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Monthly Archives: December 2009
The Former Orthodox Rabbi Who Now Does Interfaith Weddings
I interviewed David Gruber in June 2008 about how he lost his faith and left the Orthodox rabbinate. Then I did another interview with him Nov. 30 about his appearance on MTV doing an interfaith wedding. Here’s an excerpt from … Continue reading
Posted in R. David S. Gruber
Tagged david i, different faiths, gruber, interfaith weddings, jewish wedding, mtv, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbinate
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The Disposable Single Man
I’m reading a book about mercenaries in Iraq called Big Boy Rules. On page 83, the author Steve Fainaru writes: “Sometimes Cote would say it didn’t really matter if something happened to him, because he didn’t have a wife, or … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Sex
Tagged mercenaries in iraq, reading a book, single man, steve fainaru
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‘Levi, Have You Seen My Lapdancers?’
I often get off the 10 Freeway at Robertson Blvd and have to pass by this den of iniquity — Skin, a strip club at 3388 Robertson. Here’s a strip club right next door to the burning heart of Modern … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Aish HaTorah, Beth Jacob, David Klinghoffer, orthodox conversion, samson raphael hirsch, YICC
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Shalhevet Missing $2 Million?
So I received a bunch of interesting documents about Shalhevet. Apparently, in 2004, an accountant was hired to go over the school’s books and halfway through his audit, he was fired by school founder Jerry Friedman. I got sent copies … Continue reading
Posted in Shalhevet
Tagged arnall, debt situation, jerry friedman, pledges, Roland Arnall, s books, school board member, school founder, wasc
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