upcoming topics include: November 18:  Restful Sleep November 25:  Anti-aging ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 6:30 pm

Jewish Philosophy and Wellness Medicine

Classes, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Wellness Source Chiropractic
Venue: Wellness Source Chiropractic

Tuesday Evening 7:30-8:00 pm. Jewish Philosophy meets Wellness Medicine. Learn Jewish Philosophy from Shlomo Hamelech and current research on wellness topics ranging from weight loss to improved posture. Call to sign up and for weeks special ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 6:30 pm

Israeli Folk Dance Tuesdays at Westside JCC with James Zimmer

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: James Zimmer
Venue: Westside JCC

Israeli Folk Dancing with James Zimmer at Westside JCC 9pm-12am, Israeli Dance Instruction 7:30pm-9pm...$7, $5 Students and includes light refreshments...Every Tuesday, all dance levels welcome.  Also on Wednesdays each week there are Swing or Salsa lessons at 7pm, Ballroom Dance Party 8pm-11pm at ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

New Discoveries in Nutrition and Prostate Cancer

Lectures, Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: Simms/Mann-UCLA Ctr for Integrative Oncology
Venue: UCLA - RPB Auditorium, Jules Stein Plaza

Dr William Aaronson, UCLA Professor, urologist and researcher presents the most recent advances in nutritional therapy for prostate cancer. Presently there are no proven nutritional treatments for prostate cancer. However, there is a wealth of new basic science and early clinical trials evaluating ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm

Leviticus:  An Ongoing Lecture Series

Lectures, Bel Air
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Nationally syndicated radio talk show host, Dennis Prager, makes the meaning of the Torah clear and relevant for Jews and non-Jews of every background during this series on four Tuesday evenings.  No previous attendance is necessary.  Each semester stands on its ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Sane Dating in an Insane World:The Jewish Approach to Relationships

Lectures, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Learning Exchange
Venue: Jewish Learning Exchange

Special lecture with Gila Manolson, renowned lecturer and author of The Magic Touch, Head to Heart, and ...

Tue, November 18, 2008, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Hanukkah in Hawaii

Holidays, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Federation of Orange County
Venue: Private Home - North Tustin

Young Leadership Division’s annual Hanukkah celebration. For singles & couples (ages 21 - 45). Great food and drinks—great company! Kosher appetizers, dessert buffet. Open bar and dancing. Call or e-mail for information and ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 1:00 pm

Life Story Writing Class

Classes, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives
Venue: Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives

LIFE STORY WRITING CLASS starting October 10 at the Simon Wiesenthal Center Library & Archives in partnership with Westside Education & Career Center (LAUSD).  Wednesdays, from 2—4:30 p.m. Class is FREE.  Record your special memories and family history as a precious gift to yourself and future ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A Jewish Film Night hosted by the Sigi Ziering Institute

Arts & Entertainment, Bel Air
Organizations/Sponsors: Sigi Ziering Institute
Venue: American Jewish University

A Jewish Film Night, hosted by the Sigi Ziering Institute, will close the festival on Wednesday, November 19 at the American Jewish University. Producer Marta Kauffman (Friends) will be honored and present a screening of Blessed is the Match, which she executive produced, followed by a Q&A with ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Screening of : Blessed is the Match

Arts & Entertainment, Bel Air
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Join the Bel Air Film Festival and The Sigi Ziering Institute for a screening of Blessed is the Match, The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, and in honoring “Friends” Producer, Marta Kauffman.  Screening will be followwed by a Q&A with Director Roberta ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 6:00 pm

Ballroom Dance Party with Swing/Salsa Dance Lessons

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Silver Moon Ballroom
Venue: Silver Moon Ballroom at Westside JCC Auditorium

Weekly Swing/Ballroom Dance Party for singles, couples, families Wednesday Nights 8pm-11pm at the Silver Moon Ballroom/Westside JCC Auditorium 5870 W. Olympic Blvd L.A. CA 90036 includes Swing or Salsa Lessons 7pm-8pm (Special Events) Saturdays Nov. 10 Ragtime, Dec. 1 Victorian, Feb 2 Havana ...

