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Younger Persians seeking greater role in community
Karmel Melamed
September 4, 2008
Over the past decades, nearly two dozen local Iranian Jewish groups have been involved with political awareness efforts, but no group until now has seriously pursued or organized communitywide political and civic activism.
We don’t need more gabfests on diversity
David A. Lehrer and Joe R. Hicks
May 2, 2008
Our communities\’ leadership has to absorb the reality that the next generation of open-minded young people sees diversity as a plus, not as a burden to be overcome.
Class Notes: Camp Ramah celebrates Golden Anniversary
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
November 30, 2006
Education
Teens, college students make their presence known
Jane Ulman
November 16, 2006
Erika Levy and Alie Kussin-Shoptaw, seniors at New Community Jewish High School in West Hills, easily spotted in their bright orange volunteer vests, stood by the escalators at the Los Angeles Convention Center, greeting arriving United Jewish Communities General Assembly (GA) attendees and directing them to meeting rooms, halls and hospitality suites.
At-risk youth; Much more Mathout; Donkeys vs. Elephants — the beef goes on
Jewish Journal
October 12, 2006
Letters; Custody Battle; Maher Hathout; At-Risk Youth; Politicized Reports; RJC Ads; Faith and Season.\n\n\n\n\n\n
‘Moishe Houses’ provide post-Hillel hangout for 20-somethings
Sue Fishkoff
October 12, 2006
Say you\’re a few years out of college, living with friends and working in a low-paying job for some do-good organization. You don\’t go to synagogue, but you miss the camaraderie of your college Hillel, and you like to invite people over for Shabbat meals.
Imagine if someone was willing to pay you to keep doing it?
Rabbi Carron brightens prisoners’ darkest days
Nick Street
September 21, 2006
With any luck, Daniel will be spending Rosh Hashanah on the outside. It\’s likely he\’ll soon be making the transition from jail to the recovery program at Beit T\’Shuva, a nonprofit that works with at-risk youth.
Judaism Finds Its Niche in Great Outdoors
Rachel Silverman
July 6, 2006
Jewish adventure enthusiasts not only make an effort to do the hobbies they love with other Jews, but they do so looking for religious or spiritual meaning. By combining their dual interests, this growing cadre of adrenaline seekers is building a new definition of what it means to do — or be — Jewish.
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