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Published on June 6, 2013

Rupert Adler died April 18 at 92. Survived by wife Rona; great-niece Lisa (Victor) Kohn. Mount Sinai

Thank You Rabbi Kurtz

By Nolan Lebovitz
Published on May 16, 2013

The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on May 16, 2013

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Published on May 8, 2013

Bernard Brown died March 25 at 89. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughters Wendy (Zack) Gugenheim, Darlene (Paul) Solotkin, Pamela (Daniel) Vancott; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

What happened at Sinai

By Rabbi Dov Fischer
Published on May 1, 2013

This week’s double Torah portion, Behar-Bechukotai, begins: “And the Lord spoke to Moshe at Mount Sinai” (Leviticus 25:1). At the end of our reading, we conclude the Torah’s third book with: “These are the mitzvot that the Lord commanded Moshe for the children of Israel at Mount Sinai” (Leviticus 27:34).

‘Six Million Coins’ pays it forward

Published on April 10, 2013

Ori Rabinovitch, a fourth-grader at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy, remembers how he recently met an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who could barely hear him — and who could not afford to buy a hearing device.

Obituaries

Published on March 28, 2013

Louis Alexander died Jan. 21 at 96. Survived by wife Edith; sons Michael (Lulu), David (Ruth); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

God’s road rage

Published on February 27, 2013

What’s up with God?

Feb. 2-8

Published on February 6, 2013

David Bennett died Nov. 20 at 94. Survived by daughter Michele Bennett; 2 nephews. Hillside

Jan. 4-10

Published on January 9, 2013

Barbara Lee Adler died Nov. 3 at 80. Survived by husband Donald; sons John (Alisa), Mitchell (Vicki), Jeffrey (Beverly); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Obituaries Oct. 4 - 25, 2012

Published on December 5, 2012

Linda Axelrod died Oct. 23 at 72. Survived by daughter Lori (Deo); sons Glenn, Guy; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Obituaries: Sept. 2 - Oct. 17, 2012

Published on November 28, 2012

Jacqueline Alvy died Oct. 12 at 86. Survived by husband Reuben; son Ralph David (Ashley Wrobel); stepdaughter Sarah Wrobel; stepson Jonathan Wrobel. Mount Sinai

Obituaries: Oct. 26 - Nov. 1, 2012

Published on October 24, 2012

Mina Bear died Sept. 18 at 88. Survived by daughter Moraye (John Hall); brothers Nate, Leo Rosen. Hillside

The Red Hot Chili Peppers heat up the Holyland

Published on October 4, 2012

The Red Hot Chili Peppers made their first visit to Israel on Sept. 10, but the band member who stole the show wasn’t even onstage. Hillel Slovak – the group’s Israeli-American guitarist and co-founder – died tragically of a heroin overdose in 1988, but his presence was felt throughout every moment of the raucous performance in Tel Aviv.

Obituaries: Sep. 14-20, 2012

Published on September 12, 2012

Phillip Binen died Aug. 7 at 83. Survived by sons Jack, Perry; stepson Lawrence Bizzell. Hillside

Obituaries: Sep. 7-13, 2012

Published on September 5, 2012

Anita Roslyn Anshen died July 30 at 94. Survived by daughter Barbara; son Edward (Susanne); 1 grandchild; sister Gloria Leronan. Mount Sinai

Obituaries: Aug. 31 - Sep. 6, 2012

Published on August 29, 2012

David Arnson died July 17 at 94. Survived by brother Maurice. Hillside

Obituaries: Aug. 24-30, 2012

Published on August 22, 2012

Mary Batansky died July 13 at 93. Survived by daughter Lorraine First; son Norman; 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Groman

Obituaries: May 25-31, 2012

Published on May 23, 2012

Sheldon Allen died April 1 at 85. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughter Deborah (Jay Layman) Worth; son Scott (Corkey Ahrendt); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Obituaries: May 18-24, 2012

Published on May 15, 2012

Annette Adest died March 18 at 93. Survived by daughters Adele Yellin, Wendy; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai gives away tzedakah boxes

By Ryan Torok
Published on February 29, 2012

Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries is recognizing the importance of traditional charitable giving. Los Angeles’ largest Jewish funeral home has begun offering free, limited-edition tzedakah boxes to California, Arizona and Nevada residents, hoping they’ll give to charities of value without being told where to give.

Obituaries: Sept. 23-29, 2011

Published on September 20, 2011

Frances R. Anson died Sept. 6 at 89. Survived by daughter Wendy; sons Jeffrey (Honglin Liu), David (Renae Jacobs); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Obituaries: April 29-May 5, 2011

Published on April 26, 2011

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Holy Moses—The Getty’s latest collection puts a Christian perspective on the leader, lawgiver and

By Tom L. Freudenheim
Published on September 14, 2006

The Getty Center's upcoming exhibition "Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai" (Nov. 14-March 4) provides a great opportunity to ponder these religious confluences, while also coming almost face-to-face with some of the earliest, and most beautiful, images in Christian art.

A Banner Day

By Rabbi Zoë Klein
Published on May 25, 2006

This week's Torah portion creates a picture of the 12 tribes of Israel marching over the wilderness terrain in well-organized troops, the divisions of Judah to the east of the tabernacle, Ephraim on the west, and the other tribes assigned to positions in between. An army of men, women and children who once marched hunched over from intolerable service to Pharaoh were now marching upright, in formation, in service of God, with banners streaming above them, as it is written: "The Israelites shall camp each with his standard, under the banners of their ancestral house" (Numbers 2:2).

It’s Time to Return to Our Mission

By David Klinghoffer
Published on February 17, 2005

Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" was the most important American religious event of the past year. For Christians, its effects were quite positive, as viewers already committed to belief in Jesus were roused to renew their faith through the heartrending story of the Crucifixion. For America's Jewish community, the effects of the film can also be positive, if we draw the right retrospective lessons not from the movie itself but from the controversy that still surrounds it.

Divine Wedding

By Rabbi Zoë Klein
Published on March 11, 2004

Years ago, my husband and I climbed the alleged Mount Sinai, the Perseus shower streaked the Egyptian night sky with shooting stars.

God’s Belongings

By Rabbi Laura Geller
Published on May 15, 2003

This week's Torah portion is called "Behar" because it begins "The Lord spoke to Moses behar (on Mount [Sinai]). Upon reflection, something seems out of order. We left Mount Sinai in the Book of Exodus.

Sinai Dedicates New Memorial

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on June 15, 2000

There are few times when a sense of community is more necessary than when our lives are touched by death. Perhaps that is why more than 400 people from every point along the spectrum of the Los Angeles Jewish community came together Sunday at the site of the new Mount Sinai Memorial Park and Mortuary in Simi Valley for the opening of the park's chapel and administration building.

Madonna, Motherhood and Judaism

By Yosef Israel Abramowitz
Published on November 20, 1997

Dear Madonna:
Is it possible that I saw you at Sinai? The Jewish mysticaltradition, which you have been exploring, teaches that the souls ofall Jews for all generations -- including converts to Judaism --stood at Mount Sinai when our covenant with God was affirmed. Couldthe Jewish soul of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone be trapped in thebody of a rebellious Catholic?