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Category Archives: R. Avraham Teichman
Random Thoughts On The Torah Scroll Dispute
* Rita Pauker interview. Rabbi Samuel Ohana interview. * In an offer attached as Exhibit B to R. Ohana’s first pleading filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court in this case, R. Ohana offered to give Rita Pauker all four … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avraham Teichman, R. Gavriel Cohen, R. Nachum Sauer, R. Samuel Ohana, R. Sholom Tendler, R. Yitzhock Adlerstein, RCC, Steven Friedman
Tagged absolute confidentiality, confidentiality clause, los angeles superior court, sifrei torah, torah scroll, torah scrolls, torah torah
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Jewish Journal Preparing Blockbuster CA Kashrut Expose
This well-researched story should hit the stands in a month. I’ve done some independent research and the following story is about Schwarma Express in the San Fernando Valley. It is a kosher restaurant under the supervision of Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, R. Avraham Teichman, R. Yehuda Bukspan
Tagged jewish company, kehilla, kosher restaurant, rabbi avraham, rabbi yehuda, torah scholar
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Who Turned Kashrut Supervision Into A Cash Cow?
Kof-K led the way in the 1970s with making serious money from kashrut supervision. Then everyone else, including the OU, woke up to the possibilities of making big bucks from overseeing the production of food within the guidelines of Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, R. Avraham Teichman, RCC
Tagged cash cow, jewish law, kof, possibilities, serious money
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Rabbi Gershon Bess Vs. Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan
In the mid 1980s, Rabbi Gershon Bess began moving on his plan to reinvigorate the RCC and make it the Beit Din in town. He began moving on his plan to overtake Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan for kashrut supremacy (certifying restaurants, … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avraham Teichman, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Gershon Bess, R. Yehuda Bukspan, R. Yosef Kanefsky, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged adin steinsaltz, lincoln square synagogue, rabbi adin steinsaltz, rabbi elazar, rabbi steinsaltz, rabbi yehuda
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Does The RCC Elevate Or Denigrate Los Angeles?
In its present incarnation, the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) dates back to circa 1985 when Rabbi Avrohom Union came to town. At that time, the saintly Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan ran kosher certification for many products and places. So let’s … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avraham Teichman, RCC
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