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Monthly Archives: October 2008
‘He Doesn’t Want To Edit Your Blog’
A friend tells me: "He just wanted to give you a condition he knew you couldn’t accept. If you said, yeah, fine, edit my blog, he’d commit suicide on the spot. People get tired of dealing with you. You have … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bad news, jewish tradition, suicide, Torah, untenable position
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‘Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia’
The author of this forthcoming book, Kenny Gallo, is somebody I’ve known since the summer of 2001. I learned a lot about the mafia from him and in turn I shared with a lot of stuff about Judaism. He’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Mafia
Tagged 21st century, american mafia, babewatch 4, colombo crime family, forthcoming book, hollywood mafia, jerry springer show, Judaism, lucchese crime family, organized crime, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations
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The World Is Not Black And White
Rabbi Ari Kahn writes about this week’s Torah portion: How appropriate that the symbol of God’s covenant with Noach, and through him with all of humanity, is the many-colored rainbow: The world is not black and white, it is multi-colored, … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged deluge, merciful god, noach, rabbi ari kahn, rsquo, torah portion
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Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California
My favorite part of this biography by Hellman’s great-great-granddaughter Frances Dinkelspiel came on page 181. It describes how affluent German Jews in the San Francisco Bay Area reacted with ambivalent feelings to the arrival of Russian Jewish immigrants. Why were … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, California, Charity, Jews
Tagged ambivalent feelings, german jews, government bureaucracy, government welfare, jewish immigrant, russian jewish immigrants
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Hitting Detroit Street For Halloween
It’s often called "rebbe row" or "the holiest street in Los Angeles" because so many rabbis live there. My friend calls with his Halloween plans: "I’ll go as Hasid on Friday night. Black coat, tallis, false beard. I’ll carry a … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged candy corn, detroit street, false beard, hasid, roman centurions
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