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Category Archives: Los Angeles
The Big One’s Coming Within A Year
I was sitting at home Friday night studying the sacred text — Suzanne Guillette‘s "Much To Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment" — when a short sharp jolt rolled through at 7:42. It was the third distinct quake I recall … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged fault line, fort tejon, guillette, premonition, sacred text, san andreas fault
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Joel Schwartz Dies
He was a doctor. He collapsed and died at his daughter’s wedding Sunday. He was buried Monday. He was a regular at Aish HaTorah for many years. He opened his home to dozens of visitors including myself.. About a year … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged Aish HaTorah, harlan, joel schwartz, la brea, traditional judaism
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LA Orthodoxy Is Weird
From my live cam chat: Josh: LA orthodoxy exists in a bubble, you guys are so weird. Josh: In NY, orthodox converts tend to be super-fanatic, whereas you behave like a FFB (frum from birth) Josh: luke, dude, i’m ffb. … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged finer things, frum, jewish mystic, live cam chat, porn stars, sex drugs
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‘Do You Know Who I am?’
Mark Lacter writes: A tired cliché, I realize, but pseudo-celebrities keep pulling out variations of that line when all else fails. Case in point is Courtenay Semel, whose only legitimate claim to fame is purely biological. She’s the daughter of … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged caesars palace, courtenay semel, google search, terry semel, tila tequila, yahoo ceo terry semel
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Hitting Detroit Street For Halloween
It’s often called "rebbe row" or "the holiest street in Los Angeles" because so many rabbis live there. My friend calls with his Halloween plans: "I’ll go as Hasid on Friday night. Black coat, tallis, false beard. I’ll carry a … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged candy corn, detroit street, false beard, hasid, roman centurions
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