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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Mordechai Eliyahu Dies at 81
The Telegraph.co.uk ran an obituary of former chief Sephardic rabbi of Israel, Mordechai Eliyahu: Mordechai Eliyahu, who died in Jerusalem on June 7 aged 81, was a former Chief Rabbi of Israel (“Rishon Le’Zion”) and a spiritual leader of the … Continue reading
Posted in Jerusalem, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Tagged chief Sephardic rabbi of Israel, dayan, Magain David Sephardim Congregation, Mordechai Eliyahu, obituary, Porat Yosef yeshiva, R. Eliahu Shalom Ezran, rishon lezion
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Live Cam Interview With Rabbi Rabbs
Rabbi Hershel “Rabbs” Remer — a comic — has spent most of his life in Los Angeles. (R. Rabbs YouTube) Luke: “When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?” Rabbi: “I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, R. Rabbs, Rabbis
Tagged amateur night, comedy store, greatest moment of my life, hershel, moment of my life, rabbs, youtube
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Why Close A Freeway After An Accident?
I was driving west on Palms Blvd around 9 a.m. and as I crossed over the 405, I saw a bunch of people looking north up the freeway. All lanes of traffic were closed about half a mile up. There’d … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged freeway, half a mile, parking spaces, policeman, waste thousands
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I Used To Be The Number One Luke In The World
For many years, if you put “Luke” into a search engine, the first result was my website. Now my website is the 50th result for “Luke” in Google.
Posted in Personal
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Where Are The Orthodox?
In the wake of last week’s flotilla mess, numerous non-Orthodox rabbis took to print to critique Israel’s response. Among them was Conservative rabbi Sharon Brous. Her complete lack of expertise in matters of security did not stop her from approvingly … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, R. Bradley Shavit Artson, R. David Rue, R. Sharon Brous, R. Yehuda Bukspan, Rabbis
Tagged bradley shavit artson, conservative rabbi, Dennis Prager, flotilla, israeli policies, mossad, orthodox clergy, orthodox rabbis, security methods, torah scholar, torah scholars
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