Rabbi’s use of discretionary funds spurs new policies

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on August 15, 2012

In response to the Haiti earthquake in January 2010 and the Carmel forest fires in Israel in December 2010, members of Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay, like so many others, wanted to donate money to help the victims. So, many of them directed donations through Rabbi Isaac Jeret’s discretionary fund.

Jamie Masada gives Long Beach a place to laugh

By Lilly Fowler
Published on September 25, 2008

Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Jon Lovitz signed a contract with Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada last year. The terms were simple: Lovitz was to appear at the comedy club every week for the rest of his life.

New South Bay mikvah puts the ritz in the ritual bath

By Adam Wills
Published on September 24, 2008

Mikvah Mei Menachem, a $350,000, 1,100-square-foot ritual bath facility set in north Redondo Beach on the expansive campus of Jewish Community Center-Chabad of the Beach Cities, brings an opulent mikvah option to the South Bay area.

Jewish Population on Rise in South Bay

By Julie Brown
Published on September 29, 2005

Jewish life in the South Bay has been flourishing.

According the Jewish Federation/South Bay Council, the area is one of the fastest growing Jewish communities in California. From Westchester to San Pedro, the Jewish population has increased dramatically to an estimated 40,000, and there are numerous indicators that this trend will continue.

Robin Franko, director of the South Bay Council and a lifelong South Bay resident, says that the numbers speak volumes about the thriving community.

Letters

Published on August 28, 1997

Letters to the Editor.

Wave of the Future

By Ruth Stroud
Published on August 14, 1997

It turns out that there are more Jews in the South Bay than many had imagined -- about 45,000, according to a just-released population study by the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles.

Wave of the Future

By Ruth Stroud
Published on August 14, 1997

If there's an image of the South Bay, it's this sun-drenched vision of perpetual summer and youth. But does this picture contain anyJews? For years, the myth has been that it didn't, or, if there were any, they were passing as something else

Wave of the Future

By Ruth Stroud
Published on August 14, 1997

It turns out that there are more Jews in the South Bay than many had imagined -- about 45,000, according to a just-released population study by the Jewish Federation Council of Greater LosAngeles.