Category Archives: Pico/Robertson

Boy-Crazy Orthodox Jewish Girls Loose In Pico-Robertson

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Friday Night I Crashed Your Party

"I’m bruised and battered," says Jeri*. "I need to have a talk with that young man," I say. Jeri goes to bed. She was out partying until late. "When I was here last," I whisper to Jezebel* and Rachel*, "she … Continue reading

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Child Brides On Pico Blvd

Walk Pico Blvd near Robertson Blvd on Shabbat and you’ll see some Orthodox women who look about 16 pushing baby carriages. These are Orthodox girls around 18 years of age who’ve married young and started having kids. In my experience, … Continue reading

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A Miniskirt And A Sheitl

I was in the middle of the Kedusha — one of the high points of the Shabbos morning prayer service — when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw young female flesh. I looked out the door and … Continue reading

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The Rabbis Plan To Raise Ethical Awareness At Work

I’ve yet to hear of the rabbis ever asking any worker if there was a need for their ethics initiative. It sounds to me like this is an entirely top-down initiative. Rabbi Daniel Korobkin writes in the Jewish Journal: Peulat … Continue reading

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