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Tag Archives: shul
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
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
Posted in Personal, Pico/Robertson
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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Things You Learn In Chat
People from shuls I attend have been coming into my chat room. They know me but I don’t know them. "Doesn’t that drive you crazy?" asked one. "I know who you are but you don’t know who I am." "That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged blog, chat room, conversations, Gossip, heaven, nuclear bomb, privilege, rabbi joseph telushkin, sake, sensitive side, shalom bayit, shul, shuls, tension, torah class
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Modern Orthodox Authenticity Guilt
Pico/Robertson is home to three big Modern Orthodox shuls — Young Israel of Century City (YICC), Beth Jacob (BJ) and Bnai David Judea (BDJ). An Orthodox friend calls: "Who is the number one shul in Los Angeles for technical adherence … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox
Tagged adherence, authenticity, Beth Jacob, bj, black hat, century city, davening, finger tips, guilt, hat service, jewish law, judea, lettuce, megillah, orthodox shuls, penis envy, shul, Torah, YICC, Young Israel
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Aish Ha Torah Los Angeles – So Successful No One Goes There Anymore
I was chatting with a friend and asking him about Aish. "I don’t know," he said. "I don’t know anyone who goes there. Nobody does. They shut themselves off from the rest of the community. It’s a weird culty place." … Continue reading
Posted in Aish HaTorah, Anshe Emes
Tagged aish, emes, friday nights, Jews, Love, Modern Orthodox, money, passion, quot, rasha, righteous man, shul, Torah
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