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March 13, 2018
By Aaron Benyamini, 9th grade The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) Policy Conference is a yearly event that attracts people from all different backgrounds for one cause — Israel. Being a teen, Policy Conference surprised me in many different ways. Most adults and teens I have talked to see this event to be political event. I view it differently. I see it as a tremendous amount of different kinds of people — Jews, Muslims, Christians, people of color, Republicans, Democrats, anyone — coming from all around the world to support one cause. It is beautiful and very rare to…
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February 2, 2018
Howard Kaplan was born in Boyle Heights and grew up three blocks from the entrance to Griffith Park in Los Feliz. At the time, he could not have imagined that one day he would serve as General Manager of Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, the largest Jewish cemetery organization in California, located just minutes from his childhood home. Howard joined Mount Sinai as its General Manager on February 1, 2018. Before joining Mount Sinai, Howard served as Executive Director of Wilshire Boulevard Temple for 13 years. Prior to becoming Executive Director he spent ten years as Director of the…
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By Sinai Temple on
January 18, 2018
Sinai Temple and Jewish National Fund are excited to launch a new initiative in 2018- to plant a forest of trees in the Negev. Trees are available at $18 per unit and make perfect gifts in honor of simchas and lifecycle events. How to order: 1. Visit www.jnf.org/trees & use promo code: 792233 2. Call 1-800-542-8733 and use the promo code: 792233 3. Write a check payable to JNF & mail it to Sinai Temple We hope that you will consider contributing to our lush, Sinai forest. For more information and to order your first tree on Israel, click HERE.
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January 12, 2018
By Eric Rachmani The annual Israel trip sponsored by David and Angela Nazarian is an extremely memorable trip that includes with intriguing activities, bonding with other Jewish teens, information about the outstanding history of Judaism and the Holy Land of Israel, and visiting some of the most significant landmarks in all of Israel; all compacted into one trip. In order to thoroughly appreciate the beauty of this trip, there were things that I am so glad I packed, or wish I packed, to maximize my enjoyment of this experience. First and foremost, a camera or electronic device that has the…
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By Sinai Temple on
December 13, 2017
From as early as I can remember, the Holocaust has always been a part of my life. By this I mean that I cannot remember a time where I did not know what the Holocaust was and what it meant for the Jews. This being said, nothing about the Holocaust or the Jewish narrative in World War II ever truly resonated with me. It was so long ago, and I live in such a safe environment for Jews, I never had to think twice.
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November 8, 2017
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October 28, 2017
by Teen Council Vice President of Programming, RACHEL KHORSHAD Hi all! My name is Rachel Khorshad, and I am so excited to be the Vice President of Programming for the Sinai Temple Teen Center this year! I am a currently a high school senior at Beverly Hills High School, where I spend most of my time leading and being a part of a wide range of extracurriculars. But, while many of those extracurriculars focus on other important aspects of my life, my main source for Jewish fulfillment comes from my time at the Sinai Temple Teen Center. I have been…
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By Sinai Temple on
October 28, 2017
By Teen Council President, HANNAH KEKST For the majority of my life, my summers at Camp Ramah were where I spent those 4 weeks grappling with and expressing my Jewish identity. Occasionally, I’d attend a Jewish teen event at my temple, where I was reminded of my identity and the beautiful community it comes with. But it was United Synagogue Youth (USY), the conservative Jewish youth group, that reminded me that being an actively engaged and proud Jew should be a lifelong, daily commitment. I started going to regional USY events in tenth grade because I had camp friends who…
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October 28, 2017
By Associate Teen Director, SHANI SHAHMOON So as many of you know (or don’t know), my name is Shani Shahmoon and I’m the Associate Teen Director at Sinai Temple where I work alongside the incredible Matt Baram, Sinai Temple’s Millennial Director. Together, we create spaces and experiences for Jewish teens to share and grow from. But how does one end up as a Jewish educator? Ah, my fellow readers, it is quite a journey. But, like many other Jewish educators will tell you, it wasn’t that I went into the “real world” with the intent of being a Jewish teen…
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By Sinai Temple on
September 1, 2017
A Prayer in the Face of Hurricane Harvey Ribbono Shel Olam, Creator of All, Too often we face destruction, loss, and broken-ness. Too often we are reminded that we control so little. Your people are frail, we break so easily. When the disaster is too great we turn to you. Please God, as the flood waters rise in Texas help us remember that to be Jewish is to be compassionate, help us remember our mission to repair the world, help us to be a light in this time of darkness. And let us say, Amen A Message from Rabbi Gideon…
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