Category Archives: Ohr Hatorah

Gary Levine – Showtime Exec And Cantor For The Ohr HaTorah Breakaway Minyan

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Luke Ford

If Ohr HaTorah (my favorite place to learn about the inner life) had been able to retain half the people whoever joined the synagogue, it would have about 3,000 members today. Instead it has about 400. From the Jewish Journal: … Continue reading →

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Ohr Ha Torah Finally Has Its Own Building

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rachel Heller writes:  It was a sight Mar Vista doesn’t see every day — a guitar-studded procession of more than 100 Jewish revelers marching jubilantly down South Barrington Avenue with five Torah scrolls. Members of Ohr HaTorah synagogue, which until … Continue reading →

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Ohr HaTorah May Move To Mar Vista

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Luke Ford

Its rabbi, Mordecai Finley, was named one of the top pulpit rabbis in America by Newsweek magazine. He’s the only person who’s ever made sense of kabbalah and spirituality for me. I was a member for three years 1998-2001. Amy … Continue reading →

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