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Category Archives: Meir Kin
Behind Meir Kin’s Divorce
Lori Hoffman emails: Your Mar 5, 2009 page discusses something you apparently posted about Meir Kin not wanting to give his wife a get. I can’t find your original post but I see Morris’s reply and want to add my … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin
Tagged agunah, gentle person, getting a divorce, lonna, lori hoffman, Monsey
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If Rav Schachter Says March, They March
I was fascinated by the Meir Kin case. Not the messy details of the divorce, but the side issue of three Modern Orthodox shuls in Pico-Robertson repeatedly sending their members to picket outside the home of Meir Kin’s parents. I … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Bnai David-Judea, Dennis Prager, Meir Kin, Personal, YICC
Tagged Beth Jacob, filthy pervert, messy divorce, orthodox shuls, rabbinical council of california, samson raphael hirsch
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Meir Kin Vs The RCC IV
Here’s a new website presenting Meir Kin’s side in this dispute: There is growing frustration in the LA Community that Ora (Organization for the resolution of Agunot, www.getora.org) and the RCC (Rabbinical Council of California, rccvaad.org), are complicit in Lonna … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged aguna, agunah, gag order, material evidence, rabbinical council of california, speaking the truth
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Meir Kin Dispute Resolution In Sight?
This email made the rounds today (background on this story): From: Jeremy <[email protected]> Date: Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM Subject: May 31st Kin Rally Postponed To: [email protected] Dear Friends, As per the advice of community rabbis, in light … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, Rabbis
Tagged aguna, community rabbis, dear friends, gestetner, mean time, meir, overwhelming evidence, propaganda machine, time check, vicious woman
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Meir Kin Divorce Protests
This announcement went out to Orthodox shuls across Los Angeles, including YICC: L.A. COMMUNITY RALLY this Sunday, May 10th Protest Meir Kin’s Refusal to Give His Wife A Valid Get Dear Friends, We would like to remind you about the … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson
Tagged aguna, civil courts, dear community, divorce agreement, meir, spirited woman
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How Do LA’s Orthodox Rabbis Determine Their Moral Priorities?
All three Modern Orthodox shuls in Pico-Robertson — Bnai David-Judea, Beth Jacob and Young Israel of Century City — email their members to regularly rally outside the home of Meir Kin’s parents to protest his refusal to give a Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Meir Kin, Pico/Robertson, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged Beth Jacob, divorce case, jewish divorce, moral priorities, orthodox shuls, YICC, Young Israel
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Did Meir Kin Refuse To Give His Wife A Divorce?
Mort emails: "Ok, I read your protest about Kin not wanting to give a Get. I’m confused now. Is he the problem, or is she the one causing problems?" From Beth Jacob: To the Los Angeles Jewish Community, ORA: The … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Bnai David-Judea, Divorce, Meir Kin, Pico/Robertson, RCC, YICC
Tagged Beth Jacob, community rally, fellow congregants, protest rally, rabbi moshe, rabbinical council of california, taanit esther
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