ACTION ALERT: Urge State Department to send Iraqi Jewish artifacts to the Iraqi Jewish Community The National Archives in Washington, D.C. currently features a magnificent…
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Board of Rabbis members kicked off the Shalom Hartman Institute Beit Midrash Series for 5774 on October 16 with a lively exchange on the vanishing…
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When Troy Wilkins was just four years old, instructors at the summer camp he was attending were certain he’d never learn to read. Luckily, he…
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On Monday, October 07, The Jewish Federation’s Board of Rabbis hosted its monthly luncheon as part of its “Leaders on Leadership” series, which provides a…
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Full Disclosure I have been thinking about the results of the Pew report for over a decade. I understand that Pew didn’t release the results…
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After the High Holidays, a group of 14 LA Way Birthright Israel recent participants and madrichim (bus staff) gathered at the Jewish Federation, spending their…
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The sun was shining and the view was stunning as the women of L’Dor V’Dor, from generation to generation, arrived at the Beverly Hills home…
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It’s Yom Kippur, and I’m sitting in a tiny Sephardic synagogue in Berlin. The service is conducted in German and Russian, so I have no…
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Last week, The Jewish Federation’s Community Engagement Strategic Initiative hosted two special events in celebration of Sukkot. One sharing our traditions with L.A. civic leaders,…
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This summer, a diverse group of eleven young Angelenos experienced Israel as they never had before. Through a partnership between the Ayalim Association and The…
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If I had to sum up my Federation journey in one word, it would be “reconnect.” Israel was a huge part of my identity growing…
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Over the years, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and Taglit-Birthright Israel have given the gift of a free trip to Israel to thousands…
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Take a moment and watch this fun video featuring kids in our community ringing in the New Year…or at least trying their best! The video…
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The need for food assistance among our neighbors has hardly abated even as the economic recovery picks up. Currently 1-in-6 in Los Angeles still cannot…
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This year’s L’Dor V’Dor invitation brightened mailboxes across Los Angeles with a vibrant shade of pink and an exciting new logo, which perfectly complements the…
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Last Sunday, Federation volunteers participated in the fourth Community Service Day of 2013! Wrapping up the Jewish year on a high note, over 130 of…
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Taglit-Birthright Israel began in 1999 to serve as an intense, impactful Jewish experience that exposed young Jews to Israel and Judaism in a way that…
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College campuses are places of great opportunity for young Jews, but also present substantial challenges to Jewish identity and engagement. Because students often have both…
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All of Israel is responsible for one another. (Shavuot 39a) The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is pleased to announce the launch of a…
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Dozens of rabbis buzzed with excitement this week over ideas they took with them for this year’s Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur sermons. More than…
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