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Category Archives: R. Avrohom Union
Rita Pauker Vs. Rabbi Samuel Ohana
Here’s my Feb. 23, 2009 report on this dispute over four Torah scrolls. The Jewish Journal reported April 15, 2009: North Hollywood widow Rita Pauker plans to appeal a recent L.A. Superior Court decision that would bar her from reclaiming … Continue reading
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Tagged los angeles daily news, orthodox synagogue, scott sobel, sifrei torah, superior court judge, torah scrolls
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What Makes The Rabbinical Council Of California The Most Powerful Orthodox Institution In Town?
It’s the killer combination of Rabbi Gershon Bess — the savviest politician among the traditional Orthodox rabbinate in Los Angeles — and Rabbi Avrohom Union, a nasty street fighter who administers the RCC. In my mind, being skilled at politics … Continue reading
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Tagged killer combination, loving kindness, nasty street, orthodox institution, orthodox rabbinate, rabbinical council of california, torah study
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‘Don’t Tell Rabbi Union’
If he only knew the role he played in my life, he’d be so proud. Everything I am today is because of this man. Whenever I’m about to violate Jewish law behind closed doors, I whisper this mantra to my … Continue reading
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Tagged closed doors, comrades, jewish law, mantra, rabbi
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Rabbi Avrohom Union’s Background
He’s a baal teshuva. He was not raised in Orthodoxy. He came to it as an adult under the influence of Rabbi Beryl Wein and others. Rabbi Union was in on the founding of Ohr Somayach. He came to Los … Continue reading
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Tagged adult, baal teshuva, beryl, incarnation, Orthodoxy, rabbi, rabbinical council of california, relaxed attitude, wein, zeal
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My Whole World Has Cracked And Come Tumbling Down
I’m been researching a court case (Case Number: BC255351 C CUBED SOLUTIONS INC VS MARC HABERMAN) that shows holy rabbis Avrohom Union and Gershon Bess engaging in fraud. In 2002, the Los Angeles Superior Court threw out their arbitration of … Continue reading
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Tagged bess, case case, case number, court case, Fraud, gershon, giants, marc haberman, nothing sacred, rabbinical council of california, Rabbis, solutions inc, Torah, unethical behavior, west of the mississippi
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