Opposition continues despite new Boy Scout policy

Published on June 19, 2013

In 2001, Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) overwhelmingly decided to end its sponsorship of Cub Scout Pack 1300 to protest the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) policy banning openly gay scouts and leaders. It ended a nearly 50-year tradition of scouting at the Reform congregation.

Character reference: Wendy Greuel

Published on May 15, 2013

I have known Wendy Greuel for almost 30 years, since she was a young UCLA graduate working for Mayor Tom Bradley.

The ‘light’-er side of Temple Israel of Hollywood

Published on May 8, 2013

Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) lived up to its name on April 28 when it threw a free biblically themed matinee musical, “Let There Be Light,” on Lag B’Omer featuring numerous celebrities.

Temple Israel to hold star-studded musical gala

Published on April 10, 2013

With a little help from his friends — and “Friends” — Danny Maseng is working to reinvent Temple Israel of Hollywood’s (TIOH) annual gala.

Jews volunteering on Christmas

By Ryan Torok
Published on December 19, 2012

Whether it’s dressing up as Santa Claus and posing for photographs with low-income kids or serving turkey and ham to the homeless, many Jews volunteer to break out of their element at this time of year in order to bring Christmas joy to families in need.

Reimagining religious school

Published on November 8, 2012

From my first interview at Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) in 2009, when the search committee declared, “We want revolution, not evolution!” to the visioning work I do with families today, my purpose at the congregation has been clear: to help families build deeper relationships to Jewish community, Jewish living and Jewish learning.

Rabbi reverses interfaith marriage policy

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on September 27, 2012

It’s not often that a rabbi’s High Holy Days sermon is interrupted by a standing ovation. But that is what happened — twice — when Rabbi John Rosove, senior rabbi of Temple Israel of Hollywood, dedicated his sermon on the first day of Rosh Hashanah to explaining why he was changing a long-held position and would from now on officiate at interfaith weddings.

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

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on September 27, 2012

The Cinderella stories of Aline Brosh McKenna

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on December 30, 2011

Burden of Change

Published on May 24, 2011

We are taught that each change we encounter in life results in an experience of loss. Our transitions are stored in our beings. They are what make us human and blessedly unique.

Rudolph Kastner: Traitor or savior?

By Susan Freudenheim
Published on May 3, 2011

When a Hollywood synagogue wants to draw upon the strengths of its congregation, is it surprising that there’s a surfeit of attorneys and actors? Such is the case at Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH), which heralded the talents of both sets in last weekend’s performance of “The People vs. Kastner,” a dramatic imagining of a trial for Rudolph Kastner that never happened.

Hollywood synagogue arson suspect charged

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 20, 2011

A suspect in last week’s attempted arson at Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) was charged on April 20 with 19 separate counts of arson and burglary in the Hollywood area by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the agency in charge of the case.

[UPDATED] Break-in at Temple Israel of Hollywood causes evacuation

Published on April 14, 2011

Early on Thursday morning, April 14, in what Los Angeles Fire Department officials are calling an arson attempt, someone broke into Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) and set a small fire in a classroom on the second floor. The fire was extinguished before LAFD arrived at the scene, at 8 a.m. There were no reported injuries, and a Los Angeles Police Department official on the scene described the damage to the synagogue as minimal.

Jeremy Ben-Ami and David Suissa face-off over Israel

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 12, 2011

On April 11, David Suissa, a columnist for The Journal, joined Jeremy Ben-Ami, president and founder of J Street, the self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby group, for a discussion about what it means to be “pro-Israel.”

Surgery Prompts Examination of Jewish Concept of Soul

By Merissa Nathan Gerson
Published on March 16, 2010

Surgery is wrong. This was what I convinced myself over a two-year stint of excessive holistic health care. Thanks to an imbalanced reliance on acupuncture, I neglected a herniated disc until it ruptured somewhere between Washington, D.C., and Salvador, Brazil. When I found out I needed surgery, I was forced to evaluate what, exactly, I saw wrong with cutting a human open and realigning her interior.

Take our spoof, please

Published on March 27, 2008

Letters to the editor

Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s 1965 sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood

By JewishJournal.com
Published on January 20, 2008

Obituaries

Published on April 12, 2007

Obituaries.

Kashrut: The things we do for love

By Eileen Horowitz
Published on November 22, 2006

I have been passionate about Jewish education for two decades: When I worked in the public and private secular worlds of elementary education, I found myself searching for a more meaningful path to follow. I wanted to be able to talk to kids not only about being the best student they could be, but also about becoming the best people they could become.

Symphony to Debut Fiery ‘Soul’ Music

By David Finnigan
Published on December 16, 2004

Wayne Hinton is a Methodist, and he understands what Jewish audiences will feel when they hear a performance by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony.

"It's like when you hear a Frenchman conducting French music," said Hinton, the symphony's executive director. "It's akin to their soul."

The soul, or more specifically the soul aflame, will anchor the symphony's Dec. 19 performance at Temple Israel of Hollywood, where the shul's Nimoy Concert Series will host the West Coast premiere of "Souls on Fire," an oratorio based on Elie Wiesel's book on centuries of Chasidic leaders.

Big Sunday, Big Turnout

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on May 6, 2004

Big Sunday, Big Turnout

Bimah Me Up, Scotty!

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on December 4, 2003

When Leonard Nimoy was creating the Mr. Spock character for "Star Trek" in 1966, he remembered a thrilling moment from his childhood Orthodox synagogue. It was Yom Kippur, and the Kohanim, representatives of the priestly tribe, swayed on the bimah, their long tallitot draped over their heads, their fingers spread in a V-shape.

Hollywood Legend Turns 75

By Julie G Fax
Published on May 31, 2001

Like most legends in Hollywood, Temple Israel of Hollywood has undergone a few makeovers to stay fresh since it was founded in 1926. Maybe that's why even as it celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Reform synagogue is even more bustling than it was in its heyday when it was billed as "Filmland's House of Worship."