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Category Archives: Pico/Robertson
Luke Ford Go Away!
I keep seeing this sign on shuls throughout Pico-Robertson: Chaim Amalek emails: "Luke, be a man and walk out of that temple on your own accord. I’m sure the Gay Minyan will accept you just the way you are." Khunrum … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged amalek, ford, luke ford, minyan, own accord, shuls
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Making ‘Em Squirm With The Big Shabbos Shuva Drasha
David Suissa writes: There are many unique quirks in the Orthodox tradition, but few that I love more than the late-afternoon sermon on Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Here in Pico-Robertson, it’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged day of atonement, drasha, morning prayer service, observant jews, rosh hashanah and yom kippur, shabbat shuva
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Bootcamp Better Than Yom Kippur?
Layne blogs: It is erev Yom Kippur and I am attending bootcamp instead of Kol Nidre. I was scheduled to deliver a brief sermon at our little temple during the service and I blew it off, confessing that I’d felt … Continue reading
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Tagged erev yom kippur, hollywood blvd, riding shotgun, shul, steering wheel, yom kippur
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Is My Blog Certified Kosher By The Orthodox Rabbis Of Los Angeles?
I heard Orthodox rabbi Yitz Greenberg say that while Israel should be more moral than other nations, if it insisted on being 100% more moral, it would be dead. It should instead strive for something achievable and survivable, such as … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish standards, lashon hara, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, orthodox shuls
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Gloomy Shabbos In Pico/Rob
It rained as I walked half an hour to shul this morning. Then I had to leave after two hours because this fat obese man came in and stunk up the joint. I have almost no sense of smell yet … Continue reading
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Tagged drasha, obese man, sense of smell, shabbat shuva, shabbos
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