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Category Archives: Calendar Girls
Danielle Berrin Talks About Hard-Hitting Jewish Journalism
I am a bad man. (Complete Video) I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the Valley tonight for a "Taste of Limmud." I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the … Continue reading
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Tagged exact title, gorgeous actress, hot chix, Jewish Journalism, jewish values, pariah status, puppy dog
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Gentlemen, Start Your Engines – Danielle Berrin Now Single!
A month ago, the Jewish Journal Calendar Girl wrote about her relationship with a rabbi (the bloke who leads the twice monthly Friday night service at Ikar). Shortly thereafter, the Jewish people’s brightest hope for the future broke up over … Continue reading
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Tagged friday night service, gentlemen start your engines, humble reporter, Jewish Journal, jewish pride, musical differences
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Who’s Editing Danielle Berrin?
Somebody is asleep at the wheel of the Jewish Journal. Don’t they ever edit their writers? I like Danielle Berrin. She’s really hot. But she badly needs a strong disciplinary hand. I find myself paging through the Jewish Journal these … Continue reading
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Tagged dissenting voice, dose of reality, Jewish Journal, jewish religious life, journal article, orthodox woman, religious conflict, torah scholars
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Painful To Watch
Dikla Kadosh writes: At Camp Rikud, David Dassa’s annual Israeli folk dance weekend at Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu, there is always a talent show on the last night. Many of the performers are painfully embarrassing to watch and leave … Continue reading
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Tagged dance weekend, dassa, high school girl, israeli folk dance, kadosh, wardrobe malfunction
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How Long Till The Jewish Journal Hires Ashley Alexandra Dupre As Their New Calendar Girl?
Surely Ashley could produce on this high a level? I believe. After all the press, controversial pastor John Hagee, as notorious for his incendiary remarks as for his Israel support, was quite boring. The most scintillating aspect of Stephen S. … Continue reading
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Tagged benjamin netanyahu, christians united for israel, city of new orleans, cornerstone church in san antonio, cornerstone church in san antonio texas, critical values, david woznica, former soviet union, george w bush, hurricane katrina, incendiary remarks, Jewish Journal, john hagee ministries, menachem begin, pastor hagee, rabbi david, reform jews, reform rabbi, san antonio texas, soviet jews
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70 artists from the Sudan to South America Collaborate In Music
From JewishJournal.com: "Israeli music sensation Idan Raichel, creator of The Idan Raichel Project shares his thoughts with Danielle Berrin of JewishJournal.com before his Nov. 2007 performance at UCLA’s Royce Hall." Danielle Berrin says: "During a recent tour stop at UCLA’s … Continue reading
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Jewish Journal Calendar Girl Danielle Berrin Violated Me!
The Jewish Journal’s Danielle Berrin steals my photo (original here). I’m honored Danielle used my photo (she’s way hotter than Perez Hilton who also steals my photos, though at least he adds some of his distinctive art work to them). … Continue reading
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Skirball builds a real rainbow for Noah’s Ark
Danielle Berrin reports (there’s video of her lovely self): Longtime collaborators architect Moshe Safdie and artist Ned Kahn were busy designing the new headquarters for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Washington D.C. when Safdie invited Kahn to … Continue reading
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Under Fire In Lebanon
Dikla Kadosh writes: Yoav Galai documented the Israel-Lebanon war in the summer of 2006 as the only embedded photographer. No other Israeli photojournalist wanted the job. And when Galai returned with graphic images and an ignominious tale, no Israeli newspaper … Continue reading
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