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For L.A. Jews, weeks of war have changed everything
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChildren hold candles during a recent concert for Israel at Sinai Temple in Westwood. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles is home to the...
Joy, fear, anger at Sunday church services shows widening divide over abortion
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPastor Netz Gómez of Houses of Light Church in Northridge says he's received numerous text messages...
Far from Israel, Jews grieve and pray for peace in Shabbat services held as Israel-Hamas war rages
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for Shabbat services held...
Mike Pompeo to discuss U.S./Israel relations Thursday at Palm Beach Synagogue
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is slated to discuss "The Future of U.S. Israel...
Finding common ground a challenge for local Jews, Muslims
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWomen passed tissues during a recent Friday service at the Islamic Society of Simi Valley to wipe...
As midterms near, clergy preach politics and civics lessons
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAcross America, faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections...
Shavuot: A Jewish holiday of renewing commitment to God
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Ultra Orthodox Jewish man in Israel harvests wheat ahead of the holiday of Shavuot. AP...
In wake of Roe reversal, some American Jews see attack on religious liberty
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court decision reversing Roe v. Wade answered the prayers of conservative Christians...
Clergy strive to reconcile politically divided congregations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons...
Jewish communities thrived in early L.A. — and helped the city thrive
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the record: 12:05 p.m. Nov. 30, 2022: There’s an easy formula for sizing up Los Angeles as the destination of choice for the peoples of the Earth: “There are more (nationality/ethnic group ...