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R. Eliyahu Fink Leaves Pacific Jewish Center
Rabbi Fink posts on FB: This coming week (Vayikra) will be my last week as the rabbi of Pacific Jewish Center | The Shul on the Beach. To send us off, the Shul is planning a community luncheon and we … Continue reading
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Breakaway Minyan From Pacific Jewish Center
I hear the old guard (the Rabbi Daniel Lapin crowd) broke away from the Pacific Jewish Center (which owns about five million dollars worth of real estate, debt-free) and started their own minyan in their own space with their own … Continue reading
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Frum Satire At Pacific Jewish Center
PJC’s rabbi Eliyahu Fink blogs: Heshy Fried aka Frum Satire performed in front of a very diverse crowd of ~60 at the Pacific Jewish Center at the Shul on the Beach on Sunday February 14 2010 and it was incredible. … Continue reading
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Tagged comedic genius, eliyahu, heshy, jewish center, laughing all the way, PJC
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Young Israel of Santa Monica Crew Rejoins Pacific Jewish Center
I understand that the half-dozen stalwarts of Young Israel of Santa Monica, a breakaway from the Pacific Jewish Center about 18 years ago, have rejoined the mother shul. When Rabbi Daniel Lapin was in his prime, he kicked out a … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmic accident, doubletree inn, pet goat, rabbi daniel, venice center, Young Israel
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Pacific Jewish Center Hires A New Rabbi
Rabbi Eliyahu Fink will be a part-time rabbi. He’s also going to law school. He says: "I am excited to join the Pacific Jewish Center as your Rabbi. Over the next few weeks I would like to get to know … Continue reading
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Tagged book of genesis, eliyahu, jewish center, origins of the universe, torah reading
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What’s Going On At Pacific Jewish Center?
For the past 15 years, it has been but a shell of its former self (it had a magnificent run under Rabbi Daniel Lapin and macher Michael Medved). It had a brief revival under Rabbi David Lapin (circa 1997-2001). A … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish center, macher, michael medved, rabbi daniel, rabbi david
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