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Category Archives: Rabbis
Working With The Rabbis
Many Orthodox rabbis strain their voices trying to project across a noisy room on the Sabbath. The Orthodox do not use microphones on Shabbat. Many rabbis end up hoarse. Some lose their voices completely. And this strain is unnecessary. It … Continue reading
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Even Rabbis Like Tim Tebow
I have never seen a phenomenon in sports like Tim Tebow. And that he is such a genuinely good person is a bonus. He reminds me a little bit of Steve Young who was the only professional athlete during my … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Rabbis, Tim Tebow
Tagged cbs fox, miami dolphins, professional athlete, religious boundaries, tim tebow, wsj reports
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What If We Had A Predator In LA’s Orthodox Community?
You’ve heard about the “former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who was arrested over the weekend on more than 40 counts of child sexual abuse.” What if we had a Jerry Sandusky-type in LA’s Orthodox community? Could we have … Continue reading
Rabbis In Jeans
I just stepped outside my front door and across the street was the rabbi of a Conservative shul in Los Angeles. He wore blue jeans. It jarred me. I don’t think of rabbis as wearing jeans or telling dirty jokes … Continue reading
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Tagged chewing gum, conservative rabbi, conservative shul, dirty jokes, orthodox congregations
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The Jewish Indiana Jones Turns Out To Be A Fraud
This story is getting a lot of play around the Jewish world. The New York Times reports: He described himself as a risk-taking rabbi who had been “beaten up, thrown in jail and gone $175,000 into debt” on “expeditions” to … Continue reading
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Tagged bergen belsen, concentration camps, private school tuition, rabbi menachem, torahs, york times reports
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