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All Aboard for Family Service!

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Yikes! After a full year of COVID lockdowns, we are still facing uncertainty.     High Holiday services will look different this year. How do...
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Sukkahfest

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Sukkahfest has been created to inspire people of all ages to create artsy and unique architectural sukkot for the community to enjoy together. We...
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Welcome Back

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Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach is excited to welcome you as we return, in person, to the beautiful Isadore C. and Penny W....
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“Where is Anne Frank”

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AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A disoriented teenage girl lies on Anne Frank’s bed as people swarm the family house. But these people are not Nazis;...
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Time to Recharge

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Just before the plane takes off, the safety video comes on. The same video, the same message, none of us pay attention. However, hidden...
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Kosher Dog- Hobie Cat

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This our pride & joy “Hobie Cat.” He is a Chocolate Point Siamese that joined our family at the end of 2020. It was...
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Living My Father’s Dream

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I recently celebrated Father’s Day—my fifth as a father of twin boys. We just celebrated Pride Month, and as a gay Jewish man, married...
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Celebrating with Kindness- Hebrew Academy event engages students in helping the community

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“One of the most important lessons we teach is to make the world better,” explained Rabbi Avremi Popack, Judaic administrator at The Hebrew Academy...
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Kosher Dog- Friar Tuck

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This our new puppy “Friar Tuck.” It was very hard to decide which puppy we would take home because we got to see the...
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Art As Therapy

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A “pARTy” or art event—whether it’s a birthday, bridal shower, baby shower, special milestone, for youth or adults, holiday celebrations, family time, special group or...
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Kosher Dog- Tilly & Max

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These are our dogs Tilly and Max. They are puppies who bring so much joy into our lives. Every morning we walk by Temple...
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No Points for Second Place

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With the Summer Olympic’s just around the corner. I am reminded of all the hard work athletes put into their training and take stock...
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A Welcome for Afghan Refugees

October 2021 Jackie Menter -
    In 2016, as the Syrian refugee crisis was surging, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) processed 12,587 Syrian refugees entering the country....
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News & Jews

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Heritage Pointe Heritage Pointe is proud to announce the construction of a new neighborhood on the Mission Viejo campus.      Residents who need Sage...
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Orange County’s Jewish History- Rod Carew – a Jew?

October 2021 Dalia Taft -
    A common question asked about Rod Carew, the Hall of Famer who played for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, is whether...
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Recipes Summon the Past

October 2021 Judy Bart Kancigor -
    Unlike a photo or even a video, a treasured recipe, passed down from mother to daughter for who knows how long, summons...
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