PresenTenseLA – Transforming the Jewish Community, One Idea at a Time
“Welcome to Hollywood! What’s your dream? Everybody comes here; this is Hollywood, land of dreams… Always time to dream, so keep on dreamin’.” – Pretty…
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Year: 2012
Rabbi Wolpe Poses Tough Questions on Death and Mourning to SoCal Rabbis
One of the greatest challenges that rabbis face is to help families sort through Jewish burial practices. More than 40 rabbis, chaplains, and mortuary and…
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Our Community Shined As One
Our Federation’s 1,000 Shabbat Celebrations on October 26th was a true communal experience. With over 1,000 hosts signing up and receiving our special Shabbat box…
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Valley Alliance Celebrates New Office Space in Woodland Hills
The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance feted the grand opening of its new home in Woodland Hills this past Sunday with a celebration that included community…
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Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is accepting donations on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Sandy. We’ve all seen the footage of the…
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JFed Volunteers Rise to the Occasion
On Sunday, October 21, The Jewish Federation held its fifth Community Service Day of 2012! Over 120 dedicated volunteers participated in projects across the city…
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Federation Day of Fun for Israeli and L.A. Students
If you happened to be in the Federation building over Chol Hamoed Sukkot, you would have heard loud voices and discussions taking place surrounding questions…
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Introducing the Brawerman Fellows
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles proudly announces the inaugural Brawerman Fellows of The Geri & Richard Brawerman Leadership Institute. An elite group of…
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Alleviating Hunger in Israel
Our Federation recently hosted an event with Paul Leiba, Director of Resource Development for Leket Israel which is Israel’s National Food Bank and largest food…
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Los Angeles Lions Roar in New York
Last week, more than 100 Los Angeles Lions of Judah ventured to New York City for the 20th Annual International Lion of Judah Conference (ILOJC),…
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Our Federation’s Forcefully Combating the Delegitimization of Israel
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is not only spearheading our community’s fight against growing efforts to delegitimize Israel, we’re also at the forefront…
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JFed Volunteers Rock Community Service Day
On September 9th, The Jewish Federation held its fourth Community Service Day of 2012, with over 120 dedicated volunteers participating in projects across Los Angeles…
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Birthright Israel Registration Now Open!
With the generosity of our community, our Federation’s funding of and partnership with Birthright Israel will strengthen Jewish identity and foster a love for Israel…
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We Can All Do Something About Hunger!
We’ve been hearing about the need for food assistance for so long that it might no longer seem like “news.” But the news is, sadly,…
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NLP – Past, Present & Future Classes
The Jewish Federation’s New Leaders Project (NLP) was thrilled to welcome Jarrod Bernstein, the Director of Jewish Outreach from the White House’s Office of Public…
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Senior Prom – A True, Jewish Service Experience
When we hear the words “community service” we often think about cleaning a park, donating clothes to charity or helping out at a local library. Organizing…
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A Wonderful Surprise
As a long time educator at Adat Ari El Day School and Partnership Coordinator between AAE and Nitzanim since our schools were paired by the…
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A Mid-Summer Night Shabbat – August 24th
This Friday evening, join Craig Taubman, Josh Nelson, Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Tribal Artist Amir Magal, Israeli Superstar Shany Zamir, Photographer Laurel Johnson, Benjamin Smythe, Ari…
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Rabbi Avi Weiss Inspires Large Crowd of Rabbis at High Holy Days Conference
Some rabbis left with tears of inspiration in their eyes. Others buzzed with excitement over ideas they took with them for this year’s Rosh Hashana…
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View from Ventura Boulevard: New Home of our Federation’s Valley Alliance
Dedicated construction crews are hard at work in triple-digit temperatures readying the new home of The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance. Walls separating disparate businesses have…
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