Monthly Archives: June 2007

Andy Jones, Film Critic, Was 38

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Kevin Roderick writes on LAObserved: Anderson Jones, a freelance film critic who formerly reviewed for E! Online and made appearances on the "E! True Hollywood Story," died after suffering a heart attack at a promotional screening of A Mighty Heart … Continue reading →

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Harkham Hillel Parents Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed By-Law Changes

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

The vote was 70-30% June 20 and it can only be interpreted as a stinging rebuke to the schools leaders (Morey Levovitz and Rabbi Boruch Sufrin). Beth Jacob’s Rabbi Uri Pilichowski called every Hillel parent asking them to vote yes. … Continue reading →

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Back Story Behind The L.A. Eruv

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

Here’s the inside story that the Jewish Journal did not tell you. Initially Rabbi Bess (the leading authority on Jewish law in Los Angeles) was anti-eruv and rabbis in the Fairfax area did not want to get on his bad … Continue reading →

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A semi-shiksa lusts for her ultimate fetish: a cute Jew-boy

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Luke Ford

A. Pinsker writes in the New York Press: This summer’s latest flesh-hungry American Apparel ad features a black-hat Hassidic gentleman looking mysterious above some hot, gold-scripted Hebrew letters. Of course it triggered memories of Matisyahu, Y-love and last summer’s Australian … Continue reading →

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Conversations With Poets

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Luke Ford

At a party in Hollywood Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to converse with two published poets. Tahlia: "I’m 21. I’m not looking for love right now." "I’m taking Film Studies. I want to be a writer. I’ve always wanted … Continue reading →

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