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Category Archives: Beth Jacob
What’s Going To Happen To Beth Jacob’s Kollel?
Rabbi Steven Weil raised the money for it but he’s leaving town. So who’s going to pay for the kollel (where married men get a stipend to study Torah all day, God, what I wouldn’t give for a gig like … Continue reading
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Remembering Abner Weiss’s Final Years At Beth Jacob
I’m told: Gadi Pickholz’s is distorting the facts. The audacity to twist the story around! – Rabbi Abner Weiss had affairs with married women in his congregation prior to Yuli Aranowitz. We knew and did nothing because we did not … Continue reading
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Tagged affairs with married women, audacity, Beth Jacob, bj, clue, divorce papers, England, feelings, few words, health benefits, leadership, Marriage, political speeches, pulpit, rabbi abner weiss, tenure, ton of bricks, yuli
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What Do I Need To Do To Get Back Into Young Israel of Century City/Beth Jacob?
I’m sick and when I’m sick I tend to write more honestly than normal. Less bravado and more heart. Not a day goes by without my longing to return to the shuls I used to haunt. Particularly I want to … Continue reading
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What Should Beth Jacob Do With Its Vacant Lot?
Beth Jacob is the largest Orthodox synagogue west of the Mississippi. It now owns a vacant lot on Olympic and Doheney. How about: * A drive-in Holocaust museum to go with the Holocaust imagery on Beth Jacob’s mehitza (partition between … Continue reading
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Orthodox – Non-Orthodox Relations In Los Angeles
Conservative Rabbi David Wolpe has said that L.A. has the worst Orthodox-Conservative relations in the country. Yet LimmudLA has at least two Orthodox rabbis speaking (Elazar Muskin and Yosef Kanefsky) and a string of Orthodox laity presenting. The New York … Continue reading
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Rabbi Steven Weil Vents About Israel
He tried to hold it in, but he couldn’t hold himself back Sabbath morning at his shul Beth Jacob, the largest Orthodox synagogue west of the Mississippi. Rabbi Weil’s frustrated with the current Israeli government. He doesn’t trust them. He … Continue reading
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Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger Underwhelms Beth Jacob Crowd
Rabbi Metzger is a strange guy. He’s the subject of sexual abuse allegations from both sexes.
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Hillel President Morey Levovitz’s Father Dies
Beth Jacob emails: "We regret to inform you of the death of Mr. Abe Levovitz, father of our member Morey Levovitz. The funeral will take place tomorrow, Monday, July 23nd at 12:30 pm at the Maimonidies school in Brookline, MA. … Continue reading
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Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger To Speak At Beth Jacob Aug. 11
According to the Beth Jacob email: "Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel, Rabbi Yonah Metzger, Shabbat Aug. 11. Rabbi Metzger will be giving the drasha & speaking at a very special Seudah Shlishit. Sponsored by Aron Abecassis & Michelle … Continue reading
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