Thu, January 19, 2012, 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Next Fall

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue: James Bridges Theatre, Melnitz Hall, on UCLA Campus

Jean Smart joins original New York cast members Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger when L.A. Theatre Works records Geoffrey Nauffts’ hit play for radio. Two men in love, two parents in denial, and two friends on speed dial. Luke believes in God, Adam believes in everything else. When an accident...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Fairy Tale Theatre - 18 & Over

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: The Matrix Theatre Company
Venue: The Matrix Theatre

The Inkwell Theater and Emmy Award winner Elliot Shoenman present Fairy Tale Theatre - 18 & Over Written by J. Michael Feldman Opening Friday, January 20, 2011 with reception to follow Running Thursdays - Saturdays at 8pm Adults need lessons too…and what easier way to learn, than by live...

Fri, January 20, 2012, 7:30 am - 9:00 am

TAXATION MATTERS: USA-ISRAEL INCOME and ESTATE TAX PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES

Programs, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Southern California Israel Chamber of Commerce-SCICC
Venue: Law offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP ,Santa Monica

Southern California Israel Chamber of Commerce   & Greenberg Traurig Invite you to a breakfast presentation:           TAXATION MATTERS: USA-ISRAEL INCOME and ESTATE TAX PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES Selwyn Gerber CPA | Gerber & Co., Inc. Selwyn Gerber is a trained economist and CPA who...

Fri, January 20, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Singles Shabbat Dinner for 40s and 50s

Singles, Pico/Robertson
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Beth Am
Venue: Temple Beth Am

Join us for a traditional Shabbat dinner with other single adults in their 40s & 50s. Event features mingling activity and discussion. $20 per person. Registration REQUIRED with payment by January 17 at www.tbala.org/singles Questions? Contact (310) 652-7354 x215 ...

Fri, January 20, 2012, 7:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Musician in Residence

Arts & Entertainment, South Bay
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

Friday night @7:30pm Soulful Shabbat Ruah; Saturday morning @9:30am Yoga Shalom; Saturday night @7:30pm Psalms for the Jews of Cuba and Sunday morning at 9:30am two special concerts aond workshops for Torah School Students. ...

Fri, January 20, 2012, 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm

BALLROOM WITH A TWIST

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: San Diego Symphony
Venue:

Matthew Garbutt, conductor Jane Seymour, celebrity guest host Jonathan Roberts, guest artist Tango, Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Jive—and then some! Conceived and choreographed by Dancing with the Stars’ Emmy-nominated Louis van Amstel, Ballroom with a Twist is an...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Food as a Verb

Classes, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLArts and Healing
Venue: First Presbyterian Church Santa Monica

Develop a new relationship with food that nourishes us in mind, body, and spirit through writing, body-movement, and group counsel. This UCLArts and Healing retreat facilitates an internal shift based in self-understanding. ...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Screenwriters Space: A Six-Week Screenwriting Course

Classes, West Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: The Screenwriters Space
Venue:

Screenwriter/playwright Gary Goldstein hosts The Screenwriters Space: a Six-week Screenwriting Course, Saturday mornings (10-11:30 a.m.) starting January 21st. Does your New Year’s resolution include writing, rewriting or finishing a screenplay, teleplay, or stage play? You don’t have to do it...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

SEC Lunch & Learn with Sephardic Scholar Zvi Zohar

West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Sephardic Educational Center
Venue: Kahal Joseph Congregation

The Sephardic Educational Center proudly welcomes our Scholar-in-Residence Professor Zvi Zohar Israel’s Leading Scholar in Sephardic Studies For a special Shabbat Lunch & Learn Presentation “Women, Torah & Mitzvot: Surprising Views by Sephardic Rabbis” Saturday, January 21, 2012 Kahal...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 12:00 pm

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 years. ...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #9

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Congressman Sherman Town Hall Meeting

Politics, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Congressman Brad Sherman
Venue:

Congressman Brad Sherman will host a Town Hall meeting from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 21st, at Reseda High School, located at 18230 Kittridge Street. The Congressman will discuss the economy, taxes, housing, the national debt, education, Social Security and Medicare as well as other...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Next Fall

