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Tag Archives: shul
Bnai David Rabbi Urges His Congregants To Emulate The Happy Minyan’s Virtues
This summer, the rabbi of congregation B’nai David-Judea, Yosef Kanefsky, took a two month Sabbatical. He stayed in town but davened everywhere but his own shul. His time at the Happy Minyan was particularly moving and he gave a sermon … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Happy Minyan, Prayer
Tagged catalina island, chana, nai david, natalie wood, shabbos, shul
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Bootcamp Better Than Yom Kippur?
Layne blogs: It is erev Yom Kippur and I am attending bootcamp instead of Kol Nidre. I was scheduled to deliver a brief sermon at our little temple during the service and I blew it off, confessing that I’d felt … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson
Tagged erev yom kippur, hollywood blvd, riding shotgun, shul, steering wheel, yom kippur
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Storm Clouds Gather Over My Former Shul
I just went outside and noticed a collection of battle ships sailing across the sky to my former shul, threatening to rain down thunder and lightning. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the bailout bill failed, and on Wall Street, the Dow … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged battle ships, dark clouds, shul, storm clouds, thunder and lightning
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A Painful Call
"Hi, this is….from …. board of directors. We’re calling all the members of the shul to wish them l’shana tova (happy new year)." "L shana tova." "I hope to see you in shul." "Yes."
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Tagged board of directors, happy new year, new year, shana tova, shul
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You Are A Fair-Dinkum Disgrace!
Pops emails: Dear son: It breaks my heart to realize how badly I failed in trying to raise you to be an honest, forthright and righteous human being. Your behavior and reaction to your latest removal from a shul just … Continue reading
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Tagged brother paul, cane toad, decent manner, fair dinkum, shul, veiled threats
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