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Passage of Prop. 8 reveals rift between denominations

Jewish voices had joined both sides of the bitter and costly Proposition 8 debate leading up to Election Day. Reform and Conservative leaders largely condemned the stripping of civil rights from a fellow minority population, while Orthodox officials praised constitutional protection for the biblical definition of marriage.

Shopping for back to shul

Success in finding the perfect shul in Los Angeles for you and your family too often seems just one more visit away.

The Other Shiites

The evening was billed as, \”A Journey Along the Cradle of Muslim Civilizations: Based on the Eleventh Century Travels of Nasir Khusraw.\” It was presented by His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Western United States. Since Sept. 11, we have all been pursuing a continuing education in Islam, but this name, Ismaili, was new to me. The woman who extended the invitation, Dr. Nur Amersi, the council\’s communications chair, explained that the Ismaili are a small sect within the Shi\’a denomination of Islam.

Power, Politics And People

New York publishing executive Steven Baum is a lifelong Conservative Jew who recently joined a Reform temple, and he\’s not happy about it. \”There\’s hardly any Hebrew,\” he says. \”They don\’t wear yarmulkes. It\’s just not the Judaism I grew up with.\”

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