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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Heshy Fried (Frum Satire) Interview
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Posted in Heshy Fried
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Rabbi Adam Kligfeld Of Temple Beth Am
The new rabbi at Beth Am, a Conservative synagogue on La Cienega and Olympic Blvds, seems like a good fit. There was one hiccup for some congregants. The new rabbi, who’s about 36 but looks 18, wants to be called … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Am, R. Adam Kligfeld
Tagged conservative synagogue, la cienega, lofty title, rabbi adam, temple beth
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Heshy Fried Live In The Hovel!
Heshy Fried operates FrumSatire.net. I hung out with Heshy for four hours Sunday night. (My 2011 video interview with Heshy.) Things started out in the hovel and then moved to Haifa restaurant on Pico Blvd. Luke: “Heshy, when you were … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Heshy Fried, Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged camp moshava, classic kid, hebrew day school, heshy, high school equivalency, one of those guys, orthodox background, orthodox jewish community, providence hebrew day school, providence rhode island, skater girls, stand up comedian, west end avenue, yeshivish
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LimmudLA 2010
I hope Heaven will be one long LimmudLA. Here’s my story this year: Jan. 29. I got sick. Jan. 31. The healing begins. Feb. 7. I return to yoga for the first time in 11 days. “Perfect,” I think. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Limmud, Personal, R. Michael Melchior
Tagged adrenalin, Alexander Technique, alexander technique teacher, attitude, brown paper bags, costa mesa hilton, couch, credit card payments, financial responsibility, friday morning, hashem, heaven, jan 29, pornographer, sessions, teacher training
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Rabbi Daniel Bouskila Leaves Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel In Westwood
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila has been at the temple since 1993. Before that, it was run by Rabbi Jacob M. Ott. The parting of Rabbi Bouskila and Tifereth Israel was sudden. The news came out last week. I don’t know the … Continue reading
Posted in R. Daniel Bouskila
Tagged gmail, rabbi daniel, sephardic temple tifereth, temple tifereth israel, Westwood
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