Rabbi Allen Maller
Rabbi Allen S. Maller was the rabbi at Temple Akiba in Culver City, CA for 39 years before retiring in 2006. Rabbi Maller is a graduate of UCLA and the Hebrew Union College. He has taught at Gratz College in Philadelphia, the Hebrew Union College and the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, and at the UCLA Extension. His website is: www.rabbimaller.com
Fasting For Holy Health: Ramadan and Yom Kippur
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Ramadan’s Peace Betrayed
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Ramadan with two boys and a hungry king
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