Jeff Goldblum goes to the head of the class

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on September 10, 2012

Briefs: Kosher grasshoppers and eco-Torah

Published on July 26, 2007

Briefs

Fight the Minotaur in the Tax Labyrinth

By John Chiang
Published on December 1, 2005

This past September, the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles, the Zimmer Children's Museum and representatives of more than 70 other organizations attended a seminar for nonprofits that I conducted at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Adult Education

By Julie G Fax
Published on January 6, 2005

Briefs.

Students Spread Light in Ukraine

By Daniel MacIsaac
Published on November 28, 2002

Osik Akselrud got a little help from his friends in staging a recent workshop designed to teach students to teach others about the history and traditions of Chanukah.

Emergency Meeting

By Michael Aushenker
Published on February 24, 2000

Experts from Turkey, Uzbekistan and Los Angeles converged in Tel Aviv last month to trade disaster response strategies with Israelis. United by a shared history of disasters -- natural and man-made -- specialists in the forefront of emergency care attended the week-long International Seminar on Emergency Situations -- organized by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The event was held at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Honor Bestowed

By Beverly Gray
Published on September 3, 1998

Joel Grishaver, everybody's favorite hip Jewish uncle, had been up half the night, schmoozing with a rabbi's son who was visiting from England. So when Grishaver answered the phone at 6:30 a.m., he was hardly prepared for the voice that said, "You and I have a date for lunch in Washington on Sept. 15. You've just won the Covenant Award."

The Annual Rabbi Sermon Seminar

Published on July 30, 1998

For many, the annual sermon seminar, sponsored by the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, is the kickoff to the busiest season of the year.

Yeasty Mix at UJA Conference

By James D
Published on March 26, 1998

It was a moment that almost perfectly defined thisweek's United Jewish Appeal young leadership conference inWashington. In one section of the vast Washington Hilton ballroom,hundreds of young Jews were intently listening as special U.S. peaceenvoy Dennis Ross and Israeli Ambassador Eliahu Ben-Elissar gavesharply differing views of the current Israeli-Palestinianstalemate.

Film School in Two Days

By William Yelles
Published on February 19, 1998

Chances are, like most people, you've got an ideafor a blockbuster motion picture playing in your head. The troubleis, you don't even know how to buy film. That's where Dov S-S Simenssteps in.