CTJ turns to Zoom in a pandemic and sees attendance rise dramatically

By Jefferson Graham When the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, many houses of worship, like most non-essential establishments, had to shut their doors.  The clergy at Manhattan Beach’s Congregation Tikvat Jacob Beth Torah wanted to stay in touch with its members, so it, like many others, turned to digital media, in the guise of the […]

Remember Manhattan Beach life before coronavirus? We do. Fondly.

By Jefferson Graham Miss seeing the ocean and her waves as much as we do?  Walking on Ocean Avenue in Manhattan Beach, through the alley ways of the city just isn’t the same thing as getting to be on the Strand, right?  But in these days of social distancing, we’ve got to do what we’ve […]