Wed, November 19, 2008, 7:45 pm

‘Jewish Mysticism Series’

Lectures, Fairfax
Organizations/Sponsors: TorahOhr.org
Venue: Torah Ohr

Rabbi E. Kin’s popular Wednesday evening lecture series will begin discussing in depth the secrets of the metaphysical based on the kabbala, Talmud and Jewish ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Judaism “Down Under” : A Glimpse at the Progressive Jewish Communities of Australia and New Zealand

Lectures, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Congregation Beth Israel
Venue: Congregation Beth Israel

Some interesting facts about Australian Jewry: The oldest synagogue in the Southern Hemisphere is in Hobart, Tasmania, and is affiliated with the Progressive Movement. There were 16 Jews on the first convict transport to Australia from England. The first Australian born Governor General, Sir Isaac ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

250 Dinner

Events, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Foundation for Camp Max Straus
Venue: The Fairmont Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica

In celebration of Camp Max Straus’s 70th year of serving underprivileged children from throughout Los Angeles, the Foundation for Camp Max Straus is honoring Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (JBBBS) at its largest annual fundraising event, The 250 Dinner.  The Foundation began the ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Literary Evenings at Your Local Library

Adult Education, Mid Wilshire
Organizations/Sponsors: Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library
Venue: Memorial Branch Library

Join Jonathan Kirsch, when he discusses his new book “The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Power of Color with John Paul Caponigro

Lectures, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Arts

Digital imaging is revolutionizing color photography and liberating color photographers in ways that have only been dreamed of. It is now possible to extend the range of color manipulation for photographers to levels that were previously only available to painters. There’s never been a better ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: What Every Patient Needs to Know

Lectures, Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Venue: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

A FREE educational program for patients, families and caregivers living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.  Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH, UCLA will give an overview of IBD, review current therapies and emerging research,and discuss management of disease and emotional wellness.  There will be ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 6:30 pm

TORAH STUDIES

Classes, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: CHABAD JEWISH CENTER
Venue: A Private Home in Corona Del Mar, CA

Torah Studies is a project of the Jewish Learning Institute. The JLI is a revolutionary concept in adult education. An unprecedented presentation of traditional Judaism in a highly professional, innovative, academically rigorous yet accessible format. Torah Studies: Weekly Torah Class - Timely ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Conversations at Leons: “Think Like a Criminal”

Singles, West Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Conversations at Leon’s
Venue: A Private Home in Sherman Oaks

A salon in an intimate home setting and a unique open platform for sharing ideas.  Meets every Thursday night with a different topic led by an expert in their field.  Includes complimentary light buffet dinner, wine and soft drinks, coffee & dessert.  $17 with a reservation before noon Thursday: ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Comedy Night at the World Famous Laugh Factory, honoring Academy Award Nominee Ellio

Events, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Hillel 818 - Hillels at Pierce & Valley Colleges & CSUN
Venue: Laugh Factory Hollywood

Hillel 818 proudly presents Comedy Night at the World Famous Laugh Factory, honoring Academy Award Nominee Elliott Gould. The internationally acclaimed actor has received numerous accolades for his work in film, theater & TV, including M*A*S*H, Friends, and Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen.  ...

Thu, November 20, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“GEM OF THE OCEAN” extends through December 21 at the Fountain Theatre.

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

“Gem of the Ocean” is the play that begins it all - the first chronological installment in August Wilson’s unprecedented decade-by-decade cycle that dramatizes the African American experience in the 20th century. Ovation and NAACP Award-winner Ben Bradley (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) directs ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

THANKSGIVING INTERFAITH SHABBAT SERVICE & COMMUNITY DINNER

Shabbat, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Makom Ohr Shalom
Venue: Makom Ohr Shalom

Rabbi Debra Orenstein leads a special Makom Ohr Shalom Shabbat service with the participation of Pastor Kay Barre of St. Paul’s Methodist Church. The community dinner includes the popular “Ask-the-Rabbi” session in which Rabbi Debra takes questions and expounds on topics raised by attendees. Dinner ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

The Three W’s of a Humanistic Thanksgiving:Thanks to Whom, for What, and Why?

Shabbat, Bel Air
Organizations/Sponsors: Adat Chaverim, LA Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
Venue: American Jewish University

Join Adat Chaverim for a delicious shabbat dinner, followed by a service that will explore the humanistic approach to giving thanks Adat Chaverim’s mission is to provide opportunities for residents of the Greater Los Angeles area to express and nurture Jewish cultural identity and a sense of ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Shabbat B’yachad

Shabbat, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Emanuel
Venue: Temple Emanuel

Celebrate Shabbat with the amazing music of Shabbat B’yachad, featuring our live Bayit Band, led by Roy Zu-Aretz and Cantor ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

28th Annual Thanksgiving Ever Interfaith Service with First United Methodist Church

Holidays, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Congregation Beth Israel
Venue: Congregation Beth Israel