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: L.A Theatre Works Box Office
Venue: James Bridges Theatre, Melnitz Hall, on UCLA Campus

Jean Smart joins original New York cast members Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger when L.A. Theatre Works records Geoffrey Nauffts’ hit play for radio. Two men in love, two parents in denial, and two friends on speed dial. Luke believes in God, Adam believes in everything else. When an accident...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

5:00 pm   •  Filmmaker’s Reception   •  Mama’s Meatballs Mama’s Meatballs,  570 Higuera Street, Suite 130, SLO   $54 An exclusive reception with filmmakers and fellow movie lovers. Welcome the out-of-town filmmakers to San Luis Obispo while enjoying local wines and tasty...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Annual Event & Auction honoring Headmaster Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Sinai Akiba Academy
Venue: Sinai Temple

Sinai Akiba’s Annual Event and Auction honoring Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin, headmaster, for his 35 years of service to the school. ...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Forever Friends

Family, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: “The-J”  Your Jewish Community Center
Venue: Total Wine and More

Forever Friends————***New*** A NEW Couples Havurah (30-45) will have its first meeting on Saturday, January 21, 7 pm at Total Wine 19336 Nordhoff St. at 7 pm. We will drink, have some fun, get to know each other and plan future programs and events. Please call Amy at 818-470-3406 by January 18th...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

yidArts 2012 | The Michael Winograd Trio

Arts & Entertainment, West Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Yiddishkayt Los Angeles
Venue: West Hollywood Library

Yiddishkayt launches its 2012 YidArts season with The Michael Winograd Trio at the brand-new West Hollywood Library on January 21st. The Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio features three of the top, young musicians playing Klezmer music in New York today: Clarinetist Michael Winograd,...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #10

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am

Kathleen Battle

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

Opera legend Kathleen Battle lifts her glorious soprano voice for an emotionally charged and evocative performance that honors the legacy of the African-American spiritual.  Backed by the internationally renowned Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers of Los Angeles, this program will feature stirring...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 8:00 pm - 7:00 pm

No Good Deed

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Furious Theatre Company
Venue:

The world premiere of a gritty and savagely humorous live-on-stage action adventure that is part theater and part graphic novel. In Furious Theatre Company’s bold exploration of the way junk news and media hype thwart the best efforts of real life heroes, no good deed goes unpunished when teen...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

LJO: Tribute to Hank Mobley

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Venue: Luckman Fine Arts Complex

The outstanding musicians of the Luckman Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Charles Owens, will honor Hank Mobley’s great contributions to jazz by playing newly arranged renditions of his music. ...

Sat, January 21, 2012, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

LJO: Tribute to Hank Mobley

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Venue: Luckman Fine Arts Complex

The outstanding musicians of the Luckman Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Charles Owens, will honor Hank Mobley’s great contributions to jazz by playing newly arranged renditions of his music. ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction

Lectures,
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

“Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction” will be presented on Tuesday April 24, 2012, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Rabbi Yisrael Pinson; Director, Jewish Recovery International and Editor-In-Chief, JewishRecovery.org.  Does spirituality contribute to one’s recovery? Does recovery...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

11:00 am   •  Movie Screening II   •  Palm Theater Palm Theater, 817 Palm Street, SLO                         $10 The Longing: The Forgotten Jews of South America Feature Documentary, Argentina, 2007, director Gabriela Bohm, 77 minutes, color, Spanish with English subtitles A...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 11:30 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 more!!! ...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

1:30 pm   •  Movie Screening III   •  Palm Theater Palm Theater, 817 Palm Street, SLO                               $10 The Bris Narrative Short, Australia, 2010, directed by CJ Johnson, 15 minutes, color, English James is dying of liver failure at an old age. Called to...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

1:30 pm   •  Movie Screening III   •  Palm Theater Palm Theater, 817 Palm Street, SLO                               $10 The Bris Narrative Short, Australia, 2010, directed by CJ Johnson, 15 minutes, color, English James is dying of liver failure at an old age. Called to...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

