Category Archives: Jewish Journal

Who’s Got The Hubris?

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the Jewish Journal: By Danielle Berrin, Circuit Editor Bill Maher and Tony Snow at AJU’s 2008 Public Lecture Series at Universal Studios on April 28 …Hubris from both speakers — potshots, crude jokes, even cuss words — cheapened … Continue reading →

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Jewish Journal Celebrates A Purim Party For Teens That Was Sober Only In Its Imagination

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Luke Ford

On Purim, the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) hosted a Purim party in Los Angeles that four security guards could not control. Two police squad cars had to be called in around midnight and a police helicopter to control … Continue reading →

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VideoJew visits Chabad Party

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the JewishJournal.com: Are you hungover from Purim? JewishJournal.com VideoJew Jay Firestone visits the Wild Wild Westwood Purim Party hosted by Chabad UCLA to find out what LA are doing to prevent the megillah sickness.

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Standing In Unity At Sinai Temple

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Luke Ford

David Suissa writes in the Jewish Journal: The second event that has fueled my optimism happened at my friend Rabbi David Wolpe’s Sinai Temple. For those of you who were around about seven years ago, you might remember that a … Continue reading →

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Teresa Strasser Engaged!

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Luke Ford

Teresa Strasser writes: There’s nothing more smug and insidious than a girl who has finally fallen in love and thinks she now has all the answers. She can save you from your sad, pathetic, damaged love life and cure you … Continue reading →

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