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Category Archives: Shaarey Zedek
Shaarey Zedek Overflowing
The shul has a great rabbi (the learned Jonathan Rosenberg) and an overflowing membership. It’s main problem is that its building isn’t big enough to house everybody. The right-wing breakaway a few years ago didn’t harm Shaarey Zedek. It just … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin, R. George Lintz, Shaarey Zedek
Tagged administrative proceeding, capital management inc, illegal kickbacks, jonathan rosenberg, kickback scheme, lintz, orthodox jews, sherman oaks california
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Right-Wingers Bolt Shaarey Zedek
Joe emails: It looks like the glue that was Aron Tendler has finally lost some of its stickiness. The right wingers at Shaarey Zedek for some unknown reason lionized Tendler, even though he was short on most things, including but … Continue reading
Posted in Shaarey Zedek
Tagged edelstein, minyan, nerdy guy, right wingers, scholarly abilities, tendler
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Shaarey Zedek’s A Mess
Congregants don’t feel like they are getting enough love from their new rabbi. They are used to the hail fellow, well met hands-on style of Rabbi Aron Tendler. So what if he was having phone sex in the shul office. … Continue reading
Posted in Aron Tendler, Shaarey Zedek
Tagged aron, Orthodoxy, rabbi, Rabbis, Shaarey Zedek, shul office
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Young Israel Of Valley Village
As I reported Friday, Beis Midrash Toras HaShem at 12422 Chandler Blvd will become Young Israel of Valley Village. A source who initially derided this report called me Sunday to say he was wrong. Rabbi Block will stay on. The … Continue reading
Posted in Shaarey Zedek
Tagged beis midrash, black hats, breakaway, chandler blvd, edelstein, hashem, Israel, magnolia blvd, minyan, niceties, rabbi aron tendler, rabbi block, regime, right wing, right wingers, Shaarey Zedek, stature, Torah, toras, Young Israel
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JJ: ‘Valley congregation Shaarey Zedek moves on with new rabbi’
At least you can never accuse the Journal of sensationalizing. Rather their style of news writing (personal and opinion columns are often lively) seems designed to put the reader to sleep. Amy Klein writes in the June 15 Jewish Journal: … Continue reading
Posted in Aron Tendler, Shaarey Zedek
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