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Tag Archives: YICC
How Do LA’s Orthodox Rabbis Determine Their Moral Priorities?
All three Modern Orthodox shuls in Pico-Robertson — Bnai David-Judea, Beth Jacob and Young Israel of Century City — email their members to regularly rally outside the home of Meir Kin’s parents to protest his refusal to give a Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Meir Kin, Pico/Robertson, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged Beth Jacob, divorce case, jewish divorce, moral priorities, orthodox shuls, YICC, Young Israel
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Pico-Robertson Boasts Three Of Modern Orthodoxy’s Top Pulpit Rabbis
Rabbis Steven Weil of Beth Jacob, Elazar Muskin of YICC and Yosef Kanefsky of Bnai David-Judea all rank at the top of any list of America’s leading Modern Orthodox rabbis. Various Angelenos are honored in the Forward’s latest list of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Forward, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged american jews, Beth Jacob, diaspora jews, moral ambiguity, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yosef, YICC
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Which Shul Will Be The First To Get The Coveted ‘Peulat Sachir’ Hecsher For Kosher Ethics?
If the Modern Orthodox rabbis in Pico-Robertson enforce this code of ethical business conduct on their congregants, YICC and Beth Jacob will lose most of their machers. These guys work hard. They’re tough. They don’t always worry about ethical niceties … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged Beth Jacob, ethical business conduct, machers, orthodox rabbis, YICC
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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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Re: Rav Daniel Arnall, Rav Abner Weiss
Gadi Shapiro ([email protected]) emails from the Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council about this post: Rav Daniel Arnall is not only one of the brightest intellectual rabbinic lights among the modern orthodox in LA (whenever I needed to borrow a copy … Continue reading
Posted in Abner Weiss, Daniel Arnall
Tagged Abner Weiss, advocacy council, american population, arnall, arnell, Beth Jacob, fathers rights, gadi, gmail, halachic decisions, ifrac, intelligent approach, last decade, Modern Orthodox, modernity, public apology, rav, RCC, rich elite, YICC
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