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Category Archives: Adas Torah
Nitzachon: Rabbi Dovid Revah and the Victory That Keeps No Score
Alos hashachar reaches Pico Boulevard at 5:39 a.m. in the spring, the first gray before sun. The men come on foot toward 9040, past the kosher pizza place with its gate down, past the bakery, to a storefront that sold … Continue reading
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Decoding Adas Torah
ChatGPT says: Through Alliance Theory, Adas Torah in 90035 is best understood as a high-intensity consolidation shul whose role is to thicken Orthodox commitment in a neighborhood saturated with choice, comparison, and quiet exit options. Pico–Robertson is dense with Orthodox … Continue reading
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Decoding The Winning Strategy Of The Palestinians Part Two (6-25-24)
01:00 Great Netflix documentary on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-netflix/678779/07:00 A Blockade Is An Act Of War, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15591916:30 Media BLATANTLY LIES About LA Synagogue Protests, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLwmXTTWWM30:00 WSJ: Mob Targets Synagogue As LAPD Stands By, https://www.wsj.com/articles/mob-targets-synagogue-as-lapd-stands-by-los-angeles-jews-anti-israel-protesters-d4c2c681?mod=opinion_lead_pos836:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid37:00 Jewish activist … Continue reading
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A Blockade Is An Act Of War
The Pro-Palestine protesters who showed up outside of Adas Torah synagogue on Sunday were not primarily protesters – they were combatants engaged in an act of war. Because they blocked entry to the synagogue, they were creating a blockade, which … Continue reading
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Decoding The Winning Strategy Of The Palestinians (6-25-24)
01:00 What are real moral categories vs fake moral categories (racism, imperialism, sexist)02:00 Tucker interviews Steve Sailer, https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/180564801336218851807:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid21:20 NYT: Israeli Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Supreme Court Rules, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/world/middleeast/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-jews-supreme-court.html39:00 Elliott Blatt joins with a juicy story 1:05:00 … Continue reading
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Decoding The Brawl Outside Adas Torah Synagogue (6-24-24)
AI Transcript. A friend says: Luke, your Samuel Pepys like reports Decoding The Brawl were excellent. It’s fascinating to see the differences in New York and LA. There is a small group of Israelis in New York who push back, … Continue reading
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Pro-Palestine vs Pro-Israel Crowds Brawl Outside Synagogues On Pico Blvd
My analysis. The Los Angeles Times reports: A violent clash Sunday between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and supporters of Israel engaged outside a synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles was condemned by Mayor Karen Bass, who ordered more police patrols … Continue reading
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