This long-standing tradition with First United Methodist Church brings our two faith communities together to celebrate common blessings and shared traditions in song and sermon. This year’s service will be at CBI. Our combined choirs will sing and Rev. Standiford will deliver the sermon. There is ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

The Takács Quartet with Muzsikás and special guest Marta Sebestyén

Arts & Entertainment, Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLA Live
Venue: UCLA Live at Royce Hall

Led by the legendary Hungarian vocalist Marta Sebestyén, Hungary’s most celebrated folk ensemble, Muzsikás joins the world renowned Takacs Quartet in a rollicking exploration of the gypsy roots in Bartók’s music. As leading purveyors of Hungary’s wildly popular tanchez (“dance house”) ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

The Takács Quartet with Muzsikás and special guest Marta Sebestyén Bartók and Folkmusic

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLA Live
Venue: UCLA Live at Royce Hall

Led by the legendary Hungarian vocalist Marta Sebestyén, Hungary’s most celebrated folk ensemble, Muzsikás joins the world renowned Takacs Quartet in a rollicking exploration of the gypsy roots in Bartók’s music. As leading purveyors of Hungary’s wildly popular tanchez (“dance house”) ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“GEM OF THE OCEAN” extends through December 21 at the Fountain Theatre.

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

“Gem of the Ocean” is the play that begins it all - the first chronological installment in August Wilson’s unprecedented decade-by-decade cycle that dramatizes the African American experience in the 20th century. Ovation and NAACP Award-winner Ben Bradley (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) directs ...

Fri, November 21, 2008, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Test of Faith - A One-Act Opera based on the story of the Binding of Isaac

Arts & Entertainment, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles
Venue: Valley Beth Shalom

“Test of Faith” is an award-winning one-act opera based on of the Bible’s most dramatic stories, the story of the Akedah, the near-sacrifice of Isaac.  Renowned opera stars Jonathan Mack and Ron Li-Paz will take the roles of God and Abraham; Jonathan Zur is Isaac.  Lawrence Goldberg, the composer, ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 8:00 am

Adult Shabbat Torah Study

Shabbat, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Israel of Hollywood
Venue: Temple Israel of Hollywood

An adult lead Torah study.  The only requirement is to have an open mind. We study the weekly parasha and are lead by rotating lay leaders.  The group has been in existence for eight ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 9:00 am - 11:15 am

Alef-Bet Shabbat

Family, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Emanuel
Venue: Temple Emanuel

A musical magical Shabbat morning program for children ages 1-8, led by our talented congregant Tanya ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 9:00 am

TORAH STUDY

Lectures, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach
Venue: Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach

Saturday Mornings 10-11:30 A.M. Judaism by Choice Shabbat Morning Study Join Rabbi Marc at your neighborhood synagogue as he leads a traditional Shabbat discussion for those considering Judaism and those who have embraced Judaism. Share in an open discussion about challenges you’ve experienced ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

“Dashiell Hammett … in L.A.?”

Lectures, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series
Venue: Barnsdall Gallery Theatre

We can be forgiven for thinking of Dashiell Hammett as a San Francisco writer. The Maltese Falcon takes place in Northern California, where Hammett somehow transformed himself from a tubercular detective for the Pinkerton Agency into a novelist for the ages. But Hammett’s roots in Los Angeles ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 2:00 pm

DOCTORS SYMPHONY IN CONCERT AT PLUMMER PARK, NOV. 22

Arts & Entertainment, West Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Plummer Park, Fiesta Hall

Under the baton of Ivan Shulman, music director, the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra starts its 2008-2009 concert season with a return performance at Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall.  The concert will feature noted violinist, Sam Fischer, playing solo violin favorites by Tchaikowsky, Dvorak and ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Guarneri String Quartet & Johannes String Quartet

Arts & Entertainment, Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLA Live
Venue: UCLA Live at Royce Hall

In its 45th and final season, one of “the most revered and enduring ensembles of its kind in the world” [National Public Radio], the legendary Guarneri String Quartet, joins forces with fellow Marlboro Music Festival alumni, the Johannes String Quartet in a unique and thrilling program ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Guarneri String Quartet & Johannes String Quartet

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLA Live
Venue: UCLA Live at Royce Hall

In its 45th and final season, one of “the most revered and enduring ensembles of its kind in the world” [National Public Radio], the legendary Guarneri String Quartet, joins forces with fellow Marlboro Music Festival alumni, the Johannes String Quartet in a unique and thrilling program ...

Sat, November 22, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“GEM OF THE OCEAN” extends through December 21 at the Fountain Theatre.

