Tag: Dancing With The Stars

At an airy dance studio in the San Fernando Valley, couples dressed in black moodily tango across the floor, stopping in frustration now and then. Hadas Fisher stands out: She�s wearing a bright coral dress, dangly gold earrings and a brilliant smile. Her dance partner, an elderly gentleman, is 3 inches shorter than she is. Fisher guides him through the cha-cha with a gentle patience.

Dancing with the Rabbis?

By Dennis Prager
Published on April 12, 2011

On April 3, under the auspices of the American Jewish University, in its Gindi Auditorium, five Los Angeles rabbis competed with one another in an evening titled �Dancing With the Rabbis.� As reported in this newspaper, the sellout crowd loved the evening.

Dancing rabbis win cheers

By Jonathan Maseng, Contributing writer
Published on April 5, 2011

A sell-out crowd packed the American Jewish University�s (AJU) Gindi Auditorium on April 3 and watched as Rabbi Zo� Klein of Temple Isaiah tangoed her way to the inaugural �Dancing With the Rabbis� trophy. An ecstatic Klein, cheered on by her family, wowed the audience with her passionate routine with professional partner Daniel Ponickly.

Dancing Rabbis will cha-cha for charity

By Jonathan Maseng, Contributing writer
Published on March 29, 2011

Rabbi Elliot Dorff twirls across the dance floor. His beautiful young partner reaches out her hand, and together they do a quick step and spin into each other�s arms. No, this is not a comedic doodle on the page of a bored rabbinic student�s notebook; it�s a rehearsal for �Dancing With the Rabbis.� At 6 p.m. April 3, Dorff will be stepping on stage in the Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University (AJU) to compete with four of his fellow clergy members for the coveted mirror-ball trophy, and he wants to win.

Same-sex couple on �Dancing� sent packing

Published on November 22, 2010

Israelis voted off the first same-sex partners on "Dancing with the Stars."

Bibi�s wheels, two ladies dancing, popping the question

By Marcy Oster, JTA
Published on November 8, 2010

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Published on November 8, 2010

Actress Pamela Anderson visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

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