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Category Archives: RCC
Rabbi Gershon Bess Vs. Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan
In the mid 1980s, Rabbi Gershon Bess began moving on his plan to reinvigorate the RCC and make it the Beit Din in town. He began moving on his plan to overtake Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan for kashrut supremacy (certifying restaurants, … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avraham Teichman, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Gershon Bess, R. Yehuda Bukspan, R. Yosef Kanefsky, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged adin steinsaltz, lincoln square synagogue, rabbi adin steinsaltz, rabbi elazar, rabbi steinsaltz, rabbi yehuda
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Rabbi Gershon Bess
I got a copy of City Spirit (a glossy bimonthly) thrown in with my groceries at Glatt Mart yesterday. Leafing through the articles, I paid particular attention to how the writers described themselves. Here’s Rabbi Gershon Bess‘s description — I … Continue reading
Posted in Eliyahu Safran, R. Gershon Bess, R. YY Rubinstein, RCC
Tagged city spirit, halachic authority, Kollel, Orthodox Union, rabbi eliyahu safran, rabbinical council of california
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Rita Pauker Vs. Rabbi Samuel Ohana
Here’s my Feb. 23, 2009 report on this dispute over four Torah scrolls. The Jewish Journal reported April 15, 2009: North Hollywood widow Rita Pauker plans to appeal a recent L.A. Superior Court decision that would bar her from reclaiming … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avrohom Union, R. Samuel Ohana, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged los angeles daily news, orthodox synagogue, scott sobel, sifrei torah, superior court judge, torah scrolls
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What Makes The Rabbinical Council Of California The Most Powerful Orthodox Institution In Town?
It’s the killer combination of Rabbi Gershon Bess — the savviest politician among the traditional Orthodox rabbinate in Los Angeles — and Rabbi Avrohom Union, a nasty street fighter who administers the RCC. In my mind, being skilled at politics … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avrohom Union, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged killer combination, loving kindness, nasty street, orthodox institution, orthodox rabbinate, rabbinical council of california, torah study
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Meir Kin Vs The RCC IV
Here’s a new website presenting Meir Kin’s side in this dispute: There is growing frustration in the LA Community that Ora (Organization for the resolution of Agunot, www.getora.org) and the RCC (Rabbinical Council of California, rccvaad.org), are complicit in Lonna … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged aguna, agunah, gag order, material evidence, rabbinical council of california, speaking the truth
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