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

“Gem of the Ocean” is the play that begins it all - the first chronological installment in August Wilson’s unprecedented decade-by-decade cycle that dramatizes the African American experience in the 20th century. Ovation and NAACP Award-winner Ben Bradley (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) directs ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 7:30 am

Mar Vista Farmers’ Market

Family, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Mar Vista Farmers Market
Venue: Grand View @ Venice Blvd.  Between Centinela and Inglewood

Mar Vista Farmers’ Market on Grand View - Organic fruits and vegetables and delectable prepared food.  Crepes, Omelettes, Empanadas, Latkes, BBQ, Cakes, artisan bread, and so much ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

The People vs Joseph’s Brothers

Events, Simi Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University - Brandeis-Bardin Campus

You be the Jury at American Jewish University’s annual popular trial of biblical characters.  The day begins as Rabbi Ed Feinstein prepares you with Biblical text.  Once again, the outstanding prosecutor, Laurie Levenson will be pitted against the formidable defense attorney, Erwin Chemerinksy, as ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

2008 Holiday Boutique

Events, Bel Air
Organizations/Sponsors: Sholem Community Organization
Venue: American Jewish University

Join us for our annual Holiday Boutique featuring handmade crafts, candles, music, soaps, jewelry, books, clothing, baked goods and various tchotchke. Get a 10-minute massage! Fun for the whole family!! Proceeds benefit the Sholem Community (www.sholem.org), a secular Jewish Community serving the ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA

Arts & Entertainment, Thousand Oaks
Organizations/Sponsors: Musical Theatre Guild
Venue: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Scherr Forum

The award-wining Musical Theatre Guild presents Frank Loesser’s THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. The story of an aging vintner, his handsome young foreman and his even younger bride. Running for almost 700 performances (despite having opened just six weeks after MY FAIR LADY), it is full of both soaring ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 2:30 pm - 11:00 pm

“Bach, Brahms, Bizet and Bernstein”

Arts & Entertainment, Pasadena
Organizations/Sponsors: Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra
Venue: Sexson Auditorium at Pasadena City College

As coaches for the Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra (PYMO), each of the professional musicians mentoring the orchestra’s talented high school and college-age members is content to remain in the background, reserving the spotlight for their protégés. But, on November 23, the coaches themselves ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 5:00 pm

South Bay Jewish Singles - Dinner

Singles, South Bay
Organizations/Sponsors: South Bay Jewish Singles
Venue: Coco’s Restaurnat

Dinner and socializing for singles ready to meet their Beshert - age 39 to 58 in the South ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Chinese Dinner in Lomita

Singles, South Bay
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Single Parents and Singles Association
Venue: Szechwan Chinese Restaurant

Meet for dinner at Szechwan Chinese Restaurant, 2107 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita, 90717, 310-534-2280.  RSVP Bill 561-6363. (Ages ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“GEM OF THE OCEAN” extends through December 21 at the Fountain Theatre.

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

“Gem of the Ocean” is the play that begins it all - the first chronological installment in August Wilson’s unprecedented decade-by-decade cycle that dramatizes the African American experience in the 20th century. Ovation and NAACP Award-winner Ben Bradley (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) directs ...

Sun, November 23, 2008, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

From India to Israel: A Bumpy Spiritual Journey

Lectures, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Learning Exchange
Venue: Jewish Learning Exchange

Sara Yoheved Rigler, internationally acclaimed lecturer and author of Holy Woman tells her inspiring ...

Mon, November 24, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 6:30 pm

Jewish Philosophy and Wellness Medicine

Classes, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Wellness Source Chiropractic
Venue: Wellness Source Chiropractic

Tuesday Evening 7:30-8:00 pm. Jewish Philosophy meets Wellness Medicine. Learn Jewish Philosophy from Shlomo Hamelech and current research on wellness topics ranging from weight loss to improved posture. Call to sign up and for weeks special ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 6:30 pm

Israeli Folk Dance Tuesdays at Westside JCC with James Zimmer

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: James Zimmer
Venue: Westside JCC

Israeli Folk Dancing with James Zimmer at Westside JCC 9pm-12am, Israeli Dance Instruction 7:30pm-9pm...$7, $5 Students and includes light refreshments...Every Tuesday, all dance levels welcome.  Also on Wednesdays each week there are Swing or Salsa lessons at 7pm, Ballroom Dance Party 8pm-11pm at ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

14th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

Holidays, North Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Valley Beth Israel
Venue: Valley Beth Israel

The 14TH ANNUAL INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE will be held at Valley Beth Israel this year. Other participants are Panorama Presbyterian Church, St. Genevieve’s Catholic Church, and Pacifica Institute of Turkish Armenian Muslims.The program will feature their clergy and choirs. Everyone is ...

