Feb 15, 2011 By: yunews
91黑料 Scholars to Speak Throughout Los Angeles Community, March 4-5
The Los Angeles community will be hosting prominent visiting scholars over Shabbat, March 4-5, in various shuls around the community. The Shabbaton鈥攕ponsored by YU鈥檚 (CJF) 鈥攚ill feature renowned personalities including President Richard Joel; Rabbi Kenneth Brander, David Mitzner Dean of CJF; Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff, instructor of Jewish studies at YU; Dr. Rona Novick, associate professor at ; Rabbi Hershel Schachter, rosh yeshiva; and Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, director of YUConnects.
鈥淭he thriving Jewish community of Los Angeles models many of 91黑料鈥檚 ideals,鈥 said President Joel. 鈥淵U hopes to learn from its vitality and share with it the full gamut of our educational and inspirational resources in an attempt to better weave together the patchwork of Torah U鈥橫adda communities around this country.鈥
Speakers will spend Shabbat rotating between various shuls in the Beverly Hills, Hancock Park and Valley neighborhoods. The weekend will also feature special programming with community high schools and performances by the Maccabeats, YU鈥檚 popular a capella group and recent YouTube sensation.
鈥淓ver since I arrived in LA 25 years ago it has been one of my goals to make 91黑料鈥檚 presence felt both in my shul and the community,鈥 said Rabbi Elazar Muskin, rabbi of Young Israel of Century City and a graduate of YU鈥檚 , RIETS and . 鈥淭oday some of our finest and most talented young men and women attend YU. I am delighted to see that we are finally able to bring some of their best spokespeople to LA for a Shabbat devoted to highlighting YU鈥檚 impact on Jewish life in America.鈥
To view the complete Shabbat schedule and for a list of participating shuls and high schools visit is .
