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The seminar of a lifetime

Who knew that 20 teenagers from Los Angeles could help make a difference in the world?

A different taste

The occasion was not a party, but rather a \”Taste of Limmud,\” a precursor to something called LimmudLA. The Presidents\’ Day weekend conference will be volunteer-led, and organizers expect it to bring together hundreds of local Jews of all denominations for three days of conversation and learning.

A shul grows in Dixie — Insha’Allah

\”I was born and raised in the West Bank,\” said Fadil Bayyari. \”I\’ve been in the U.S. for 36 years and northwest Arkansas for 27…. I respect other peoples\’ ways of life, other peoples\’ religion.\”

Let’s get personal

People say they don\’t really know me. That\’s what the last guy I dated said.

Koreatown residents visit the synagogue next door

Korean Americans and Jews gathered at Wilshire Boulevard Temple to dialogue about mutual understanding and to discuss conditions in the formerly Jewish Wilshire Center district, which is now home to the largest Korean population outside of Seoul.

So many singles, so few tables

Jews are no different. Whether male or female, young or old, Ashkenazic or Sephardic, rich or poor, left-wing or right-wing, religious or secular, SUV-driving or Prius-driving, loud or quiet, screenwriter or grant writer, somehow, no matter how good you feel in our own skin, and how much you enjoy your own company, none of us wants to be alone.

The Key Is Rejoicing

If you are willing to inflict physical pain upon yourself as a service to your god, why not treat others to the same spiritual experience? Paradoxically, they will be killed or harmed because of your love for them.

Bonding Over Torah

Generally taught once a year, with 10 to 20 girls enrolled per class, the program affords mothers and daughters special time together. It also introduces the girls to peers from other schools, allowing them to view bat mitzvah as a more universal experience.

Family History at the Holiday Table

Reconnecting long-lost family often begins with a relative\’s random comment during a holiday gathering as generations gather around a dinner table.

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