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Daily Archives: November 12, 2009
Pico-Robertson In The 1960s
It was populated with faux yeshivas to get Orthodox Jews out of the Vietnam draft. By 1980, there were only two Orthodox synagogues in the community — Young Israel of South Beverly Hills and Beth Jacob. There wasn’t a kosher … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Bnai David-Judea, Hancock Park, Haredi, Harkham Hillel, Pico/Robertson, R. Kalman Topp, YICC
Tagged Abner Weiss, Beth Jacob, orthodox shul, orthodox synagogues, rabbi maurice lamm, vietnam draft, YICC, Young Israel
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Who Is A Jew?
From Hirhurim: Israel displays ancient coins: link Boxer studying to be a rabbi: link When is a rabbi not a rabbi?: link 1890s style back in fashion: link Protests expected against Intel’s opening its Jerusalem office on Shabbos: link The … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged ancient coins, british traditions, fashion link, jerusalem office, religious jews, who is a jew
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An Original Mind At Beth Jacob
Rabbi Kalman Topp is giving a bunch of classes at Beth Jacob and he prepares original content for each one (just like the rabbis at Bnai David and the rabbi at YICC much of the time). Rabbi Topp is fluent … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, R. Gershon Bess, R. Steven Weil, RCC
Tagged ari kahn, Beth Jacob, david hartman, Dennis Prager, marc gafni, orthodox rabbi
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David Rubin Donated To Al Sharpton
David Rubin was the chair of the Yavneh Yeshiva school board. He also donated money to the notorious race-baiter and anti-Semite Al Sharpton: White also asked Rubin to donate money to the 2004 presidential campaign of Reverend Al Sharpton. Public … Continue reading
Posted in David Rubin
Tagged al sharpton, philadelphia trial, political action committee, public disclosure, race baiter, reverend al sharpton
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I Drive Through Santa Barbara IV
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Posted in Personal
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