Category Archives: Rabbis

LeBron James Hires Rabbi Pinto

In shul this morning I heard about a big shvartze basketball player who hired a rabbi as a business consultant and how there was a photo of them on a yacht. Here we go on tmz.com: TMZ has obtained this … Continue reading

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The Rabbinate Is Changing

NYT: David, a rabbi: “At synagogue I normally wear a suit and tie but I try to remember that somehow underneath I am wearing leather.”

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The Sisterhood 50

The Charedim received almost no attention the past few years in Newsweek’s annual listing of America’s top 50 rabbis. Sure, some chareidim complain about this, but few care very much. I get a sense that these feminists care very much … Continue reading

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Orthodox Rabbi Murdered In Hollywood

The Jewish Journal reports: Mordechai Bayer, a 50-year-old Los Angeles-based commercial property manager, was shot and killed on Monday, July 19. At just after noon, Bayer was believed to be attempting to collect rent money from a tenant, Sung Chul … Continue reading

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The Torah Is Not In Heaven

Here’s the Wikipedia entry. In a 2005 lecture on Deut. 30, Dennis Prager says: “Literally, this teaching is not a wonder. And it’s not far from you.” From Baba Metziah 59:B (in the Talmud): It is taught: On that day … Continue reading

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

This post on Failed Messiah is getting a lot of play in the blogosphere. FM reports: “A Chabad rabbi is upset because a recruit asked to have his name removed from Chabad’s mailing list and won’t return the rabbi’s emails … Continue reading

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Newsweek’s List Of Top 50 Rabbis

Here you go. The list seems silly to me. The leader of the Reform movement, Eric Yoffie, at number two? He’s retiring. “5.David Saperstein—Having just completed his term as the only rabbi serving on President Obama’s White House Office of … Continue reading

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Live Cam Interview With Rabbi Rabbs

Rabbi Hershel “Rabbs” Remer — a comic — has spent most of his life in Los Angeles. (R. Rabbs YouTube) Luke: “When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?” Rabbi: “I wanted to … Continue reading

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Where Are The Orthodox?

In the wake of last week’s flotilla mess, numerous non-Orthodox rabbis took to print to critique Israel’s response. Among them was Conservative rabbi Sharon Brous. Her complete lack of expertise in matters of security did not stop her from approvingly … Continue reading

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Very Rabbinic

I sent an Orthodox Jewish friend a link to my appearance on a Sabbath panel at Loma Linda University ten days ago. “You looked very rabbinic,” she said. “From the way you sat to the way you spoke, you seemed … Continue reading

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