1:30 pm   •  Movie Screening III   •  Palm Theater Palm Theater, 817 Palm Street, SLO                               $10 The Bris Narrative Short, Australia, 2010, directed by CJ Johnson, 15 minutes, color, English James is dying of liver failure at an old age. Called to...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #11

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Next Fall

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: L.A Theatre Works Box Office
Venue: James Bridges Theatre, Melnitz Hall, on UCLA Campus

Jean Smart joins original New York cast members Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger when L.A. Theatre Works records Geoffrey Nauffts’ hit play for radio. Two men in love, two parents in denial, and two friends on speed dial. Luke believes in God, Adam believes in everything else. When an accident...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Gettin’ Spiffy with Miffy (2:00pm-4:30pm) @ the Zimmer Children’s Museum

Kids, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Zimmer Children’s Museum
Venue: Zimmer Children’s Museum

We’re celebrating the end of a great year for the Year of the Rabbit of the Chinese Zodiac, and we’re doing it in style! Come meet and take pictures with Miffy! We’ll also have a short film screening, storytime, crafts, and more. It’ll be one great celebration just before we welcome the...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Souls on Fire Concert - Back By Popular Demand!

Arts & Entertainment, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles
Venue: VALLEY BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

Back by popular demand in an exciting new program! The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles is proud to present SOULS ON FIRE Three cultures inhabited Spain in the 12th-15th centuries, each making an indelible impression on the region’s art and music. They lived in harmony until the...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Souls on Fire Concert - Back By Popular Demand!

Arts & Entertainment, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles
Venue: VALLEY BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

Back by popular demand in an exciting new program! Three cultures inhabited Spain in the 12th-15th centuries, each making an indelible impression on the region’s art and music. They lived in harmony until the expulsion of the Jews and Gitanos (Romas or Gypsies) in 1492. Join us for a musical...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Their Eyes Were Dry

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Come join documentary filmmaker Brandon Assanti for a film screening and question and answer session about his newest film Their Eyes Were Dry, which depicts how three Palestinian terrorists, disguised as Israeli soldiers, wreaked havoc on an elementary school in Israel ...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Next Fall

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue: James Bridges Theatre, Melnitz Hall, on UCLA Campus

Jean Smart joins original New York cast members Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger when L.A. Theatre Works records Geoffrey Nauffts’ hit play for radio. Two men in love, two parents in denial, and two friends on speed dial. Luke believes in God, Adam believes in everything else. When an accident...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“NEW EYES”- Acclaimed One Woman Show about Israel at Odyssey Theatre

Arts & Entertainment, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: New Eyes Production
Venue: The Odyssey Theatre

SMASH-HIT: PLAYING IN LOS ANGELES FOR 18 MONTHS! EXTENDED AT THE ODYSSEY THEATRE BY POPULAR DEMAND! “The Show is Good for Israel!”- JEWISH JOURNAL “Ebullient Solo Show!”- LA TIMES “An Accomplished Performance! Hilarious!”- LA WEEKLY Israeli actress, Yafit Josephson, a former soldier...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 am

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

7:00 pm   •  Movie Screening IV   •  Palm Theater Palm Theater, 817 Palm Street, SLO The Big Bris Narrative Short, USA, 2011, director Olen Pelg, 18 minutes, color, English Mo Green is a young aspiring comedian whose first big comedy gig falls on the same night as his circumcision...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 am

SLO Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Outside of So Cal
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Community Center of San Luis Obispo
Venue: Palm Theatre

7:00 pm   •  Movie Screening IV   •  Palm Theater Palm Theater, 817 Palm Street, SLO The Big Bris Narrative Short, USA, 2011, director Olen Pelg, 18 minutes, color, English Mo Green is a young aspiring comedian whose first big comedy gig falls on the same night as his circumcision...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

FIRST YAHRTZEIT FOR OUR BELOVED DEBBIE FRIEDMAN

Events, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Isaiah
Venue: Temple Isaiah- West Los Angeles

Join Temple Isaiah and the Kalsman Institute on Sunday, January 22, 2012, 7:00pm at Temple Isaiah for Songs of the Spirit: Debbie Friedman Remembered in honor of our beloved Debbie Friedman, with learning, reflection, and song, on the occasion of the first anniversary of her death. ...

