Daily Archives: October 23, 2009

Shake This And You’ll Go To Heaven

An Orthodox friend explains to me why he doesn’t trust converts or baalei teshuva (returnees to Judaism): "Someone shows up to Canfield Elementary School with a lulav and says, shake this and you’ll go to Heaven. Suddenly the kid comes … Continue reading

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Ari Wasserman’s Double Life

From Jewish Action, a magazine of the Orthodox Union: Ari Wasserman, thirty-eight, a successful Los Angeles lawyer, is leading a double life. He’s traversing both the Torah and corporate worlds with seemingly the greatest of ease, and prospering in both. … Continue reading

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The Bad Boy

"I’m the bad boy of the Alexander Technique," he says to her. "I stir up trouble in class." "I’m the bad girl," she says. "Surely you know that about me by now. I’m always doing things to get attention." "Oh," … Continue reading

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Rav Aron Tendler Returns To The Valley

His Valley Village home is in his wife’s name. It’s rented out. You’ll find Rav Aron Tendler walking around Valley Village, wishing people a "Gut Shabbos" in that friendly way of his. That’s some balls. I’d move to Billings, Montana, … Continue reading

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Eternal Judaism

Joe emails: I seriously find major fault with Bnai David. The use of time and money to feed the local homeless population, which are mostly psychotics (any sane homeless person lives by the beach in Venice Santa Monica) is a … Continue reading

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