Russian Immigrant Finds Self in Jewish Faith at Hunter
Leonid Petrakh, a New York junior at Hunter College majoring in Judaic studies, was raised in Minsk where taunts about his Jewish identity followed him. After emigrating from the former Soviet Union in 1990, he joined Hillel in Brooklyn College and moved from secular to religious Judaism, aiming for rabbinic studies at Hebrew Union College. He credits communal experiences and singing with peers as turning points, and urges outreach to reconnect disaffected Jews.
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Leonid Petrakh
Minsk
United States
Soviet Union
Petrakh
Hunter College
American Jewish Committee
Sinai
Austria
Italy
Israel
Brooklyn College
Hillel Center
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Parables and prayers fill Lawrence church weekend
The Rev Bruce Duty speaks on the Parable of the Talents at Antioch Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday with Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. Multiple churches host events including Grow in Fruitfulness and Grow in Christ Saturday 2 30 p.m. and Grow Through the Word Sunday 10 a.m. etc. May Fellowship Day 1994 at Ninth Street Baptist runs 6 to 9 30 a.m. May 6.
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Bruce Duty
Antioch Baptist Church
Iowa
Church of Christ
N. Mich
Church Women United
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Ninth and
Ohio
Ron Borchardt
Kansas University
Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship
Beau Abernathy
Adult Bible Fellowship
Mary Purkey
Lawrence Worden
Aglow Fellowship
Douglas County Christian School
Michigan
Purkey
TBN
Sermon at First Baptist on Knowing the Scriptures
Rev R Dean Dixon will deliver a sermon on Knowing the Scriptures at First Baptist Church 1330 Kasold Drive. Sunday school starts 9 30 a m. American Baptist Youth hosts a 7 p m spaghetti dinner and talent show to raise funds for senior high students attending the national Baptist youth gathering in Colorado this summer.
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R. Dean Dixon
First Baptist Church
Kasold Drive
American Baptist
National Baptist Youth Gathering
Colorado
Poll finds aging nun population still content in LA Times poll
A Los Angeles Times poll shows fewer young women entering nunhood in the United States, but 87 percent of responding nuns are satisfied with their lives and 88 percent would likely choose their profession again. Over nine of ten say they would not abandon the vocation. The mail and interview poll covers 1992 to January 1994.
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Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles Times
Let It Begin With Me A Personal Peacemaking Guide
A reflection argues peace begins at home not in grand treaties. It prompts readers to examine grudges forgiveness listening and noncompetitive attitudes, urging daily personal peacemaking by prayer and self honesty to spark wider harmony.
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Todd
Royals
Milwanee
Sarajevo
Gorazde
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15Th
Trinity Lutheran Church
Christ Community
Randle Lawrance
Omaha
Neb
Christ Community Evangelical Free Church
Trinity Lutheran
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