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Category Archives: Danielle Berrin
Thrashing Out Your Fantasies With Doreen Seidler-Feller
Here are my favorite sections of the Jewish Journal report on LimmudLA: …for three days and nights of Jews doing Jewish right. …But more than what you learn, LimmudLA is about with whom you learn: It offers a chance for … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Limmud
Tagged intimate questions, jewish meditation, king solomon, observant jews, open dialogue, sexual repression
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The Long Ride Home From LimmudLA
My earlier report. (Complete Video) On the ride home, Joey Kurtzman says he used to drive an ambulance and was "trained in the art of defensive driving." Joey: "I chose the Journalistic Ethics class for the purest of reasons. It … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Limmud, Personal
Tagged assertiveness, berrin, coldwater canyon, director brett ratner, Jewish Journalism, journalistic ethics
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The Lashon Hara Picture Show
From "A Taste of Limmud" Sunday night in Valley Vilage: Danielle Berrin rose to give her talk. (Listen) Danielle spoke about her cover profile of director Brett Ratner. She said that she did not publish the worst things he did … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism
Tagged commercial films, director brett ratner, hollywood director, lashon hara, Limmud, upper echelons
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Danielle Berrin Talks About Hard-Hitting Jewish Journalism V
On the ride home (complete video):
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Personal
Tagged Jewish Journalism
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Driving Home From ‘A Taste Of Limmud’
Joey and I discuss our Limmud experience and the beauty of Danielle Berrin:
Danielle Berrin Talks About Hard-Hitting Jewish Journalism III
I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the Valley tonight for a "Taste of Limmud" until I found out that Danielle Berrin was going to lecture on Jewish Journalism:
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Personal
Tagged bad man, intention, Jewish Journalism
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Danielle Berrin Talks About Hard-Hitting Jewish Journalism
I am a bad man. (Complete Video) I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the Valley tonight for a "Taste of Limmud." I am a bad man who had no intention of driving to the … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Girls, Danielle Berrin, Limmud
Tagged exact title, gorgeous actress, hot chix, Jewish Journalism, jewish values, pariah status, puppy dog
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Orit Arfa Bothers Me
When life gets me down, I close my eyes and dream of a better day. Then I surf to OritArfa.net to see how the good life is lived. Tonight I found this: "Orit complements and enhances her journalism with a … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Jewish Journal, Orit Arfa
Tagged arfa, berrin, canterbury tales, creative projects, finger painting, green acre, happier days, hot chicks, intellectual insights, kind of girl, nobel committee, oil painting, oy ve, palm trees, quantum mechanics, sticky heat
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Danielle Berrin Profiles Director Brett Ratner
This is Danielle’s best article yet. She quite properly keeps the focus on herself: I’ve been cornered downstairs in the gold lamé disco basement at Brett Ratner’s house and he’s hitting on me. His insistence suggests he’s accustomed to getting … Continue reading
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Tagged benedict canyon, director brett ratner, gordon kaufman, hoover dam, jay stern, wave film
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