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Sinai Temple to host Israel-Azerbaijan symposium
By Peter Rothholz
January 31, 2015
The close political, economic and defense relationship between Israel
and Azerbaijan will be the focus of a discussion between David Siegel,
Consul-General of Israel and Nasimi Aghayev, Consul-General of
Azerbaijan at the next meeting of the Men's Club of Sinai Temple at
6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Among the issues to be explored are
military cooperation, the common fight against terrorism and regional
tensions. Rabbi Erez Sherman will moderate the discussion that will be
preceded by Cantor Marcus Feldman's singing of the national anthems of
each country.
Azerbaijan, a former member of the Soviet Union, is an independent,
primarily Muslim country on the Caspian Sea bordering Iran. It has a
small Jewish community consisting of so-called Mountain Jews, now
living mostly in Baku, the nation's capital and a major oil producing
center.
A highlight of the evening's program will be the presentation by Rabbi
David Wolpe of a Torah scroll, written in part my members of the Sinai
Temple Men's Club, to the Synagogue of Mountain Jews in Baku.
According to Men's Club president Cary Lerman , the presentation is
`testimony to the unity of the Jewish community throughout the world'.
Admission to the meeting is free and open to all. It will be held at
Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. For further
information call (310) 474-1518 or visit www.sinaitemple.org.
http://smdp.com/sinai-temple-host-israel-azerbaijan-symposium/145186
By Peter Rothholz
January 31, 2015
The close political, economic and defense relationship between Israel
and Azerbaijan will be the focus of a discussion between David Siegel,
Consul-General of Israel and Nasimi Aghayev, Consul-General of
Azerbaijan at the next meeting of the Men's Club of Sinai Temple at
6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Among the issues to be explored are
military cooperation, the common fight against terrorism and regional
tensions. Rabbi Erez Sherman will moderate the discussion that will be
preceded by Cantor Marcus Feldman's singing of the national anthems of
each country.
Azerbaijan, a former member of the Soviet Union, is an independent,
primarily Muslim country on the Caspian Sea bordering Iran. It has a
small Jewish community consisting of so-called Mountain Jews, now
living mostly in Baku, the nation's capital and a major oil producing
center.
A highlight of the evening's program will be the presentation by Rabbi
David Wolpe of a Torah scroll, written in part my members of the Sinai
Temple Men's Club, to the Synagogue of Mountain Jews in Baku.
According to Men's Club president Cary Lerman , the presentation is
`testimony to the unity of the Jewish community throughout the world'.
Admission to the meeting is free and open to all. It will be held at
Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. For further
information call (310) 474-1518 or visit www.sinaitemple.org.
http://smdp.com/sinai-temple-host-israel-azerbaijan-symposium/145186