Sun, January 22, 2012, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

When You Wish Upon a Star Benefit Concert

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Coterie
Venue: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

When You Wish Upon a Star. An intimate concert event featuring music from everyone’s favorite classic family films, performed by actors from film, animation, and Broadway. Current cast includes Broadway & Disney Channel stars Christy Carlson Romano (Beauty & the Beast, “Even Stevens”, “Kim...

Mon, January 23, 2012, 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Parenting Your Teen… Through a Jewish Lens

Adult Education,
Organizations/Sponsors: Hebrew College
Venue:

Parenting Your Teen…Through a Jewish Lens The practical and emotional challenges of raising a teen in today’s world often seem overwhelming.  This inspiring eight-session program enables parents to address these challenges with an expert facilitator.  Both ancient and contemporary sources of...

Mon, January 23, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Writing from the Senses: Quieting the Inner Critic

Classes, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLArts and Healing
Venue: First Presbyterian Church Santa Monica

In this UCLArts and Healing writing and body-movement workshop, identify and re-direct your inner critic using guided somatic awareness, subtle movement, and sensory exploration of memories. ...

Mon, January 23, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

An Evening of Mind, Body, & Soul

Events, New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Nutrition For All Seasons
Venue: Nargila Grill

Nourish your mind, body and spirit with two great speakers and delicious refreshments! Come out to the Nargila Grill to hear Yaakov Rosenthal, Board Certified Health Counselor, A.A.D.P., and Rabbi Yerachmiel Landy while enjoying some light Mediterranean Cuisine. Yaakov Rosenthal, founder of...

Tue, January 24, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Understanding the Islam in Muslim Jew-Hatred with Dr. Andrew Bostom

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Venue: Luxe Hotel

Dr. Andrew Bostom will demonstrate, Antisemitism in the Muslim world—from the 7th century advent of Islam, through the contemporary era—is rooted in the foundational texts of Islam itself. Lawrence Wright, in his Pulitzer Prize winning book The Looming Tower, claimed that “Until the end of...

Tue, January 24, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Understanding the Islam in Muslim Jew-Hatred with Dr. Andrew Bostom

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

Dr. Andrew Bostom will demonstrate, Antisemitism in the Muslim world—from the 7th century advent of Islam, through the contemporary era—is rooted in the foundational texts of Islam itself. Lawrence Wright, in his Pulitzer Prize winning book The Looming Tower, claimed that “Until the end of...

Tue, January 24, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Fred Weintraub Book Signing: “Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me”

Arts & Entertainment, West Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Book Soup Book Store
Venue: Book Soup Book Store

Fred Weintraub is the Hollywood legend you’ve never heard of. This visionary showman founded the landmark club The Bitter End in Greenwich Village; started the careers of Bill Cosby, Joan Rivers, Woody Allen and Neil Diamond; championed the making of the “Woodstock” film (saving Warner Bros....

Tue, January 24, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #12

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Tue, January 24, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Understanding Israel - European Roots of Zionism

Events, Pacific Palisades
Organizations/Sponsors: Kehillat Israel
Venue: Kehillat Israel

Step back from the passion and politics and take advantage of this unparelled opportunity to learn or rediscover the history of the modern state of Israel with some of the world’s leading scholars. Noted thinker and Chair of the UCLA History Department, Dr. David Myers, will lead four ninety-minute...

Tue, January 24, 2012, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Anjali Bhimani: It’s Happening Again

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Coterie
Venue: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

Anjali Bhimani – It’s Happening Again. You know how it goes - I’ll never love again…and then suddenly you’re Britney Spears, oops I did it again-ing. Join Broadway star Anjali Bhimani for a comic and heartfelt evening of songs of love, loss, lust, and laughs (and sweet potato tater tots…)...

