Category Archives: Orthodoxy

‘I Believe In You’

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Luke Ford

In the holy Pico-Robertson neighborhood this week, I saw a friend who hadn’t given me any gossip in a couple of weeks. I tapped him on the shoulder, gazed into his eyes, and announced, "I believe in you!" He gave … Continue reading →

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Blessing The New Moon

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Luke Ford

There’s a freakin’ blessing in Judaism for everything but blowjobs. Saturday night I fled shul after havdalah, skipping the obligatory blessing for the new moon jazz. "Why did you leave?" asked a friend. "Because I’ve done enough Jewish stuff today." … Continue reading →

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Shaarey Zedek Has A Pulpit Star

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg (45)?) has wowed most of his new shul in Valley Village (except for the right-wing). I talk to an Orthodox friend about going to Beth Am (Conservative). "Do they call it davening still or is it ‘communing … Continue reading →

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Stunning Enrollment Drop At Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy?

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Luke Ford

A source writes: "Large enrollment drop again for the fall year 2007-2008 from about 600 students to about 450. This is going to enlarge the deficit an additional $1.5 to 2.0. million dollars. School board president Morey Levovitz’s agenda at … Continue reading →

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Steinhardt’s Shtick

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Luke Ford

Samuel Freedman writes: Earlier this month, the Reuth social-service organization held its annual fund-raising dinner in Manhattan, at one point offering its podium to the philanthropist Michael Steinhardt. He took the occasion, according to a report in the New York … Continue reading →

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