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Tag Archives: rabbi
Chabadniks Celebrate Rebbe’s 106th Birthday
Satmarer Chasid emails: Last night the Chabadsker Meshichisten made a "Birthday Party" for their Rebbe’s (in his grave since 5754) 106th birthday! The arrogant Lubavitcher Shliach, and Askan, Rabbi Sholom Kalmonson, Shliach in Cincinnati Ohio, speaks at the Yud … Continue reading
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Rabbi Gadol Fears For My Neshama
The holy rabbi — he’s not a compromising Modern Orthodox, he’s the real thing, a fair dinkum rabbi — is in my chat room right now dispensing brachas: RabbiGadol: A nice woman, his age, from a good family. Very much … Continue reading
Rabbi Steven Weil To Lead Orthodox Union
Amy Klein writes for the Jewish Journal: Rabbi Steven Weil, Senior Rabbi of Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills, has been named executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, which serves as the education, outreach and social service organization for Orthodox synagogues. The O.U. has been engaged in … Continue reading
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I Eat Lunch With The Homeless
Video At 11:45 a.m. as I was preparing to snag my beauty rest in the sun, I got a message that I could get a free lunch at a local shul that feeds the homeless. It seemed like a good … Continue reading
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Tagged bad idea, beauty rest, bloke, crack houses, free lunch, free lunches, government checks, Hillary Clinton, homeless person, Jewish Journal, john gray, Judaism, meat meal, norman lamm, orthodox jews, rabbi, saturday morning, shul, ufos, Yeshiva University
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I’m Live On My Cam With Reverend Des!
Click here to join the fun: My patented "Tie me kangaroo down, sport" workout routine is now live. If you try it faithfully every day for two weeks, you are guarenteed to lose two inches off your thighs and add … Continue reading
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Under Pressure At Heeb Party
Video Stills: Josh Neuman (Heeb publisher and editor) with Beryl, ex-yeshiva bochur Josh Neuman, Beryl Josh Neuman, Beryl Joanna Angel Joanna Angel Joanna Angel Joanna Angel Pinchas, Beryl Pinchas, Beryl Pinchas, Beryl Avital Ash, Beryl Avital Ash, Beryl Avital Ash, … Continue reading
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Tagged back seat, brother, coughs, donut, driving miss daisy, heeb magazine, husk, la brea, mail box, oy ve, photographic equipment, rabbi, red line, seatbelt, sense of shame, sliding door, social anxiety, squeals, stay in the car, tiles, umbrella, von dutch, whole enchilada
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Rabbi Yona Metzger on Child Abuse and The Case of Rabbi Elior Chen
Rabbi Elior Chen Vicki Polin writes from The Awareness Center: It seems strange that Rabbi Yona Metzger would be making the following statement, especially since he was accused of sexual misconduct/clergy sexual abuse (with four men) several years ago. … Continue reading
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Israel Seeks Extradition From Canada Of Rabbi Accused Of Child Abuse
Here’s the video. Here’s the news from The Jerusalem Report: The police will issue an international arrest warrant this week against an extremist rabbi who fled to Canada and is a key suspect in one of the worst child abuse … Continue reading
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On The Evils Of Gossip
I went to a lecture recently on the wickedness of gossip. The rabbi said when we say bad things about people and spread rumors, we tend to do this from a haughty place of looking down on others and rubbishing … Continue reading
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Tagged evils, fear, Gossip, haughtiness, messiah, mommy, rabbi, spread rumors, wickedness
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