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Monthly Archives: August 2010
The Wedding
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, My friends, I didn’t get married until I was 45 years old. (Knew each other for a decade before we finally tied the knot.) Now we’ve had many happy years together, with, of course, the … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged awkward moments, jewish baseball, lonely moments, rabbs, ups and downs, world as one
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Los Angeles Torah Scrolls Dispute II
Florida attorney Mikal W. Grass emails me: Finally, a more comprehensive rendition of what is actually going on in the case, even if the person providing the summary is defense counsel. Attorney Sobel does an admirable job of stating his … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana
Tagged admirable job, counsel attorney, mikal, red herrings, rightful owners, torah scrolls
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Jewish Prayers Last Too Long
Dennis Prager writes: I fully recognize that some Jews love all the prayers, find standing meaningful and regard the length of the prayer service as sublime. But I believe they constitute a minority even among that minority of Jews who … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged Dennis Prager, high holiday services, high holy days, jewish prayers, reason adults, yom kippur services
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The Movie ‘Greenberg’ Hit Too Close To Home
From IMDB: The film follows Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller), a 40-year-old man who has recently suffered a nervous breakdown and is now struggling to just “do nothing.” He returns to L.A., where he had grown up and had a semi-successful … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Personal
Tagged awkward romance, band mates, brother phillip, chris messina, greta gerwig, jennifer jason leigh
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LeBron James Hires Rabbi Pinto
In shul this morning I heard about a big shvartze basketball player who hired a rabbi as a business consultant and how there was a photo of them on a yacht. Here we go on tmz.com: TMZ has obtained this … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged business moguls, learning hebrew, lebron james, meeting that took place, private yacht, tmz
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