Rabbi Sandra Lawson Opens Up on Finding Connection in Unprecedented Times
Erin Ben-Moche
July 9, 2020
Rabbi Sandra Lawson is the world’s first Black, openly gay female rabbi.
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Helping grads on their Jewish journey
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2013
As a Hillel director for the last seven years, I have come to love this time of year. Graduation is the moment to celebrate not just academic learning, but the personal growth and discovery students experience during their university years.
In lieu of perfection
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
May 1, 2008
Leviticus 19:1-20:27
Right there, in the shadow of the ever-popular \”Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,\” another mitzvah quietly sits: \”Thou shall surely rebuke thy friend.\” And while this may seem rude or intrusive, the Torah regards the obligation of mutual rebuke as the engine of communal righteousness.
Community Divided Over Hillel Rabbi
Marc Ballon
November 13, 2003
The UCLA Hillel rabbi who allegedly lost his temper and kicked a freelance journalist who called him a derogatory name could be required to undergo anger management training, counseling or worse for his reported actions.
On Dec. 1, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller and Rachel Neuwirth will meet separately with a city attorney hearing officer in Los Angeles to try to sort through the facts of his reported physical assault on her. Afterward, the hearing officer will mete out the appropriate punishment to Seidler-Feller, if merited, said Eric Moses, the city attorney\’s director of public relations. It is possible the hearing officer could recommend that criminal charges be brought against Seidler-Feller.
Cool Jews on Campus
Merav Tassa
October 25, 2001
College can be a time for Jewish students to further explore their Judaism — religiously, socially and politically. The following is a compilation of resources available to Jewish students and a summary of what these groups are doing on campus.
Los Angeles 5758 Making the Tough Sell
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
March 26, 1998
There was no question: Of the three rabbis sitting up on the dais at UCLA Hillel,Rabbi Shlomo Riskin had the toughest sell. After all, audiences who come to hear panels on pluralism usually bristle at Orthodoxy\’s seeming exclusivity.
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