Tue, November 25, 2008, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Gratifying our Deepest Desires: How to Get the Most Out of Life

Lectures, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Learning Exchange
Venue: Jewish Learning Exchange

Special interactive presentation with Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Wenglin, celebrated lecturer and educator from ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 1:00 pm

Life Story Writing Class

Classes, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives
Venue: Simon Wiesenthal Center Library and Archives

LIFE STORY WRITING CLASS starting October 10 at the Simon Wiesenthal Center Library & Archives in partnership with Westside Education & Career Center (LAUSD).  Wednesdays, from 2—4:30 p.m. Class is FREE.  Record your special memories and family history as a precious gift to yourself and future ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 6:00 pm

Ballroom Dance Party with Swing/Salsa Dance Lessons

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Silver Moon Ballroom
Venue: Silver Moon Ballroom at Westside JCC Auditorium

Weekly Swing/Ballroom Dance Party for singles, couples, families Wednesday Nights 8pm-11pm at the Silver Moon Ballroom/Westside JCC Auditorium 5870 W. Olympic Blvd L.A. CA 90036 includes Swing or Salsa Lessons 7pm-8pm (Special Events) Saturdays Nov. 10 Ragtime, Dec. 1 Victorian, Feb 2 Havana ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Pre-Thanksgiving Feast

Singles, West Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Singles Meeting Place (40s and 50s)
Venue: Hometown Buffet Canoga Park

Get together with new friends and warm up for the big day with a Pre-Thanksgiving feast at Hometown Buffet in Canoga Park, sponsored by Jewish Singles Meeting Place (40s and 50s). An all-you-can-eat extravaganza for the low price of $11.99 plus tax. Reservations mandatory (no reservations accepted ...

Wed, November 26, 2008, 7:45 pm

‘Jewish Mysticism Series’

Lectures, Fairfax
Organizations/Sponsors: TorahOhr.org
Venue: Torah Ohr

Rabbi E. Kin’s popular Wednesday evening lecture series will begin discussing in depth the secrets of the metaphysical based on the kabbala, Talmud and Jewish ...

Thu, November 27, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Thu, November 27, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Thu, November 27, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Thu, November 27, 2008, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

7th Annual Thanksgiving Shabbaton Get-away for Russian-speaking Jews

Programs, Simi Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Bureau of Jewish Education
Venue: Shabbaton Get-away for Russian-speaking Jews

Please join us for 7th Annual Thanksgiving Shabbaton Get-away for Russian-speaking Jews. Jointly organized by The Bureau of Jewish Education and the SimXa Company, Russian Educational Outreach. Location- beautiful Brandeis Bardin campus featuring sprawling 3,000 acres of pristine nature, scenic ...

Thu, November 27, 2008, 6:30 pm

TORAH STUDIES

Classes, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: CHABAD JEWISH CENTER
Venue: A Private Home in Corona Del Mar, CA

Torah Studies is a project of the Jewish Learning Institute. The JLI is a revolutionary concept in adult education. An unprecedented presentation of traditional Judaism in a highly professional, innovative, academically rigorous yet accessible format. Torah Studies: Weekly Torah Class - Timely ...

Fri, November 28, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Fri, November 28, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Fri, November 28, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Fri, November 28, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“GEM OF THE OCEAN” extends through December 21 at the Fountain Theatre.

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

“Gem of the Ocean” is the play that begins it all - the first chronological installment in August Wilson’s unprecedented decade-by-decade cycle that dramatizes the African American experience in the 20th century. Ovation and NAACP Award-winner Ben Bradley (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) directs ...

Sat, November 29, 2008, 7:00 am - 11:01 pm

Saturday Night Mixer

Singles, West Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Conversations at Leon’s
Venue: A Private Home in Sherman Oaks

Good Food, Interesting People, Good Conversation, and Good Fun!  Eat, drink, chat by the fireplace or dance by the pool.  Come Out and Party! Includes complimentary light buffet dinner, wine and soft drinks, coffee & dessert. Call 818-986-9899 (No email reservations) $20.00 or $17.00 if you make ...

Sat, November 29, 2008, 8:00 am

Adult Shabbat Torah Study

Shabbat, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Israel of Hollywood
Venue: Temple Israel of Hollywood

An adult lead Torah study.  The only requirement is to have an open mind. We study the weekly parasha and are lead by rotating lay leaders.  The group has been in existence for eight ...

Sat, November 29, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate