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The Older Jobseeker

JFS’s Jewish Employment Network experiences an influx of seniors

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Building Home

Rabbi Martin Lawson retires after 36 years leading his congregation at Del Cerro’s Temple Emanu-El

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Three Jews Walk into a Room…and Create a Musical

The world premiere of “Nobody Loves You” opens at the Old Globe

May 2012 1 Comment »

Ruth, Naomi and a moment of inclusion

Seeking a conversion in time for Shavuot

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Mother’s Day Appreciation

Salute to 5 Jewish moms for Mother’s Day 2012

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Author, illustrator Maurice Sendak dies

Sendak, son of immigrant Polish Jews, most famous for his book “Where the Wild Things Are”

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