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High Holy Days: Chanting Torah for mom

“But what are you chanting for?” the woman cutting my hair wanted to know. She didn’t mean the glory of God or even my own spiritual well-being. It turned out she had once belonged to a 1970s church that chanted for things like shoes and better jobs.

Bar mitzvah honors child Holocaust victim

“I’m just one of more than 18,000 young people in over 750 congregations worldwide becoming a keeper of the flame of memory in the first post-survivor generation,” Trevor Goodman announced from the bimah during his bar mitzvah speech, referring to his involvement with Remember Us: The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project.

Politics on the Bimah: Pesach 5772

“Keep the politics off the bimah.” We hear this in the synagogue whenever a rabbi speaks on a topic nearing the intersection of Jewish values and public policy. While argued most vociferously by those who disagree with the rabbi’s message, the critique itself that “politics has no place on the bimah” is a decidedly false characterization of the essence of Judaism and Jewish textual tradition. (Note: I am not speaking about endorsing a candidate for public office.)

Valley couple shares bimah for rite of passage

When Lee Larsen and Bob Clarke met in the 1970s at the 8709 Bathhouse — one of Los Angeles\’ best known gay social spots of the time — they never imagined that they would one day share a very different kind of aquatic experience.

This book can help kick off successful year of study

Bert Metter wrote \”Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah: How Jewish Boys and Girls Come of Age,\” a guide specifically geared toward the b\’nai mitzvah student. But more than two decades later, Metter said the book deserved an update, because it no longer reflects contemporary ceremonies, especially since practices and celebrations have evolved.

Mayor Carries Torah to <br>Vandalized Tarzana Synagogue

On Sunday, in the intense heat of a mid-summer day, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, carried a Sephardic Torah for one-half mile along city streets in Tarzana to a new Persian synagogue that had been the victim of an anti-Semitic attack just two days earlier. Police are still investigating the arson attempt, which burned a rear door of Beith David Education Center on Clark Street, as well as anti-Jewish graffiti left at the scene, as a hate crime.

Show Decodes Early Years of 2 Religions

Whether it\’s good luck or good planning, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in the Cleveland area has hit the exhibition jackpot with its current show, \”Cradle of Christianity,\” which runs through Oct. 22. Because while the film version of \”The Da Vinci Code\” is generating buzz over a purported tale of Jesus, here\’s an exhibition with tantalizing real objects that provide an actual glimpse from the years of early Christianity.

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