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Tag Archives: torah scrolls
Widow To Get Torahs Back
Background on this dispute. Jeff emails: Luke: Last April, you blogged about the Mishan Israel/Pauker fight over the Torahs. Just as an FYI, the RCC Bet Din heard the case again and issued a second ruling in Pauker’s favor, demanding … Continue reading
Jewish News
From Hirhurim: R. Seth Farber: The new conversion law is a joke: link Rabbis request bail for convicted financial fraud perpetrator: link RCA pushing ethical kosher guidelines: link Rabbinical courts softened stance on husbands refusing their wives divorce in 2009: … Continue reading
Rita Pauker Vs. Rabbi Samuel Ohana
Here’s my Feb. 23, 2009 report on this dispute over four Torah scrolls. The Jewish Journal reported April 15, 2009: North Hollywood widow Rita Pauker plans to appeal a recent L.A. Superior Court decision that would bar her from reclaiming … Continue reading
Hagbahah & The Wall Street Meltdown
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Torah scrolls are now rolled all the way to the right, at the beginning of the Torah, with almost the entire weight on the left side. This means that someone who does hagbahah, lifts up the … Continue reading
Ohr Ha Torah Finally Has Its Own Building
Rachel Heller writes: It was a sight Mar Vista doesn’t see every day — a guitar-studded procession of more than 100 Jewish revelers marching jubilantly down South Barrington Avenue with five Torah scrolls. Members of Ohr HaTorah synagogue, which until … Continue reading
Dressing Up Women Like Torah Scrolls
From my live cam chat: Guest124: "If I met a woman wearing one of those dresses, I’d love to get hagbah (to lift the Torah high)." Jay Michaelson writes: Last night’s hottie-filled fashion show debuting Hasidic Levi Okunov’s spring collection … Continue reading