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Daily Archives: December 20, 2011
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto Framed?
Pico-Robertson boasts a prominent and popular Pinto shul on Pico and Bedford. The New York Times reports: Six years ago, an Orthodox rabbi and mystic who traces his lineage to King David moved to New York from Israel and amassed … Continue reading
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Tagged extortion plot, federal investigators, hebrew classes, jewish publications, lebron james, orthodox rabbi
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Forbidden Humor For The New Alexander Teacher
How long does one have to wait until after graduation before you can make jokes about the Technique? And what are the forbidden forms of Alexander humor? What are you not allowed to joke about? I need to learn these … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander lessons, alexander teacher, better days, cleansings, father in heaven, new alexander
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Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto – adviser to the rich and famous
Haaretz reports: Among the posh crowd who summer in the Hamptons, on Long Island, is one of Israel’s most prominent rabbis, Yoshiyahu Pinto. Pinto heads up Shuva Israel, an international network of charities, yeshivas and other religious institutions. In August … Continue reading
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Tagged haaretz reports, hamptons, lily pond lane, religious institutions, religious study, yeshivas
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I’m Doing Everything I Can To Sabotage Myself
I’ve launched an all-out war on my well-being. My first assault was a video last week (now taken off-line) about how I use whips and chains to prompt my pupils to pay proper attention to their primary control. On Torah … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teachers, apartment window, england game, torah studies, wacky videos, whips and chains
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Is Alexander Technique Spiritual Work?
Alexander teacher John Coffin writes: What would it mean for the Technique to be ‘spiritual work?’ Alexander was atheist, as was Dewey. The books were kept in print by the son of CA Watts, editor of the Rationlist Press Association. … Continue reading
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