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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Shalhevet Ousts Founder Jerry Friedman?
Friedman led the school for years and contributed much of its funding. There was a contentious board meeting last week at Shalhevet, the most left-wing of L.A.’s Orthodox day schools. The upshot? Friedman walked away from the school. He’s been … Continue reading
A Final Word On Bugs
A Modern Orthodox rabbi writes: Before Purim I described specific procedures for inspecting leaf vegetables and floreted vegetables. The other items that, based on their infestation levels, require inspection, are strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, and celery. The common-sense methods are described … Continue reading
Un-Orthodox Jew Goes After Rabbi Shalom Tendler
Un-Orthodox Jew blogs March 5:
Preparing For The Sabbath
From the New York Post: The johns included Wall Street types and Orthodox Jews in prayer shawls, residents said. "I’ve run into groups of four to five Orthodox Jews on Friday afternoons decked out in their talis coming in for … Continue reading
Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy
Steven I. Weiss writes about Samuel Heilman’s new book: Orthodoxy is set to become the dominant element in American Jewry in the next two decades, if it hasn‚Äôt already. Boasting vastly higher rates for all the significant matrices of Jewish … Continue reading
Real Estate Magnate Aron Abecassis Leaving Etz Jacob
I hear Nancy Fields, former head of secular education at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy, is going with him. Abecasis is the president of the board. He received a glowing portrait in the June 9, 2006 Jewish Journal: A go-getter who … Continue reading
‘I Want You To Come To My Funeral Naked’
Rabbi Michael Broyde, a dayan (rabbinic judge) in the Beth Din of America, was in Los Angeles recently and he gave a lecture presenting four cases he’d presided over. “One you’re going to hate me for,” he said at the … Continue reading
Modern Orthodoxy
Sitting in shul, I raced through Edward S. Shapiro’s (he is the father of Marc B. Shapiro) 2005 collection of essays — We Are Many: Reflections On American Jewish History And Identity. Here are excerpts of Shapiro’s essay in the … Continue reading
Four Orthodox Rabbis Respond To Dennis Prager’s O.U. Speech
Here’s the audio file of a Tuesday night panel discussion at Beth Jacob between rabbis Asher Brander, Yitzchok Adlerstein, and Shalom Tendler. It was moderated by Rabbi Daniel Korobkin. The discussion was standing room only (with about 150 people in … Continue reading
L.A. Rabbi Accused Of Stealing Torah Scroll From Widow
The Los Angeles Daily News reports.