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L.A. Holiday Info:
Parashat Chukat Saturday, 05 July 2008 Havdalah (72 min): 9:20pm Saturday, 05 July 2008 Community EventsThere are no upcoming events currently scheduled.Recent Events HDC 18-29 Young Professional ShabbatonJanuary 25, 2008 (1:30 pm) -- Chanuka Party December 4, 2007 (8:00 pm) View Full Calendar Login Form
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It was my last Shabbat in Jerusalem the holiest city of the world, yet I felt after a year’s stay, I had yet one more experience to encounter: visiting the reputed “Avraham and Sarah” of our generation, the Machlis family. They are known to be the family with many, many guests who show up to their door- unannounced. 
On a Sunday morning at 2 a.m. earlier this year, a local Iranian Jewish mother was on the phone crying hysterically after her son had been arrested for drug possession and locked up in the L.A. County jail downtown. She didn't call her relatives, her rabbi, or a lawyer for help -- she called Dara Abaei, an Iranian Jewish youth mentor and activist. 
Rona Ram addresse the community, following her very recent attendance at the White House where she was invited to President Bush’s Chanukah Reception.