Honors Tad and Dianne Taube were among the honorees at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s annual gala in Los Angeles in mid-May. The Taubes’ $15 million gift in 2016 to update, enhance and beautify the HUC campus in Jerusalem was the largest single contribution ever received by the institution. The gala was held…
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Lifecycles for the week of June 15, 2018
Births Morgan Blum Schneider and Brian Schneider are excited to announce the arrival of their daughter Mira Juliette Blum Schneider (Hebrew name: Aviva).…
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Deaths for the week of June 15, 2018
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Robert Jason Kaplan, DPM May 21, 1950–June 4, 2018 Born in Glen Ridge, New…
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Deaths for the week of June 8, 2018
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Deborah L. Lind December 10, 1952 – June 2, 2018 Deborah Lind passed away June 2,…
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‘Joyfulness’ on the agenda for Limmud Bay Area 2018
Though it was almost a decade ago, Mila Wichter still remembers walking into her first Limmud festival in Los Angeles after being invited by a friend. “I…
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Deaths for the week of June 1, 2018
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Miriam Brooka Blumenfeld March 4, 1988–May 14, 2018 Miriam Blumenfeld was a…
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Lifecycles for the week of June 1, 2018
Weddings Julia Ann Connolly and Dr. Alon Ben Zion Neidich were married May 12 at the Boston Public Library. Rabbi Rachel Saphire officiated. The bride,…
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She canceled her wedding and turned it into a fundraiser for abused women
In March, Valerie Fenchel of San Francisco did something most people don’t have the guts to do. She canceled her wedding. “I guess I had this really…
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Deaths for the week of May 25, 2018
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Helen Berloe Caplan It is with great sadness that the family of Helen Caplan…