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Who Is Cincinnati Chabad Rabbi Sholom Kalmanson?
On April 16, I got an email from somebody calling himself the "Satmarer Chosid" poking fun of Rabbi Kalmanson‘s emotional speech about the rebbe (Rabbi Menachem Schneerson). On April 17, I got more emails criticizing Rabbi Kalmanson. I surfed the … Continue reading
Posted in R. Sholom Kalmanson
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Daily Yid
Here’s my email interview with the author of DailyYid.com: * What can you tell me about yourself? i am a satamr chusid who is proud of my society and never plans to leave * What is your first language? yiddish … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Yid
Tagged brother and sisters, faith of my fathers, first language, frum, hasem, heart, Israel, jewish life, Judaism, lifestyle, loyalty, nit, peaple, rebbe, scandal, sphere, united states government, worldly education, Yiddish, zionists
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The Man Who Brought Down Ehud Ohlmert
Joe emails: Meet Morris/Moshe Talansky http://www.nypost.com/seven/05062008/news/regionalnews/israel_scandals_li_link_109573.htm He splits his time between Woodmere, NY (the "Five" towns) and Wolfson Towers in Jerusalem. Divorced http://www.davefox73.com/wc01_157.html He is a major financier. here is one of his projects http://www2.nysun.com/article/58352 … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged amp, ehud ohlmert, financier, Google, html nbsp, http www google com, Israel, Jerusalem, jewish life, money, moshe, nypost, profit ventures, raphael, scandals, wolfson, woodmere ny
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Ohr HaTorah May Move To Mar Vista
Its rabbi, Mordecai Finley, was named one of the top pulpit rabbis in America by Newsweek magazine. He’s the only person who’s ever made sense of kabbalah and spirituality for me. I was a member for three years 1998-2001. Amy … Continue reading
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Tagged adat shalom, added bonus, Amy Klein, beth torah, congregation worships, conservative congregation, faith tabernacle church, home congregation, Jewish Journal, jewish life, member families, mordecai, new blood, newsweek, newsweek magazine, nondenominational, Rabbis, Santa Monica, venice boulevard, vista area
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Only Jews Who Don’t Know Who They Are Want To Build Bridges To The Black Community
If you are leading an observant Jewish life, you don’t have time to build bridges to other communities. How can you eat with them? You can only do it in a kosher restaurant. You can’t eat on their turf. Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Race
Tagged black mayor, close relationships, commonalities, distinct culture, fantasy world, flare ups, gentile, greenberg, jewish coalition, jewish community, jewish federation of greater los angeles, jewish law, jewish life, jewish tradition, kosher restaurant, majority culture, observant jews, orthodox jews, religious communities, tom bradley
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Do Gentiles Possess Holiness?
The more religious you go in Jewish life, the more likely you are to encounter beliefs that Gentiles have little value. There’s a good discussion on Failed Messiah: RabbidW posts: "Jews do not plan on killing nonJews. Jews speak of … Continue reading
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Davening With The Stars
I’m live on my cam: MrGorsky: You look different guest4: shavua tov MrGorsky: Like a Russian peasant circa 1914 guest4: how was your kiddush? YourMoralLeader: thank you YourMoralLeader: hi gina YourMoralLeader: it was pretty bad guest4: mine was s**tty too … Continue reading
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I’m Live On My Cam With A BBW Who Wants To Share Religious Rituals With Me!
I’m chatting with 18yo Emma from Ireland and the publisher of a Jewish newspaper in the MId-West. Join the conversation. Jeff emails: "I tried for a few minutes to read through the pdf files about c-cubed india, which sounds more … Continue reading
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Tagged baal teshuva, breaking news, chat room, cheney, cleves, credit cards, dayan, economic reasons, Emma, executive branch, experiences, gangster, ireland, Jewish Journalism, jewish life, jewish paper, layout designer, lol thanks, mid west, midwest, nbsp, newhouse, pdf files, person operation, poignant example, porn star, queen, rabbi, Rabbis, six months, steinsaltz, sum total, talmud, time reporter, virtue
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