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Like Father, Like Son
Many of the contentious issues Morey Levovitz had at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy his late father Abe had at Maimonides School in Brookline, MA. Abe had a much more successful reign, however. Abe ran Maimonides for decades. Morey got pushed … Continue reading
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Shalhevet’s New Regime
Shalhevet is a left-wing Modern Orthodox day school. It is the only one in Los Angeles where boys and girls get the same curriculum. The school has a new leader — Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach who’s brought in an efficient East … Continue reading
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As Rabbi Mordecai Gafni Turns
Marc has been at the front of every development in Modern Orthodoxy for 30 years. He has been an incarnation of the movement’s various twists and turns. He has the ability to merge with his favorite thinkers. Around 1980, Elazar … Continue reading
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Got Kosher Files For Bankruptcy
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
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