Monthly Archives: August 2015

Seth Rogen Is Throwing James Franco a Bar Mitzvah

Seth Rogen Is Throwing James Franco a Bar Mitzvah
At least in the Jewish sense. Seth Rogen and his wife, Lauren Miller Rogen, are throwing the actor a bar mitzvah on Oct. 17 at the Hollywood Palladium. Unlike the bar mitzvahs of our youth, the event will be ticketed, so as to benefit the Alzheimer's …
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IDF Soldiers Forced to Stay for US Donor's Bar Mitzvah Ceremony
IDF soldiers were required to participate in the consecration of a Torah scroll at their base, donated in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of the son of an American Jewish donor. Last week, an Israeli Air Force Base hosted the ceremony on its premises. The …
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Bar mitzvah project gets synagogue's hearing-impaired in the loop
Since Jake had just turned 13, he wanted to tackle that auditory challenge for his bar mitzvah project. The answer was a "hearing loop" – a strand of wire hidden under the carpet of the sanctuary at Congregation Brothers of Israel. Jake helped raise …
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Latest Photo Favor News

Tensions flare in Miami after US flag flies in Cuba
Video captured a fight breaking out after an elderly man slammed a sign held by a man who is in favor of the new diplomatic relations. The man retaliated and several people fell to the ground, including a cameraman. CBS Miami reports that two people …
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Group fights against eminent domain use for The Haven South in West Haven
Developer Sheldon Gordon of Greenwich and real estate investor Ty Miller of Dallas announced a proposed a high-end outlet center for West Haven near the Kimberley Avenue/Officer Robert Fumiatti Bridge. From left: West Haven Mayor Edward O'Brien, …
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Latest Weddings News

Weddings held at funeral homes is a trend catching on here (photos)
MENTOR, Ohio – The idea of a wedding at a funeral home may sound like a macabre scene that got cut out of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." But a March wedding at a Mentor funeral home – thought to be Ohio's first – takes the idea mainstream and …
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Court: Christian baker must provide wedding cakes for same-sex couples
A family bakery owned by a Christian cannot refuse to make wedding cakes for homosexual couples, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The court affirmed the Colorado Civil Rights Commission's order that Jack Phillips, the owner of the …
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5 Insane Things From Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine, Summer 2015
Not gonna lie: I've been sort of nailing it these past couple weeks in the wedding planning department. I've narrowed down my dress to just two gorgeous contenders, we're about to sign a contract with a wonderful caterer, and we've decided we're going …
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Weddings: Diosa Werner and Ryan McDowell
Rather than a veil, flowers flowed down the bride's long, dark hair. Guests arrived from places as far flung as Germany and Turkey. The toasts were pared down, and no bouquet was tossed. These are some of the elements that made the wedding of Diosa …
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