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July 2, 2019The Dreidel
By: Chanel Halimi, licensed psychotherapist in Los Angeles, CA Do you recognize when someone has a cold? What are the symptoms? Perhaps they are coughing? Sneezing? Getting up to get tissues? Sound stuffy or congested? ...
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June 27, 2019The Dreidel
A couple of years ago, there was a huge controversy over children dressing up as Anne Frank for Halloween. Â Since we love the child like make believe world of hero worship, I didn't find anything wrong with trying to emulat...
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June 10, 2019The Dreidel
Teenage Vaping or Juuling has become incredibly popular. Â Why hide your cigarettes? Â Who wants to hang out in high school lavatories anyway? Â Why would you want to smell like the ashtray in your Uncle Irving's rec room? Â...
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May 17, 2019The Dreidel
The cholent hits the fan in this fun and poignant article by Lisa Trank. In the SoCal Reform Jewish household of my youth, we lit candles and drank wine and grape juice on Friday nights, but Shabbat was not much more than...
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May 13, 2019The Dreidel
College students looking to find a robust Jewish community and other resources to practice their faith on campus have a lot of options at their disposal. From the number of active student groups to kosher dining options, the...
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May 8, 2019The Dreidel
The year isn't even half way through, and yesterday we had the thirteenth school shooting of 2019. Â We had hardly turned our attention away from the Poway Hillel Congregation synagogue shooting, when once again we are confr...
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May 3, 2019The Dreidel
Jonah Sanderson is student advisor to The Dreidel and rabbinical intern at Temple of the Arts of Beverly Hills. The time is now. What great significance do those words have if we don’t act? From the Tree of Life Shoo...
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May 2, 2019The Dreidel
You probably wouldn't give 15 year old high school freshman Cameron Newman a second look if you passed him on the street. Â This unassuming young man doesn't wear a cape, he can't leap over buildings, and I'm pretty sure tha...
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April 28, 2019The Dreidel
You are a teenager. Â You are at services. Â There is a shooter. Â What do you do? The father of injured 8 year old Poway Chabad Congregation Synagogue congregant Noya Dahan just gave a passionate statement to CNN on wher...
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April 28, 2019The Dreidel
We are living in strange times. Â We urge all of our readers to take a moment when entering a synagogue or any public place to familiarize yourself with where the exits are. Â In the case of Lori Kaye, there was only one exi...
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