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Category Archives: Pico/Robertson
Failed Messiah: LA Chabad And Orthodox Synagogues Sponsor Sukkot Celebration In Honor Of Convicted Felon Sholom Rubashkin
Luke: Accused child molester Mendy Tevel davened at Chabad Bais Bazelel over the first days of Succot. Failed Messiah: Synagogues including Baid Bezalel, Bais Menachem, B’nai David-Judea, Chabad Israel Center, Chabad SOLA, and Mogen David Young Sephardic stage a simchat … Continue reading
Hookers In Pico-Robertson?
I don’t think I’ve seen hookers walking around 90035 looking for business. There have been a couple of odd-looking blonde women walking around who looked like hookers but they weren’t obvious. Kenneth Lowenstein posts: “around 2am several female prostitutes were … Continue reading
Using A Stroller On Shabbat
Every major Orthodox rabbi but one has ruled that you can’t use a stroller on Yom Kippur because the eruv is down due to the 405 construction. Here’s the normative approach: Young Israel of Century City Guidelines For When the … Continue reading
Different Mores Regarding Noise
Do Westernized Jews have different mores regarding noise than fresh immigrants from Iran, Morocco and other Sephardic cultures? Persians, Moroccans, immigrant Sephardim in Pico-Robertson etc frequently honk their horns when they drive up to a home, hang out in the … Continue reading
A Dangerous Part Of Town
Ten days before the fatal stabbing on Robertson and 18th, I sat in a home nearby and wrote: I’m in a dangerous part of town. Goy town. Rabid dogs all around off their leash. Why should their owners give a … Continue reading
Man Stabbed To Death At Corner Of Robertson Blvd/18th Street
A press release from LAPD: “On Sunday, July 22, 2012, at approximately 8:25 p.m., LAPD, West Los Angeles Patrol Officers were summoned to a stabbing that occurred in the 1700 block of Robertson Boulevard in the city of Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Charles Manson At Starbucks
Wednesday afternoon, I’m waiting for the bathroom at the Starbucks on Pico and Robertson. A homeless guy walks in. He looks like Charles Manson. His gym bag, however, looks relatively neat and organized and I feel like starting up a … Continue reading
Crime Patrol For Pico-Robertson
Kenneth Lowenstein, founder and director of the LA Shmira Patrol, spoke in shul Sunday evening about taking note of suspicious behavior and reporting threats to the police. He begins his talk with an anecdote about a tattooed skinhead in his … Continue reading
How Much Cleavage Can A Good Orthodox Woman Reveal Publicly?
If an Orthodox Jewish woman is proud of her body, to what extent is she allowed to flaunt it? Is she allowed to select clothing that shows her curves off to advantage? How much cleavage can she show with the … Continue reading
Jews In Downtown Los Angeles
From KPCC: Someone who does classify himself is Luke Ford, 46, who converted to Orthodox Judaism in 1993 after being raised as a Seventh-Day Adventist in Australia. The infamous blogger lives in the Pico-Robertson district that’s home to a myriad … Continue reading