Tag Archives: Jewish Journal

Jewish Journal Celebrates A Purim Party For Teens That Was Sober Only In Its Imagination

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Luke Ford

On Purim, the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) hosted a Purim party in Los Angeles that four security guards could not control. Two police squad cars had to be called in around midnight and a police helicopter to control … Continue reading →

Posted in Jewish Journal, NCSY, Purim | Tagged drinking alcohol, effie, festive holiday, firecrackers, Jewish Journal, joyous purim, massive quantities, orthodox synagogue, Orthodox Union, orthodox youth, pico blvd, police helicopter, police squad, pravda, Purim, purim party, shul, squad cars, synagogue youth, west coast director | Comments Off

What Is The West Coast Rabbinical Court?

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Luke Ford

I think it is for Sephardic Jews. It is run by Rabbi Gavriel Cohen whose claim to fame is his ability get divorces from men reluctant to give their wife a get (Jewish divorce) so she can remarry. I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Gavriel Cohen, RCC | Tagged cautious optimism, claim to fame, conservative leaders, euro trade, gavriel, jewish divorce, Jewish Journal, jewish nation, muskin, orthodox rabbis, rabbi cohen, rabbi elazar, rabbinate, rabbinical council of california, rabbinical court, reform rabbis, responsible approach, sephardic jews, uniter not a divider, Young Israel | Comments Off

NCSY Purim Party Requires Two Squad Cars And Police Helicopter To Quell

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Luke Ford

The National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) held a Purim party Thursday night at an Orthodox shul in Pico/Robertson. There were four security guards on hand and they couldn’t keep the kids under control. They were racing around the shul … Continue reading →

Posted in NCSY, Pico/Robertson | Tagged disaster, drinking alcohol, festive holiday, fire alarms, firecrackers, hard liquor, Jewish Journal, joyous purim, lanner, neighbors, opening doors, orthodox shul, Orthodox Union, orthodox youth, pico blvd, police helicopter, prodigious amounts, Purim, purim party, security guards, squad cars, synagogue youth, thursday night, water buffalo, west coast director | Comments Off

What’s new in that nasty dispute at Young Israel of Beverly Hills?

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Luke Ford

It’s a broken down shul on Pico near Shenandoah. I heard about this new lawsuit against the shul president Howard Zisblatt: YAKKOV BURK VS. LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD B. ZISBLATT INC. ETALCase#: SC097363. Filing Date: 03/07/2008 Case Type: Othr Breach … Continue reading →

Posted in YIBH | Tagged bitter dispute, breach of contract, caterer, complainer, deceiver, eviction notice, indigestion, Jewish Journal, kiddush, kitchen space, kosher certification, legal complaints, mdash, open access, shabbat, shul, suissa, summons, vigorous defense, Young Israel | Comments Off

Who’s Man Enough To Conquer Jewish Journal Singles Columnist Orit Arfa?

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Luke Ford

Says my source: "Surely some man somewhere will meet her high standards, but as of now, her b’shert is still missing in action." Joe emails: "Why don’t you offer up your soul to Orit. You won’t text message her but … Continue reading →

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Standing In Unity At Sinai Temple

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Luke Ford

David Suissa writes in the Jewish Journal: The second event that has fueled my optimism happened at my friend Rabbi David Wolpe’s Sinai Temple. For those of you who were around about seven years ago, you might remember that a … Continue reading →

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Got Kosher Files For Bankruptcy

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Luke Ford

Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy sent out an email to parents today saying that Got Kosher (which serves Hillel’s lunch program) is filing chapter seven bankruptcy. Hillel’s rival business partners asked Hillel to choose between them and Hillel blew them both … Continue reading →

Posted in Got Kosher, Harkham Hillel | Tagged aviva, bankruptcy court central district of california, bankruptcy petition, Beverly Hills, bitter dispute, breach of contract, business decisions, california los angeles, caterer, central district of california, chapter eleven, chapter seven, complainer, debtor, deceiver, ebner, email, engell, eviction notice, figueroa st, harkham, hebrew academy, Hillel, Israel, Jewish Journal, kiddush, kitchen space, kosher certification, legal complaints, livonia ave, lunch program, morey, parents, san vicente blvd, shabbat, shenandoah, shul, suissa, tom avery, united states trustee, vigorous defense, wilshire blvd ste, Young Israel | Comments Off

Los Angeles Jewish Mother/Daughter Killed In Car Crash In Israel

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Haaretz: Devorah Levenberg and her daughter Aliza, 2, were not wearing seat belts when the car in which they were traveling crashed head-on into another vehicle. The Levenbergs – Devorah, her husband Moshe, and Aliza – hitched a ride … Continue reading →

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How Long Till The Jewish Journal Hires Ashley Alexandra Dupre As Their New Calendar Girl?

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

Surely Ashley could produce on this high a level? I believe. After all the press, controversial pastor John Hagee, as notorious for his incendiary remarks as for his Israel support, was quite boring. The most scintillating aspect of Stephen S. … Continue reading →

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Young Israel Of Beverly Hills

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Luke Ford

It’s a 40-year old shul on Pico Blvd that’s gone to pot. David Suissa writes his harshest column yet in this week’s Jewish Journal: After weeks of escalating tension, the story came to a head recently when a few tough-looking … Continue reading →

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