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Category Archives: Jewish Journal
That Steven Weil Quote
Jewish Journal Editor Rob Eshman emails me: Hey Luke: I read your blog post about our Rabbi Weil quote. In the recent article in question, Roberto Loiderman’s, we indeed mistakenly and inadvertently took the original quote from Amy Klein’s Jan … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, R. Steven Weil, Rob Eshman
Tagged Amy Klein, fraudulent account, Jewish Journal, rabbi, religious jews, shul
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Jay Sanderson Named New Los Angeles Jewish Federation President
And who among us can honestly say he is immune to the excitement? I got this breaking news bulletin from the Jewish Journal via email. Surely this is the dawning of the age of Aquarius. Call me naive, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journal
Tagged federation president, harmony and understanding, Jewish Federation, Jewish Journal, living dreams, mystic crystal, news bulletin, sanderson, true liberation
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Jewish Press Limps Along
From The Jerusalem Post: Mark Joffe, executive editor and publisher for the Jewish Telegraph Agency, painted a bleaker picture. His organization services more than 90 client Jewish newspapers, and some have either folded, switched from a weekly to a monthly … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism
Tagged american jewish press, american jewish press association, financial constraints, jerusalem post, jewish newspapers, jewish telegraph
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Will Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Do Anything For Publicity?
The Jewish Journal takes a snide shot at Rabbi Boteach in its Calendar section selection for April 28: "…an Orthodox rabbi whose self-proclaimed Eleventh Commandment is ‘Thou Shalt do anything for publicity and recognition’…" Here’s the 1996 article that pioneered … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged love quot, national fatherhood initiative, orthodox rabbi, patti stanger, rabbi boteach, relationship book, roland warren, section selection, Yoav Botach
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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Does Sinai Temple
Rob Eshman writes: “New York Times columnist Roger Cohen visited my synagogue Thursday,“ writes Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple on Huffington Post today. “ All day long the sparks flew and the cultures clashed.“ In a typically lucid and … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Islam, Israel, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Jews, Journalism
Tagged jimmy delshad, mayor of beverly hills, new york times columnist, persian jews, rabbi david wolpe, york times columnist
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Why Are So Many Gays And Jewish Women Telling Us How Proud And Confident They Feel In Their Sexuality?
I’ve never heard a heterosexual man say how proud and confident he is in his sexuality. I’ve never heard a white man say how proud he is to be white. These public pronouncements are extreme over-compensation for the shame much … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Sex
Tagged arfa, cheap booze, heterosexual man, hidden face, observant jews, public pronouncements
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Thrashing Out Your Fantasies With Doreen Seidler-Feller
Here are my favorite sections of the Jewish Journal report on LimmudLA: …for three days and nights of Jews doing Jewish right. …But more than what you learn, LimmudLA is about with whom you learn: It offers a chance for … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Limmud
Tagged intimate questions, jewish meditation, king solomon, observant jews, open dialogue, sexual repression
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American Economy Is Bad, Why Not Move To Israel?
Ten days ago on Facebook, I read about the plans of a friend of mine to move to Israel. I messaged him seeking permission to blog about his move. He asked me why I thought it was news-worthy and I … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jewish Journal
Tagged american economy, Facebook, Israel, Jewish Journal
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Thank You For Being A Part Of Our Faith-Community
What the hell is a "Jewish faith-based production company"? Judaism and things Jewish are not primarily faith-based, they are primarily action-based. Christian stuff is faith-based. What the hell is Larry Mark writing about? Larry Mark writes: I was introduced to … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged ashley judd, chai center, mainstream audiences, michael helfant, noah benshea, spectrum section
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The Jewish Journal This Week
Rob Eshman emails: Just wanted to draw your attention to some good content this week: First, a Torah commentary by Steven Spielberg: http://www.jewishjournal.com/chanukah/article/spielberg_feted_by_adl_gives_midrash_20091211/ Sheldon Roth, the father of Eli Roth, who plays “The Bear Jew” in “Inglourious Basterds,” is a … Continue reading →