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05 Jul

Parasha Devarim – Shabbat Hazon

September 13, 2022
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This Shabbat, the one before Tisha b'Av, is also called Shabbat Hazon. Hazon means “vision” in Hebrew and it's also the first word of I...

01 Jul

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What is Demagogy?

September 13, 2022
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Demagogy, word derived from Greek, is a manipulative method of persuasion used to convey messages by appealing to the emotion of fear, ...

23 Mar

Tradition Unity Long

One Family 1993 – Present

November 18, 2022
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As of 2002 the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, as it is now known has a congregation of well over 1000 families, second only to New Y...

23 Mar

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Wilshire & Warner 1975 – 1993

November 21, 2022
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In 1975 the move to the Wilshire & Warner site was made albeit the temple sanctuary hadn’t been built as yet. Services were held in...

23 Mar

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Rabbi Ott and a search for a New Home 1959-1975

November 18, 2022
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1959 was quite an eventful year for the community. This was the year they merged with the Sephardic Brotherhood known as Haim VaHessed....

23 Mar

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The Later Santa Barbara Avenue years 1946-1959

November 18, 2022
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Following World War II there were some new innovations to the community. A choir was started under the direction of the late Norma Carm...

23 Mar

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1931-World War II The Early Temple Years

November 18, 2022
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By 1931 La Communidad grew to a little over 125 members and the time had come for the ground- breaking of the soon-to-be-built kehila o...

23 Mar

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The Fledgling Years 1920-1930

November 18, 2022
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In order to attract the younger generation, several elders of the Sephardic community – those mostly from Turkey proper, decided that i...

23 Mar

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The Formative Years 1904 – 1919

November 18, 2022
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As a precursor to the history of the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles, it should be noted that Sephardic Jews were in th...

22 Mar

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1959

March 23, 2022
By globalcs
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Rabbi Jacob M. Ott becomes the spiritual leader of the community. He will lead for 33 years, until 1992.

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Parasha Devarim – Shabbat Hazon

What is Demagogy?

One Family 1993 – Present

Wilshire & Warner 1975 – 1993

Rabbi Ott and a search for a New Home 1959-1975

The Later Santa Barbara Avenue years 1946-1959

1931-World War II The Early Temple Years

The Fledgling Years 1920-1930

The Formative Years 1904 – 1919

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