Wed, January 25, 2012, 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Business Leadership: Tools for Effective Communciation.

Events, Pacific Palisades
Organizations/Sponsors: Kehillat Israel
Venue: Kehillat Israel

KIBN Networking Breakfast - Join us for guest speaker Michael Petran of Toastmasters International, speaking on “Business Leadership: Tools for Effective Communciation.” Free for series members | $20 all others. Visit our website to RSVP. ...

Wed, January 25, 2012, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cooking with Judy - Italy Cooks

Adult Education, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Judy Zeidler, author of five cookbooks, will demonstrate an Italian menu of homemade fresh ricotta, Ginette’s gorgonzola lasagna, biscotti, and Italian Chocolate. Cost: $64. ...

Wed, January 25, 2012, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

The Crumbling Wall Separating Church & State

Lectures, Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: Sinai Temple
Venue: Sinai Temple

The Supreme Court is greatly lessening the traditional restrictions on government aid to religion and religious involvement in government.  What is this likely to mean and what can be done about it? Sinai Temple Members:  $8 Non-Members:  $16 Register online at www.sinaitemple.org or contact the...

Wed, January 25, 2012, 7:30 pm - 12:00 am

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: San Diego Symphony
Venue:

Charles Dutoit, principal conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Berlioz: Overture to Le Corsaire Saint-SaËns: Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptian Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 One of Europe’s most distinguished orchestras returns to Symphony Hall for the new year. After wowing San Diego Symphony...

Wed, January 25, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #13

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 7:59 am - 9:29 am

Lawyer Networking, Bagels and Learning About Jewish Law

Lectures, Century City
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Business Network - So. Cal Lawyer Opportunity Group
Venue: Silver & Freedman, APLC

Jewish attorneys networking with other Jewish attorneys.  Exchange business cards, shmooze and enjoy a light breakfast.  In addition, Martin Pritikin, graduate of Harvard Law School, litigator, and Professor and Director of the Institute for Trial and Appellate Practice at Whittier Law School, will...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Italy’s Holocaust Remembrance Day

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish Committee
Venue: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

In July 2000, the Republic of Italy proclaimed January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a Day of Remembrance to commemorate Italian Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and honor those who risked their lives to try and save others. In 2005, the United Nations General...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Business Speed-Networking Mixer

Events, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Los Angeles Jewish Chamber of Commerce
Venue: Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills

Reach across the table and make dozens of business connections in one night. More info and to register: www.lajewishchamber.com ...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Parenting Circle

Lectures, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: “The-J”  Your Jewish Community Center
Venue: Temple Ahavat Shalom

Parenting Circle———-***New*** “The Dos and Don’ts of Effective Discipline” will be the topic of discussion at our three-part lecture series: Thursdays, January 26th, February 9th and February 24th at Temple Ahavat Shalom, 18200 Rinaldi Place, from 6:30 – 8 pm. The Parenting Circle is...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm

You and you Child’s Self Esteem and Body Image:

Adult Education, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

The Many Conflicts of Food and Love: Is your child vulnerable to developing an eating disorder? This seminar will help to identify behaviors that may result in serious problems. Are you pre-occupied with your own body image and weight?  Are you concerned about your children’s weight? Welcome to...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Hisytory Visable

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Vidiots Video Store
Venue: Santa Monica Library Main Auditorium

Internationally acclaimed Berkeley-based Center for Digital Storytelling Founder Joe Lambert will appear on a panel with Judy Baca, founder of Social Public Art Resource Center, and John Malpede, founder of Los Angeles Poverty Department, in a discussion about “History Visible: The Practice of...

Thu, January 26, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #14

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Fri, January 27, 2012 - 12:00 am

Let Our Spirits Soar

Adult Education, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University - Brandeis-Bardin Campus

AJU’s Wagner Program is hosting the Women’s Annual Winter Retreat, where women of all ages will get together at AJU’s Brandeis-Bardin campus in Simi Valley to experience Shabbat with gifted rabbis, teachers, storytellers and song leaders. ...

