Category Archives: Pico/Robertson

Moderates Win Out In Pico/Robertson Kashrut Battle?

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Luke Ford

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 →

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The First Green Gas Station – Helios House On Olympic/Robertson In BH

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Mayor evades council roadblock on Pico-Olympic plan

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Orthodox – Non-Orthodox Relations In Los Angeles

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Is Pico-Robertson Boring?

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Luke Ford

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 →

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