Monthly Archives: April 2008

Dressing Up Women Like Torah Scrolls

From my live cam chat: Guest124: "If I met a woman wearing one of those dresses, I’d love to get hagbah (to lift the Torah high)." Jay Michaelson writes: Last night’s hottie-filled fashion show debuting Hasidic Levi Okunov’s spring collection … Continue reading

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Violence In La Cienega Heights

 Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:13:42 -0700  From: victoriakaran@gmail.com  To: bethechange@soronc.org  Subject: [SORO NC Be The Change] Violence in La Cienega Heights    Dear Members of the South Robertson Community,    We are saddened to report that last night at … Continue reading

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Young Israel Of North Beverly Hills Can’t Find A Rabbi

Per member, it is probably the richest synagogue in Los Angeles, but there are only about 50 member families. Rabbi Shalom Tendler used to preside. Rabbi Alan Kalinsky from the Orthodox Union is YINBH’s temporary rabbi. Nobody can afford to … Continue reading

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What Happened To The RCC’s Proposed Boycott Of Kehilla of Los Angeles (Agudath Yisrael) Functions?

The RCC (Rabbinical Council of California) competes with Rabbi Teichman for certifying foods and places as kosher. The competition is bitter. RCC rabbis were talking about boycotting functions where the caterers were certified by Rabbi Teichman.

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L.A. Bank Death Watch: Downey, First Federal, Washington Mutual, Fremont

You’ll show up one day and there’ll be a notice that this bank has been taken over the FTIC and if you have money there, it’ll take a couple of days to get it. Or Bank of America buys them … Continue reading

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