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My First Experience Of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

1:20 p.m. I change my shirt to the long-sleeved grey one. Then on with the blue jeans. I slop on some sun screen. I rub it all over my face and then around the back of my neck. Am I … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To Deportment Among Conservative Rabbis?

Last week I wondered why the head of American Jewish University’s rabbinics program publishes photos of himself in jeans and a tye-dye t-shirt. Can you imagine Saul Lieberman doing that? I also wonder the Ziegler School of Rabbinics is run … Continue reading

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Rabbi Adam Kligfeld Of Temple Beth Am

The new rabbi at Beth Am, a Conservative synagogue on La Cienega and Olympic Blvds, seems like a good fit. There was one hiccup for some congregants. The new rabbi, who’s about 36 but looks 18, wants to be called … Continue reading

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LA Rabbis Spend Week In Israel

The Jerusalem Post reports: Many of the rabbis agree, however, that some of the most valuable moments of the trip happen between planned events, when they have a chance to meet and get to know one another on bus and … Continue reading

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Beth Am Chooses Elliot Dorff’s Son-In-Law As New Rabbi

Rabbi Dr. Elliot Dorff is the rector at American Jewish University and a key member of Temple Beth Am (he’s a regular at the Library Minyan downstairs). Scores of Conservative rabbis were inspired to take up their calling by Elliot … Continue reading

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