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Category Archives: Orthodox Union
Every Major American Jewish Organization Including The Orthodox Union And Agudath Israel Supports Immigration Amnesty
Over the past year, Israel has cracked down on illegal African immigrants. They’re called infiltrators in Israel and they’re getting caught and imprisoned and then repatriated to Africa. I did a search of the Orthodox Union and Agudath Yisrael and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agudath Israel, Immigration, Orthodox Union
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Oy Vey and Kaboom – The Wild West
I’m loving Rabbi Einhorn’s 14-part lecture series on the history of Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles. What is his point of view? He says early on in lecture one: “In Los Angeles, it was a collaboration of multiple people, different … Continue reading
Posted in Agudath Israel, Blacks, Los Angeles, Orthodox Union, Orthodoxy, R. Shlomo Einhorn, Race
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RCC In Shambles
The Rabbinical Council of California brought in the Orthodox Union‘s kashrut division to check out its kosher supervision of restaurants. The RCC at first said that they would send a summary of the results of the OU to their members, … Continue reading
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Civil War At Orthodox Union
It’s a soap opera. The infighting among board members led to R. Weil being forced out last spring and then getting back in this fall. It led to R. Burg being elevated last spring and then forced out this fall. … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodox Union, R. Steven Weil
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Mashgiach Robert Frank Sues The Orthodox Union, Montefiore Hospital
Here’s some background to this dispute. COMES NOW, the Plaintiffs, ROBERT FRANK and BARBARA FRANK by and through their attorney, Sanford Kutner, whose new telephone number is 347-985-7777 and for a Complaint against the Defendants, state and allege as follows: … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodox Union, Robert Frank
Tagged employment opportunity commission, equal employment opportunity, equal employment opportunity commission, first amendment freedom of religion, orthodox jewish congregations, section 504 of the rehabilitation act
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Women In The Back Of The OU Bus?
Rabbi Rabbs emails me: “Staff members in the OU headquarters in NY that are expected to serve coffee to the other staffers. 100% women.” I was emailed this about the Orthodox Union: Lay Leadership – National Officers President Total women: … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodox Union
Tagged associate vice presidents, david luchins, gary litke, honorary vice presidents, miriam shapiro, morry weiss, national vice presidents, tzvi friedman
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Orthodox Union Kashrut
Mac emails: http://daattorah.blogspot.com/2010/06/analyzing-rubashkin-sentence.html?showComment=1277260920104#c1606277554340667533 Last week came the news that OU head of shechita Dokter Rabbiner Seth Mandel is overseeing shochtim who eat treif or are not otherwise shomrei Torah umitzvos. I asked a rov to look into this. A rather … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Orthodox Union
Tagged andy kastner, child sex abuse, kashrus, Orthodox Union, seth mandel, shochet
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An Update On Mashgiach Robert Frank
Here’s The Jewish Week story that came out Wednesday. I call Robert Thursday afternoon. Robert: “That lunatic that emailed you, Joel, he was probably my boss using my pen name because that’s the way my boss used to talk to … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Orthodox Union, Robert Frank
Tagged kosher supervision, labor relations board, national labor relations, national labor relations board, Orthodox Union, rabbi yaakov luban
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Pico-Robertson Update
Real estate values of the average Pico-Robertson home are down about 25% from the peak in 2006. Prime Beverlywood property is holding up well. Rents are under pressure. Vacancies are up even though the population hasn’t declined. Rents are down … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Orthodox Union, Pico/Robertson, RCC
Tagged airdrome, Beth Jacob, century city, jewish day schools, kol nidre service, Mogen David, population, real estate values, rents, shul, talmud torah, unemployment, vacancies, weiner, Young Israel
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