Living Vulnerably

By Beit T'shuvah
Published on October 19, 2012

You can go home again

By Gina Nahai
Published on September 5, 2012

On Fridays, the children would line up, all glittery pink shoes and Ninja Turtle T-shirts, and hike up a steep driveway from the preschool yard to the temple sanctuary. They walked single file or in pairs, one teacher in the lead and another bringing up the rear, each holding one end of a rope. The kids, 3 and 4 years old, gripped the length of the rope with their little hands stained with watercolor paint and Play-Doh dye. You could hear them singing Shabbat songs as they walked, and later, as they poured into the aisles and climbed onto the chairs in the temple and tried to sit still for a whole 20 minutes. By noon, when parents went to take them home, they were spent and tousled, excited but worn out by the morning's exploits. In their backpacks, they carried small challahs they had baked for that evening's dinner.

The big reveal: How design makes rehab more serene

By Rachel Heller
Published on July 5, 2012

Room 9500 is the bottom rung at Beit T’Shuvah, the first stop for male addicts newly arrived from prison, the hospital or the streets. Six rookies at a time inhabit this snug dormitory as they adjust to life in rehab.

Gilad Shalit faces recovery issues

Published on October 18, 2011

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was freed from five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to a joyous reception, but may need time to recover from his time kept in sun-deprived isolation and other injuries, his father said.

A Mensh on the radiowaves to recovery

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on July 16, 2008

Over the next 13 years, Mensh snorted cocaine (sometimes off the turntables at his disc jockey gigs), added acid and Quaaludes to the mix, and imbibed to the point that he blacked out, only to awaken in a ditch or a stranger's car or bed.

Letters to the Editor

Published on February 10, 2005

I am an involved member of the Temple Beth Am Library Minyan, graduate of Pressman Academy, senior at Shalhevet High and chair of the Israel Action Committee at my school.

Judaism From the Bottom Up

By Marlene Adler Marks
Published on January 17, 2002

One of the most exciting experiments in Jewish transformation is taking place right here in Los Angeles.

Backstage with Jon Voight at Chabad Telethon ‘99

Published on May 4, 2000

Backstage at Chabad Telethon '99, Jon Voight was like the Beatles song -- "Here, There and Everywhere."

Career Opportunities

By Michael Aushenker
Published on December 30, 1999

Even though Elizabeth Arkin joined Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) in September, she's still writing resumes and looking for work -- though not for herself.