Category Archives: Young Israel

Nation Council Of Young Israel Seeks To Expel Syracuse Shul

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Luke Ford

Read the full story. When you check the WWW .youngisrael.org and look for YI Syracuse they are still listed but the contact for the shul they list is Dr. Bruce Marmor not Dr. Beverly Marmor. You can verify by going … Continue reading →

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Young Israel Has To Go?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Luke Ford

A college student, Rebecca Blady, blogs: I’ve been thinking a lot about the impending schism in Orthodox Judaism in America. I’ll be perfectly honest and tell you flat out I’m pro-schism: Whether the moguls of the Orthodox world like it … Continue reading →

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I Heard Rumors About Young Israel Lawsuits

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Luke Ford

So I shelled out $4.75 to search civil lawsuits on LASuperiorCourt.org. I didn’t find a lot. I found 17 lawsuits all told. Three of them were from Young Israel of South Beverly Hills located on Pico Blvd against Sue and … Continue reading →

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The YCT Rabbinics Student Whose Wife Didn’t Cover Her Hair, Her Knees And A Whole Lot More

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

Mark writes on Hirhurim about Modern Orthodoxy (MO): I’ve encountered numerous people who claim that they’re MO and while sometimes they share similarities, many times they’re worlds apart. For example, I recently encountered a young man and his wife in … Continue reading →

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‘Can Anyone Grow Up To Be (Shul) President?’

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Luke Ford

I get off my sickbed Shabbos afternoon and go to this lecture. Last year, a Young Israel shul hired a graduate of the most left-wing Orthodox yeshiva (Chovevei Torah) — as its assistant rabbi. A few months later in response, … Continue reading →

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