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Category Archives: Shlomo Rechnitz
News Media Spotlight Returns To Shlomo Rechnitz
I read this lengthy front page article from the Washington Post and it was a slog. Shlomo Rechnitz has received bad press regarding his nursing home business, but whether his homes are worse than average is not clear. Nursing home … Continue reading
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Shlomo Rechnitz & The 8th Principle Of The Jewish Faith
Marc B. Shapiro writes: The assumption of R. Navarra is also found in, of all places, Shlomo Rechnitz’s famous (or infamous, depending your perspective) speech on the Lakewood school situation. In this incredibly courageous speech, delivered, as it were, in … Continue reading
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Knick fans Stewart Rahr and Jona Rechnitz make a big score for charities
New York Daily News May 10, 2013: With the game winding down and the Knicks losing, Rechnitz asked for a consolation prize — $100,000 from Rahr if the Knicks lost, to give to charity. Stewart [Rahr] “looked at me and … Continue reading
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Shlomo Rechnitz – The Most Interesting Jew In Los Angeles?
Shlomo Rechnitz reminds me of King Solomon and other larger-than-life Jewish philanthropists down through history. From Haaretz in January, 2016: When Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz got up to give the keynote speech at a Monday night fundraising dinner in Lakewood, N.J. … Continue reading
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Did Shlomo Rechnitz Buy FailedMessiah.com?
Here’s a comment today to Steve Sailer: Steve-Did you see that the Orthodox bought out the Failed Messiah blog (http://failedmessiah.typepad.com)? It was a great source of info for Orthodox/Haredi shenanigans in NY/NJ. It apparently has been bought out by the … Continue reading
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VIDEO: A Path-Breaking Speech by R’ Shlomo Yehudah Rechnitz About Serious Issues Facing Lakewood
Yair Hoffman writes: Every so often a speech comes along that not only has a remarkable impact upon its audience, but it changes the trajectory of where that society is heading. Churchill gave such a speech in May of 1940 … Continue reading
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PRANKED! JJ: Shlomo Rechnitz, the man who reportedly gifted the winning Powerball ticket: A career of mega-success, mega-philanthropy, and controversy
UPDATE: POMONA, Calif. — A Pomona nurse identified by her employer as the winner of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot did not win, her family told ABC News. The family of the 62-year-old woman said the nurse’s son played a prank … Continue reading
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Astonishing Acts Of Generosity
* From Hot 96.7 FM: “L.A. business man Shlomo Rechnitz saw 400 American troops about to eat their brown bag lunches at an airport in Ireland earlier this month. He chose to buy them all a HOT meal instead. He … Continue reading
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FBI Raids Riverside Nursing Home as California Targets Shlomo Rechnitz
Very few people, if any, have a better reputation in Los Angeles Orthodox Judaism than Shlomo Rechnitz, but he’s getting hammered in the Sacramento Bee over the past few months. It’s hard for me to read anything negative about Shlomo … Continue reading
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CA Nursing Homes Exposed By The Sacramento Bee
Shlomo Rechnitz is revered in Los Angeles Jewish circles for his bountiful charity. I heard him talked about on KPCC’s Take Two show today. The Sacramento Bee reporter described his degree in Talmud and his many businesses but emphasized that … Continue reading
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