17 years of Rashi

Published on April 19, 2013

Rabbi Laura Geller is well known as a woman who does not shrink from a challenge. A senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, she stands as a pioneer among women rabbis, the third women ordained in the Reform movement and the first to lead a major metropolitan synagogue.

Yoga Schedule

By Michelle Azar
Published on March 4, 2013

High holy days and high political offices: an L.A. roundup

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on September 27, 2012

Jonah Hill: ‘Moneyball’s’ super-talented, super-nice Jewish boy [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on January 11, 2012

When Crystal met Spielberg; A rabbi, a reverend and a pastor walk into a shul

By Danielle Berrin
Published on October 31, 2008

When Billy Crystal met Steven Spielberg at the Oct. 22 Shoah Foundation dinner, the comedian had a beef with the filmmaker.

Eight days of Chanukah candle lighting - Day 3: Temple Emanuel musical

By Jay Firestone
Published on December 6, 2007

The Circuit

By Norma Zager
Published on March 16, 2006

Temple Emanuel was rockin' recently when it hosted the Temple Bryant A.M.E. Church Choir that performed with Emanuel's choir at a Shabbat Shira Service. The entire congregation and guests were on their feet singing and clapping in joyous rapture.

A.M.E., Rhythm and Jews

By Erin Aubry Kaplan
Published on February 23, 2006

It's Friday night, and as I wander toward the entrance of Temple Emanuel, a Reform synagogue in Beverly Hills, an usher approaches and asks brightly, "Are you with the choir?" I'm African American, but I'm not with the choir, at least not with the choir of Temple Bryant A.M.E. Church, which is visiting the synagogue tonight. I smile through a twinge of annoyance.

The Circuit

By Norma Zager
Published on December 8, 2005

The Circuit, information on events around los angeles.

A Concert of Conscience

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on June 17, 2004

In choreographer Roni Kosmal-Wernik's piece about the aftermath of a suicide bombing, a dancer prowls the stage as if searching for a lost loved one. Her movements become heavy, brooding, as if she is burdened by an invisible weight.

Inspired by a family friend's death in a 2001 attack, Kosmal-Wernik's work will help kick off a June 20 event at Temple Emanuel to support other victims of terror. Performers such as pianist Sha-Rone Kushnir will appear to benefit ATZUM, a Jerusalem-based charity that provides necessities for families not covered by Israel's overburdened welfare system.

"Artists for ATZUM," is the latest Los Angeles response to Israel-based violence.

Emanuel’s Jumpin’ at the Synaplex

By Ellen Jaffe-Gill
Published on March 25, 2004

It's erev Shabbat, and this joint is jumpin'. As dusk deepens, seniors who have just emerged from a talk on globalization mingle with new arrivals in the lobby of Temple Emanuel's school building on Burton Way in Beverly Hills, where "Cafe Synaplex" has been set up.

Rebel, Rebel

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on February 22, 2001

Rabbi Jonathan Aaron of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills knows as much about show business as shul business.

The 39-year-old rabbi, a former actor and managing director of the Open Forum Theatre in Connecticut, is the author of a new musical, "Hyrcanus," an intergenerational production of the temple's Emanuel Arts Center.