Dowd’s evening in L.A. with the rabbi Acerbic New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd proved to be in a fairly mellow mood during an extended give-and-take with Rabbi David Wolpe at a Los Angeles synagogue on presidents and gender roles.
L.A. philanthropist pleads guilty on bribes Elliott Broidy, a major philanthropist in the Los Angeles Jewish community, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of rewarding official misconduct.
L.A. synagogue attack may be organized crime, police say The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether Israeli organized crime is connected to an attack at a local synagogue.