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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Inside Northridge’s Conservative Shul Ramat Zion
The Jewish Advocate of Boston reports Dec. 30, 2004: WHEN Congregation Mishkan Tefila of Chestnut Hill gathers next fall for the High Holy days, Rabbi Michael Menitoff will not be leading their services for the first time in 13 years. … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis, Ramat Zion, Synagogue
Tagged bob rosen, conservative shul, conservative synagogue, rabbi michael graetz, rabbi steven tucker, temple ramat zion
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JTA Struggles To Survive
Steven Ira Weiss blogs: In a new twist on what’s become the near-constant pleading for donations from JTA, President Elisa Spungen Bildner insults producers of new media explicitly: Without a strong JTA, the storytelling will be left to bloggers, twitterers, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Jewish Journalism, Journalism, JTA, Steven I. Weiss
Tagged bildner, Jewish Journal, jewish media, jewish newspapers, media producers, philadelphia jewish exponent
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Ohmigod, He Was Nominated For A Pulitzer Prize
I love reading how writers describe themselves in short bios on their books or columns or websites. It’s usually a profound window into how they view themselves and how they want you to see them. (Here’s my self-description.) A good … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged Dennis Prager, joshua prager, piece of crap, prager dennis, pulitzer prize, self description
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Looking For An Orthodox Shul Friendly To Converts?
I get this email: “I was looking at your site and saw that you are a convert to Judaism. I am looking to convert to Judaism. Can you recommend a friendly Orthodox Shul for me to try and get into … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Synagogue
Tagged converts, downey ca, Judaism, judea, orthodox shul
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Out Of This World Torah
The other day, after Torah class, several people asked me what I thought. I said the rabbi was out of this world. They all took it as a compliment. I did not mean it that way. I love it when … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged compliment, rabbi, rare person, sails, Torah
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