Monthly Archives: May 2013

Booted From Starbucks

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

I was at Starbucks on Pico and Robertson Blvds this morning around 11 a.m., when this old drunk black man came in and started bothering customers. So the female manager came out and asked him to leave. The man got … Continue reading →

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The Bais Yaakov School For Girls

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Yoel Bursztn, the executive director of the Bais Yaakov School for Girls in Los Angeles, writes (I inserted links): Dear Seventh Grade Parents: As your daughter is soon to enter eighth grade, you are probably thinking about her future … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jewish Law Courts In LA Forbid Potential Converts From Jewish Social Events

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Luke Ford

A few months ago, almost all of LA’s Orthodox Batei Din (Jewish law courts) for conversion agreed with the Rabbinical Council of California‘s (RCC) decision to forbid those in the process of converting to Judaism from going to Jewish social … Continue reading →

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My Fear Of Abandonment

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Luke Ford

As I drive up the 405 towards Mulholland Drive on Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3, 2013 to the first performance of my one-man play, there is a loud knocking from my engine. I notice that as I reduced the pressure … Continue reading →

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Women’s Prayer Services Now Legal at the Western Wall

Posted on May 3, 2013 by TheJewishChannel

New court decision for women at the Western Wall; progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, via the Arab League; Israeli designer Elie Tahari’s unlikely journey to the heights of the fashion world; author Rachel Shukert on “Starstruck,” her young adult novel set … Continue reading →

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