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Milken Community High School Gets A Tackle Football Program

It is slated to begin next fall. The school is trying to come up with a Jewish approach to tackle football, which, if implemented, will likely kill all enthusiasm for the program. I don’t know of any Jewish school that … Continue reading

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Lesbian Reform Rabbi Leads Student Life At Milken Community High School

I interrupt my fascination with the Lingerie Football League Friday afternoon to bring this important news update on Rabbi Heather Miller. She grew up in a Unitarian home. Her mom is Jewish. Her dad is Unitarian. She learned about Judaism … Continue reading

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Tuition At Milken Community High School Reaches $30,000 A Year

That’s $2,000 a year more than Harvard Westlake charges. Milken has two Orthodox teachers and about six students from Orthodox homes (as well as a few traditional Sephardic kids) who tend to become less Orthodox the more time they spend … Continue reading

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Is Yoga Idolatry?

From The Los Angeles Times: For many religious Jews, Christians and Muslims, viewing yoga as a physical rather than spiritual practice solves the dilemma. But Rabbi Avivah Winocur Erlick, a chaplain at Providence Tarzana Medical Center, says it is impossible … Continue reading

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Seeds In The Wind

David Suissa writes in the Jewish Journal: This is a time of year that I dread, when I have to write about my three days at LimmudLA, a smorgasbord of everything Jewish. It’s like trying to squeeze 10 or 12 … Continue reading

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