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Category Archives: Pico/Robertson
Is This What Discrimination Looks Like?
A few weeks ago, the rabbi of Bnai David-Judea wrote that he was no longer saying the morning blessing “Thank you God for not making me a woman” because it reflected bigotry towards women and that Orthodox Judaism had a … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Pico/Robertson, R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged beth jacob congregation, family purity, nai david, orthodox rabbis, orthodox shuls, torah scholarship
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Pico-Robertson Gets A New Shul – The LINK Shul
Email: With great and bursting praise to the Almighty, we formally announce the beginning of the New LINK Shul – an offshoot of the LINK Kollel. Where will the shul be located? In our Kollel, 1453 Robertson – corner of … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson
Tagged Kollel, mechitza, mincha, new shul, preschool facility, types of jews
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A Man Commits Suicide At The Corner Of Pickford/Sherbourne
A man committed suicide by a gun shot to his head around 1 p.m. Friday at the corner of Pickford Street and Sherbourne Drive in Pico-Robertson, CA, 90035. I saw a crumpled body wrapped in a white sheet next to … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson
Tagged caution tape, committed suicide, pickford, sherborne, sherbourne
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Where Can You Get Kosher Frozen Yogurt In Pico-Robertson?
From Monday night’s show: Rabbi Rabbs: “As if the first seven of them within walking distance of that corner and went out of business weren’t a sign that this is not a business to go into. They’ve been working on … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Pico/Robertson
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The Synagogue In America: A Short History by Marc Lee Raphael
This is a superb new book. I just picked it up at the library and I can’t put it down. It has lots of stories about Los Angeles in general and Pico-Robertson in particular. On page 95, professor Raphael writes: … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Conservative Judaism, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson, Reform Judaism, Synagogue
Tagged ashkenazic jews, marc lee raphael, milk of human kindness, reform rabbis, sephardic congregations, sephardic jews
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