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Category Archives: Pico/Robertson
Moderates Win Out In Pico/Robertson Kashrut Battle?
A Modern Orthodox bloke says: "A Yasher Koach to the 3 Rabbis involved for keeping our area free of the right wing radicals. Pico/Robertson’s rabbis at the three major Modern Orthodox shuls email: Dear Friends, We are pleased to inform … Continue reading
The First Green Gas Station – Helios House On Olympic/Robertson In BH
I pulled into the gas station on Olympic and Robertson this morning and was greeted by a cute woman named Peg — a green team member — asking me if this was my first time. I admitted it was. She … Continue reading
Mayor evades council roadblock on Pico-Olympic plan
From the L.A. Times: Email Picture Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times CHANGING LANES: Motorists on Pico Boulevard will begin to see changes designed to alleviate gridlock beginning March 8 under a plan jump-started by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday. … Continue reading
Orthodox – Non-Orthodox Relations In Los Angeles
Conservative Rabbi David Wolpe has said that L.A. has the worst Orthodox-Conservative relations in the country. Yet LimmudLA has at least two Orthodox rabbis speaking (Elazar Muskin and Yosef Kanefsky) and a string of Orthodox laity presenting. The New York … Continue reading
Is Pico-Robertson Boring?
I’ve lived in and around Pico/Robertson since coming to L.A. March 30, 1994. I love it here but not for the intellectual excitement. I usually have to drive outside of the community to find that. Most people, Jews or goyim, … Continue reading
Hardcore Jewish Chicks In Pico/Robertson
Here’s the video. MySpace
Kosher Asian Fusion Restaurant Opens On Pico
It’s called Mamash. Entrees go for more than $30 so you can eat there safely knowing I’ll never get in unless I’m bludging off somebody. It offers private booths (for lap dances?).
Rabbi Saul Berman Comes To Town
I’ve heard mixed reviews about his Sabbath talks. I’m told: Like many speakers he had more time to speak than material. He was a bit ideological Friday night on his point that chumras are a socio-cultural/historical phenomenon of post-Holocaust Judaism. … Continue reading
Crane Tip Closes Pico Blvd Between La Cienega And Crescent Heights
This happened Saturday afternoon. A source says: "The story w/the crane as I understand is that it was trying to replace a billboard and the crane wasn’t braced right or something and so it tipped. The billboard and crane fell … Continue reading