Daily Archives: June 23, 2007

Andy Jones, Film Critic, Was 38

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

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

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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