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Category Archives: Sinai Temple
The Table and the Line
On the anniversary of October 7, Rabbi Nicole Guzik told her congregation that Sinai Temple would mourn, and then it would dance again. She did not promise the dancing would erase the mourning. She promised both, in that order, on … Continue reading
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Decoding Sinai Temple
ChatGPT says: Through Alliance Theory, Sinai Temple in Westwood is best understood as a high-status Jewish coordination hub whose primary function is to let Jews embedded in elite American institutions remain publicly, proudly Jewish without paying countercultural costs. Sinai Temple … Continue reading
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Sara Hassman Asked To Leave Sinai Temple
Parental alienation activist Sara Hassman was asked to leave from Sinai Temple in Westwood on the Thursday morning, the first day of Succot. She’s had a conflict with leaders of the shul since the middle of 2012. Sinai’s head of … Continue reading
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Parental Alienation Solutions
According to Wikipedia: “Parental alienation is a social dynamic, generally occurring due to divorce or separation, when a child expresses unjustified hatred or unreasonably strong dislike of one parent, making access by the rejected parent difficult or impossible. These feelings … Continue reading
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The Dynamic God You Already Love (But Didn’t Know You Could)
On June 1 at 7:30 pm, Sinai Temple hosts a lecture and discussion on Rabbi Brad Artson’s process theology. Here’s the billing: “New scientific findings of the past century have changed our understanding of everything – the evolution of the … Continue reading
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Tagged case god, conservative rabbis, process theology, quantum weirdness, rabbi david wolpe, religions in america
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Letter in Response to Criticism of Sinai Temple’s Unity Concert
Bryan Berkette emails: Dear Robert and Susanne, I received an email from you yesterday (see below) that was well written but left me disappointed and distressed. You were upset that Tuesday
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Tagged holocaust survivors, interfaith celebration, name of allah, peace and unity, Sinai Temple, unity theme
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Sinai Temple’s Celebration Of Israel Independance Day
Jewish musician Craig Taubman emails: Luke. I produced and wrote the program. It was not only an honor it was a privilege. Few corrections. 1. The Sheriff did not speak. 2. We sang Hatikvah and were joined by 2200 people … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Taubman, david broza, israel independance day, rabbi feinstein, tap dancer, voices of god
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Did Rabbi Wolpe Go Too Far?
Craig Taubman responds. I got this email: When will liberal Jews realize that “Unity” does not mean embracing the enemies who want to destroy Israel and the Jewish People? Apparently, many who attended the so-called “unity” event for Yom Ha’atzmaut … Continue reading
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Tagged consul general, honor israel, liberal jews, rabbi david wolpe, sinai temple los angeles, unity theme
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Roger Cohen’s Dialogue With Rabbi Wolpe At Sinai Temple
Tom Tugend writes: The audience politely applauded Cohen at the end of the talk, but when Wolpe opened the dialogue, some sparks – leavened by humor – were ignited. Wolpe to Cohen: “You draw a distinction between the Iranian people … Continue reading
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Tagged elders of zion, history of anti semitism, iranian jews, protocols of the elders of zion, self censorship, Sinai Temple
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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Live At Sinai Temple In Westwood
The Jewish Journal is streaming this event live. The quality of the stream is excellent. Roger Cohen says the Iranian regime is pragmatic. They don’t plan to do anything nasty. They’re growing into a responsible power. Don’t demonize those who … Continue reading
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Tagged conventional wisdom, Dennis Prager, iranian regime, jewish issue, Jewish Journal, nyt, Roger Cohen, Sinai Temple
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