Fri, January 27, 2012, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Rabbi Max and Ruth Nussbaum Lecture

Lectures, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Venue: Temple Israel of Hollywood

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, one of America’s great Reform Jewish thinkers, will speak on the topic, “Founders, Baby Boomers, and Beyond: The American Jewish Project of Our Time.” He is a prolific author and professor of liturgy, worship, and ritual at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of...

Fri, January 27, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Truth about Europe

Lectures, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Beth David of Orange County
Venue: Temple Beth David Westminster

“The Truth About Europe” will be presented by Scholar-in-Residence, Clive Lawton . Lawton will discuss the common American view of life in Europe: that it’s getting worse for Jews and is being overrun by Muslins. Come and hear the facts - and some challenging opinions - from someone who actually...

Fri, January 27, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #15

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Fri, January 27, 2012, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am

Lucinda Williams

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

One of America’s finest singer-songwriters, Lucinda Williams effortlessly traverses folk, blues and country-rock. Her rough-hewn vocals, forthright style and authentic warmth continue to charm audiences as she tours in support her latest album, Blessed, which many critics have proclaimed her...

Fri, January 27, 2012, 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm

God of Carnage

Arts & Entertainment, Long Beach
Organizations/Sponsors: International City Theatre
Venue: Long Beach Performing Arts Center

Here’s your chance to see this 2009 Tony Award-winner for Best Play in a more intimate setting! In Yasmina Reza’s savagely caustic comedy, a playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic...

Fri, January 27, 2012, 8:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Miranda Sings LIVE!

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Coterie
Venue: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

Miranda Sings LIVE! International YouTube sensation Miranda Sings is coming back to Los Angeles! She will be joining forces with celebrity guests to bring you a hilarious night filled with improvisation, hit songs, onstage voice lessons, magic tricks, and dramatic readin…gs of hate mail. The quirky...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Dream Wisdom: An Exploration through Art

Classes, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLArts and Healing
Venue: YWCA Santa Monica/Westside

Explore your dreams in this UCLArts and Healing collage and counsel workshop -—not with the intent to analyze them, but to develop insights that deepen and animate awareness in your waking life. ...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Community Trip Club

Events, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: “The-J”  Your Jewish Community Center
Venue: North Hollywood Red Line (Metro)

Community Trip Club———-***New*** Would you like to explore our community? Would you like to learn about the orange groves of the San Fernando Valley? Would you like to learn about how LA got its Water? Our new club is for singles, couples, families and friends. Each month we will learn something...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 12:00 pm

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 years. ...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Hiking

Sports, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: TorahTrek: The Center for Jewish Wilderness Spirituality
Venue: Griffith Observatory

Enjoy meditative practice along the West Trail Loop to the Griffith Observatory, with great views of the Hollywood sign and the LA Basin. Spend 1 hour in the observatory, and hike back down with the group. Distance: About 2.5 miles. See the TorahTrek Facebook Event page for all the details of this...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 2:00 pm - 12:00 am

They Might Be Giants: A Special Family Show

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

This not-to-be-missed show will draw on the band’s award-winning kids’ albums, including the Grammy-nominated Here Comes Science and the Grammy-winning Here Come the 123s. A great afternoon of fun for all, big and small—and as all attendees will attest, their previous Royce Hall appearance...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

An Evening of Celebration

Events, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Vocational Service
Venue: Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel

An Evening of Celebration Honoring Tommy Lasorda, Baseball’s Goodwill Ambassador, with JVS’ Lifetime of Service Award ...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Lifetime of Service Gala

Events, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Vocational Service
Venue: Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel

Annual Gala honoring members of the community who have made a difference in the lives of others through their philanthropic work ...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE COLOMBIA

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: San Diego Symphony
Venue:

The rhythm, costumes and dance of Colombia combine for one sizzling evening in a spectacular show of music, lights and movement. ...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm

El Nogalar

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

The West Coast premiere of Tanya Saracho’s Chekhov-inspired play charts a Mexican family’s experience as their way of life is threatened by encroaching drug cartels and economic upheaval. Set in present-day Northern Mexico and infused with Spanish, Spanglish and Espanglés, it’s a comical and...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 8:00 pm - 12:00 am

They Might Be Giants: 30th Anniversary Show

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

Join They Might Be Giants for this historic anniversary concert. After two sold-out UCLA Live shows in 2009, Brooklyn’s alternative rock pioneers’ barnstorming show returns with a brand-new program in celebration of their 30th year as a band. Spirits will be high as this performance wraps up a...

