Congregation Or Ami a friend to foster children
By Laurie Tragen-Boykoff Special to The Acorn
      When abused and neglected children are pulled from their homes to go into emergency foster placement, they leave with the shirts on their back and little by which to remember family and friends. Most are terrified and confused.
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Temple hosts lecture
      Temple Aliyah will host Dr. Jacques Berlinerblau as part of the annual Scholar In Residence program at noon on Sat., Nov. 15 at Temple Aliyah, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. Berlinerblau will speak on "Through A Non-Jewish Lens: The Mixed Blessings When Non-Jews Take On Jewish Causes.
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Play tells Mark's Gospel
      Agoura Bible Fellowship presents a one-act play, "Traveling Light," a contemporary retelling of the Gospel of Mark, at 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15 in the church sanctuary, 5564 Foothill Drive, Agoura Hills. Playwright Larry Enscoe has changed the characters in the gospel story into their modern counterparts.
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Musical in Malibu celebrates Advent
      The Malibu United Methodist Church will celebrate the beginning of Advent with a presentation of musician/composer Howlett Smith's musical "The Carpenter" at 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15 at the church, 30128 Morning View Drive, Malibu.
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Meet the author
      The New JCC at Milken will present a Meet the Author evening on Wed., Nov. 19 at 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. Mary Mustard Reed will discuss her book "Oceans Apart: A Voyage of International Adoption.
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