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- The Dean of Revolutionary Scholarship: Gordon S. Wood, 1933-2026
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- The Genius Myth: The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers
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Category Archives: Pico/Robertson
Surfing Rabbi: A Kabbalistic Quest for Soul By Nachum Shifren
You don’t have to be religious (most of its contents are secular) to enjoy this book about one of Pico-Robertson’s greatest characters. Rabbi Yonasson Gershom writes on Amazon.com: Not since "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" have two more … Continue reading
Dead Body At Robertson/Airdrome 90035
I walk past at 5:15 p.m. There’s an ambulance and fire truck. Airdrome is closed off at Robertson. Yellow crime-scene tape stretches across the road. The body is covered in a white sheet. I pull out my cell phone and … Continue reading
Beverlywood Had Three Robberies Friday Night
A field deputy for Jack Weiss emails (Rabbi Muskin was held up at gunpoint Friday night): The West Los Angeles area experienced three robberies in the Beverlywood area on Friday night, 10/26/07. Attached is a Community Alert flyer from … Continue reading
Young Israel Of Century City Rabbi Elazar Muskin Held Up At Gunpoint Friday Night
He was not hurt. Pico-Robertson has had a rash of these incidents (recently and over the years). Is this going to be the impetus for armed Jewish protection patrols? Crime is the most important issue in Pico-Robertson. Who’s going to … Continue reading
Seen & Heard During Shabbat In Pico-Robertson
"If I had known [Shabbos dinner] was so close, I would’ve worn my fuck-me pumps." I heard that priceless line from a loyal female reader. I saw a man (about 40) I’ve known since moving to LA. His eyes and … Continue reading
Back To You
In the fall of 2001, it seemed like everybody I knew in Pico-Robertson had turned their back on me. But one man said, "I’ll give you a chance." ‘Nuff said. I’m still standing Better than I ever did Feeling like … Continue reading
Unrequited Love
I read the Jewish Journal profile of me and I wince. It’s embarrassing. There are four great shuls in Pico-Robertson that I love — Aish Ha Torah, Young Israel Century of City, Beth Jacob, and Chabad Bais Bazelel — but … Continue reading
Homeless Chicks Are Not Hot
All my favorite pick-up joints — the library, Star Bucks, Pico and Robertson Blvds — are getting overrun with mentally ill homeless. It’s not a turn-on for me. I was in Starbucks this evening and there was a homeless lady … Continue reading
Man Sues His Therapist
Daniel Bolour, who has a long history of mental problems, is furious and he’s going after a lot of people in the Pico-Robertson community (particularly at Mogen David and Aish HaTorah).
Feeding Drugs To Kids
I caught this in a Pico-Robertson shul bulletin on Shabbos: Last week, two men posing as DWP workers committed several robberies… We also received an alert from Jewish Family Service Aleinu Family Resource Center that a man who goes by … Continue reading