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Jewish News
From TorahMusings: ▪ Former FBI lawyer opposes Pollard release ▪ Results of Jewish non-profit copmensation survey ▪ New ‘liberal halachic’ rabbinical school taking shape in Toronto ▪ The ‘Real Jew’ Debate ▪ The truth about the wig couple ▪ SALT … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, chief rabbi, child molestation, josh berman, moses mendelssohn, Young Israel
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Dennis Prager Delivers The 7th Annual Ariel Avrech Memorial Lecture
Who was Ariel Avrech? 10 a.m. Young Israel of Century City (YICC). I walk in clutching a copy of the new novel — By Fire, By Water — written by Mitchell James Kaplan. I flip to the first page, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, james kaplan, nathaniel hawthorne, new novel, shul, Young Israel
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‘I Saw Your God’
A friend emails me from the Republican Jewish Coalition dinner last night in Beverly Hills: “I saw your god. Should I ask Prager about pedophile rabbis?” Robert J. Avrech blogs: The food was strictly kosher and I was heartened to … Continue reading
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Tagged easy conversation, friend emails, jewish coalition, orthodox jews, two couples, Young Israel
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The Blind Side
I love this movie. I identify with its big black protagonist. Like him, I’ve often felt lost. I often walk through the cold without a coat. I remember running up to Young Israel of Century City one Shabbos afternoon. It … Continue reading
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Tagged blind side, glint, napa valley, Neil Strauss, sabbath morning, softball field, Young Israel
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Bombing At Shul
Growing up a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian, I got used to speakers being introduced with a little prayer. You can see some of that action here at Loma Linda last Sabbath. Christians will often say a word of prayer along the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Jacob, conversion to judaism, David Klinghoffer, Dennis Prager, distinctive personality, pre marital sex, sephardic educational center, YICC, Young Israel
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