Sat, January 28, 2012, 8:15 pm - 12:00 am

Vintage Israeli Dancing

Classes, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Vintage Israeli Dancing
Venue: Anisa’s School of Dance

Participatory dancing of older Israeli Dances, mostly those created prior to 1985.  We do not teach, so some Israeli Dance experience is required.  Our emphasis is on dances which do not require a partner. ...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm

Sisterhood Bagel Breakfast Featuring Author Hava Ben-Zvi

Events, Pasadena
Organizations/Sponsors: Sisterhood of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
Venue: Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center

Hava Bromberg Ben-Zvi will discuss her latest book, “Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland, An Anthology” and talk with us about her life in literature at the next Author Talk, Bagels and Coffee, Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 10:15 AM at the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center Social Hall. ...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 10:15 am - 12:00 am

Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland, An Anthology

Lectures, Pasadena
Organizations/Sponsors: Sisterhood of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
Venue: Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center

Hava Bromberg Ben-Zvi will discuss her latest book and her life in literature. Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland gathers together an exceptionally broad range of literature of Jewish life prior to World War II Poland, the world-seat of a vibrant Jewish culture.  Poland’s literary...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Zimmerpalooza @ Annenberg Community Beach House

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Zimmer Children’s Museum
Venue: Annenberg Community Beach House

On January 29, 2012, the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, with its phenomenal views of the Pacific Ocean serving as a backdrop, will be the site of the Zimmer Children’s Museum’s newly revamped Zimmerpalooza. A celebration of the arts presented in a festival format,...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 11:30 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 more!!! ...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Puzzlepalooza + Museum Free-For-All! @ the Zimmer Children’s Museum

Kids, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Zimmer Children’s Museum
Venue: Zimmer Children’s Museum

Today is National Puzzle Day, and we’re getting jiggy with jigsaws of all size, shape and form! We’ll have puzzles and prizes for the whole family at every skill level, so get ready to get jiggy with it! PLUS, in a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 2:00 pm - 12:00 am

PASSPORT TO THE WORLD: A MUSICAL JOURNEY AROUND THE GLOBE

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: San Diego Symphony
Venue:

Travel around the world with a sampling of some of music’s greatest composers. Our journey will start in Europe, go across to Asia, then down to Africa and then South America. We’ll wind up right here at home in America! Learn how various cultures have influenced the symphonic music that we...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm

God of Carnage

Arts & Entertainment, Long Beach
Organizations/Sponsors: International City Theatre
Venue: Long Beach Performing Arts Center

Here’s your chance to see this 2009 Tony Award-winner for Best Play in a more intimate setting! In Yasmina Reza’s savagely caustic comedy, a playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

El Nogalar

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

The West Coast premiere of Tanya Saracho’s Chekhov-inspired play charts a Mexican family’s experience as their way of life is threatened by encroaching drug cartels and economic upheaval. Set in present-day Northern Mexico and infused with Spanish, Spanglish and Espanglés, it’s a comical and...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Our Town with Helen Hunt #18

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Broad Stage
Venue: The Broad Stage

Oscar winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play — an electrifying production that finds The Broad entirely transformed to seat most of the audience on the stage. Enjoy an entirely new experience, with MacArthur Award-winning director David...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Ethel Merman’s Broadway

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Ethel Merman’s Broadway is a musical comedy performance co-written and starring Rita McKenzie and saluting Ethel Merman, with classics such as Gee It’s Good To Be Here, You’re the Top, Alexander’s Ragtime Band and There’s No Business Like Show Business. ...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

STARS & STRIKES Bowling Tourney to Help Kids with Autism

Sports, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!)
Venue: Bowlmor Lanes

ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) and The Eddie Guardado Foundation (EGF), two national non-profit organizations will host a celebrity STARS & STRIKES bowling tournament will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 5 pm to 8:30 pm at Bowlmor Lanes located at 2405 Park Avenue in Tustin,...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

STARS & STRIKES Bowling Tourney to Help Kids with Autism

Sports, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!)
Venue: Bowlmor Lanes

ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) and The Eddie Guardado Foundation (EGF), two national non-profit organizations will host a celebrity STARS & STRIKES bowling tournament will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 5 pm to 8:30 pm at Bowlmor Lanes located at 2405 Park Avenue in Tustin,...

Sun, January 29, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“NEW EYES”- Acclaimed One Woman Show about Israel at Odyssey Theatre

Arts & Entertainment, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: New Eyes Production
Venue: The Odyssey Theatre

SMASH-HIT: PLAYING IN LOS ANGELES FOR 18 MONTHS! EXTENDED AT THE ODYSSEY THEATRE BY POPULAR DEMAND! “The Show is Good for Israel!”- JEWISH JOURNAL “Ebullient Solo Show!”- LA TIMES “An Accomplished Performance! Hilarious!”- LA WEEKLY Israeli actress, Yafit Josephson, a former soldier in the...

Mon, January 30, 2012, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

“Stand Out Interviews” for Students

Classes, Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Beverly Hills Manners
Venue: McCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant – Beverly Hills

Stand out and ace that interview! Beverly Hills Manners, Inc. presents students with a quick review of proper etiquette and manners before and during the big interview with a representative of a school. Learning the right skills will not only give schools the chance to learn more about you, but it...

Mon, January 30, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cooking Classes

Classes, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: “The-J”  Your Jewish Community Center
Venue: A Private Home

Cooking Classes Gourmet Cooking Made Easy – Come visit with Chef Howard. You will enjoy watching, learning and savoring the tasty and unique dishes you will help create and there will be lots of food to take home and share with your family. The next three classes will be held Thursday, January...

Mon, January 30, 2012, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

IDA Presents UNDERSTANDING FAIR USE

Panel Discussions, Fairfax
Organizations/Sponsors: International Documentary Association
Venue: Silent Movie Theatre

The Fair Use Doctrine allows for copyrighted materials to be used without permission or payment – under certain circumstances.  But what are these circumstances?  How is fair use determined?  What is the impact of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and its recent exemptions on documentary...

Tue, January 31, 2012, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Wendy Greuel Presentation – University Women’s Program Meeting

Adult Education, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles City Controller, will discuss “The State of the City” ...

Tue, January 31, 2012, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Hospice 101:  Breaking the Myths

Programs, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

Hospice 101: Breaking the Myths This FREE workshop is intended to help improve the lives of those with cancer and their caregivers. Learn the criteria for hospice, the structure of the hospice team, and what services are and are not covered by Medicare or private insurance.  Bring your...

Tue, January 31, 2012, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Hospice 101:  Breaking the Myths

Programs, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue:

Hospice 101: Breaking the Myths This FREE workshop is intended to help improve the lives of those with cancer and their caregivers. Learn the criteria for hospice, the structure of the hospice team, and what services are and are not covered by Medicare or private insurance.  Bring your...

Tue, January 31, 2012, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Israel’s Challenges and Hazards:  A Current Evaluation

Lectures, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Venue: Luxe Hotel

Professor Abraham Sion, Chair, Center for Law and Mass Media, Ariel University Center of Samaria Professor Abraham Sion has served as Deputy State Attorney for Israel, and was instrumental in changing the election laws governing the voting in of the Prime Minister in Israel. Professor Sion was a...

Tue, January 31, 2012, 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Cortes Alexander in “The Swell Show”

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Coterie
Venue: Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

Cortes Alexander in “The Swell Show”. Back by popular demand! The Coterie is proud to present Cortes Alexander, star of Broadway’s Liza’s at the Palace, in an exclusive Los Angeles residency. Cortes Alexander’s “The Swell Show”, will feature guest performances by Melissa Bailey and...