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Category Archives: Pico/Robertson
LA’s Modern Orthodox Rabbis Launch Ethical Business Certification
Here’s the press release: March 1, 2009 will mark the launching of Peulat Sachir: The Ethical Labor Initiative. (Peulat Sachir is Hebrew for “the worker’s wage”.) Founded by several L.A. Orthodox rabbis in conjunction with leaders in the business and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged beth jacob congregation, judea congregation, nai david, orthodox rabbis, rabbi elazar, rabbi yosef
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Special Yoga Class For The Current Astrological Pattern
I’ve always thought astrology a bunch of nonsense. I don’t deny its validity, I just don’t believe. It all seems very strange to me. Guru Singh was teaching a special Friday night class. I was of mixed mind. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Pico/Robertson, Yoga
Tagged jewish thing, lunar eclipse, saturn uranus, shabbat dinner, soggy mess, solar eclipse, yoga center, yoga class
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Which Pico-Robertson Shuls Will Allow Seeing Eye Dogs?
A friend of mine is going blind. He’s waiting for a seeing-eye dog. All the major shuls in Pico-Robertson do not allow seeing eye dogs into their sanctuary. They say the kids will go nuts over the dog and things … Continue reading
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Tagged nuts, sanctuary, seeing eye dogs, shuls
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Pico-Robertson Boasts Three Of Modern Orthodoxy’s Top Pulpit Rabbis
Rabbis Steven Weil of Beth Jacob, Elazar Muskin of YICC and Yosef Kanefsky of Bnai David-Judea all rank at the top of any list of America’s leading Modern Orthodox rabbis. Various Angelenos are honored in the Forward’s latest list of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Forward, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged american jews, Beth Jacob, diaspora jews, moral ambiguity, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yosef, YICC
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Which Shul Will Be The First To Get The Coveted ‘Peulat Sachir’ Hecsher For Kosher Ethics?
If the Modern Orthodox rabbis in Pico-Robertson enforce this code of ethical business conduct on their congregants, YICC and Beth Jacob will lose most of their machers. These guys work hard. They’re tough. They don’t always worry about ethical niceties … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged Beth Jacob, ethical business conduct, machers, orthodox rabbis, YICC
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