West Coast Chabad celebrates 50 years with annual telethon
Tess Cutler
September 9, 2014
It’s become Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin’s token slogan: “Call the music! Call the tote!”
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Chabad Telethon raises $4 million
Ryan Torok
September 12, 2012
Hollywood stars and dancing rabbis came together for the 32nd annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon on Sept. 9. Held for the first time at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, the high-profile fundraiser raised approximately $4 million for Chabad of California.
Federation drops security grants for shuls; Farmar shoots, scores for Chabad
Jewish Journal
September 18, 2008
Concern about security at services and how to fund it persists among at least some of the small synagogues, which will now need to reallocate resources or decide to go without.
Wise moves jazz up Chabad telethon
Jewish Journal
September 11, 2008
While taking violin lessons at The Juilliard School, Wise became interested in musical theater. He has since followed two paths in that field — as a creative producer, responsible for some projects from conception to staging, and as an international presenter of successful Broadway shows.
Chabadmania, Ed Asner, Jewish Big Brothers and Sisters
Danielle Berrin
September 21, 2007
Circuit\nScene and Heard
Chabad Taps Elon Gold, Shelly Berman for 26th Telethon
Amy Klein
September 7, 2006
This year\’s 26th annual Chabad \”To Life\” telethon on Sept. 10 hopes to offer some real laughs, with host entertainer Shelley Berman (whose credits stretch from \”The Ed Sullivan Show\” to \”Curb Your Enthusiasm\” and \”Boston Legal\”) and co-host comedian Elon Gold (\”Stacked,\” \”The In-Laws\”).
‘Slaves’ to Drugs Find Help in Chabad
Gaby Wenig
September 9, 2004
When John Ostlund was 33, a judge offered him a choice: Quit heroin or lose your 3-year-old daughter.
New Producers Join Chabad Telethon
Gaby Wenig
September 4, 2003
Chabad\’s annual "L\’Chaim — To Life!" telethon will look a little different this Sept. 14 since two new producers are helming the 23-year-old fundraiser.
Chabad rocks!
Michael Aushenker
September 5, 2002
Chabad of California\’s 22nd annual \”L\’Chaim to Life Telethon,\” hosted by Dennis Prager, was humming along nicely with a long roster of talent that included classic actors James Caan and Elliott Gould, comic actor Dom DeLuise and Israeli singer David \”Dudu\” Fisher. Then 10:30 p.m. rolls around and the KCET soundstage — where the telethon is broadcast — went amok. Enter the Sand Man.
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