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Category Archives: Los Angeles
What’s With The Increasing Use Of The Military In Civilian Life?
A Valley resident tells me: “Our theory is that they are getting the public used to seeing them. Over the last couple years, at least here in the Valley, we’ve had military helicopters fly over at least twice a week, … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged fly, military aircraft, military helicopters, San Fernando Valley, valley resident
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The Jewish Federation Of Los Angeles Chose To Base Its Hunger Campaign On A Lie
For the past few months, the Jewish Federation has campaigned around Los Angeles that one out of eight people in the city are hungry. It’s a big fat lie, but that hasn’t stopped synagogues, including Orthodox ones, from embracing the … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jews, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times
Tagged emergency food relief, heterosexual aids, high holy days, hunger campaign, jewish federation of greater los angeles, jewish federation of los angeles, liberal jews, reusable shopping bags, tom vilsack, visible target
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How Is The LAPD And News Media So Cocksure The Synagogue Shooting Was Not A Hate Crime?
If this had happened at a mosque, do you think there is one chance in a hundred that they would’ve been so quick to declare this was not a hate crime? The Los Angeles Times reports this morning: Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Adat Yeshurun, Anti-Semitism, Dennis Prager, Los Angeles
Tagged Adat Yeshurun, angeles police department, Dennis Prager, federal authorities, hate crime legislation, Los Angeles Times, orthodox synagogue, rich wheeler, two muslims
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LA Rabbis Spend Week In Israel
The Jerusalem Post reports: Many of the rabbis agree, however, that some of the most valuable moments of the trip happen between planned events, when they have a chance to meet and get to know one another on bus and … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Los Angeles, Rabbis
Tagged jerusalem post, plane rides, rabbi adam, rabbi laura geller, temple emanuel, two jews
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Clueless Jews Campaign To End Hunger In Los Angeles
I’d love to see some evidence that anyone is dying in Los Angeles of malnutrition. I walk around Pico-Robertson and see all my favorite Orthodox shuls promoting GiveLifeMeaning.org, a campaign to solve a problem that does not exist. I’ve seen … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Los Angeles
Tagged duke helfand, learning hebrew, marriage equality, neighborhood food, orthodox shuls, torah jew, trash cans, yummy desserts
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Shining A Light
Shira emails: Dear Luke, I am thinking of you, while working. What comes to mind is that things are coming together. Your important work and service to the community is bearing fruits. In the past, I have stated that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged agunah, amalek, civil court, corruptions, gaining momentum, koach, moment in the sun, orthodox world
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Museum Terrace Apartments
Here’s some background to this story. A tenant emails: Another pipe burst last night @ 11:00pn. Alarm rang for 30 minutes throughout building. Flooded the garage again. And once again it’s a “mysterious van” that hits a pipe that’s never … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Health, Los Angeles
Tagged fire trucks, horrible smell, long long time, sick building syndrome, terrace apartments, time power
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Widow Claims Her Husband Was Tortured To Death
She names a lot of names in Los Angeles.
Posted in Los Angeles
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A Sharp Jolt Smacks The Hovel
This quake rolled through at 3:50 pm. It was a short sharp jolt. There was no rolling to start this one off like Sunday night. I can recall four sharp earthquakes in the past few weeks now. It is getting … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged earthquakes, garden spade, hawthorne area, hovel, jolt, la times, laobserved, literary giant, quake, sunny jim
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Massive Mold Cleanup At Museum Terrace Apartment Complex
A source emails: Hey- So they wont give me the mold results from April 15th. But the day after the test was done here All American Fire Safety were brought in for one month to suck whatever mold out of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Health, Los Angeles
Tagged american fire, apartment, fire safety, mold cleanup
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