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Tag Archives: Young Israel
Vegetarianism Is Now The Cutting Edge Of Fashion
David Deutsch emails: Luke Ford is certainly no stranger to virtually prescient, uber-trendy fashionableness. After all, Luke was a dreamy Aussie expat with a heretical father and a complicated relationship to California’s Jewish community long before Mel Gibson made it … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, David Deutsch
Tagged Agriprocessors, heeb magazine, julius streicher, luke ford, meat producers, Young Israel
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ARI RALBAG VS. EILEEN BURK ET. AL.
This is a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court: Case Type: Other Promissory Note/Collections (General Jurisdiction) Case#: SC098384 Parties: BURK EILEEN – Defendant,BURK YAKKOV – Defendant,RALBAG ARI – Plaintiff,RALBAG ARI – Plaintiff & Plaintiff In Pro Per Attorneys: Date Filed: … Continue reading
Posted in R. Aryeh Ralbag
Tagged agudath, angeles superior court, aryeh, brooklyn new york, case type, city of amsterdam, divorce cases, ecclesiastical court, eileen burk, Eruv, first cousin, Google, google search, israel meir, jewish divorce, jurisdiction case, kashrus organization, los angeles superior court, note collections, ovadia yosef, prestigious journal, rabbinical college, rabbinical court, rabbinical ordination, rav moshe, rav ovadia, roshei yeshiva, union of orthodox rabbis, Young Israel
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Young Israel Of Valley Village
As I reported Friday, Beis Midrash Toras HaShem at 12422 Chandler Blvd will become Young Israel of Valley Village. A source who initially derided this report called me Sunday to say he was wrong. Rabbi Block will stay on. The … Continue reading
Posted in Shaarey Zedek
Tagged beis midrash, black hats, breakaway, chandler blvd, edelstein, hashem, Israel, magnolia blvd, minyan, niceties, rabbi aron tendler, rabbi block, regime, right wing, right wingers, Shaarey Zedek, stature, Torah, toras, Young Israel
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San Fernando Valley Shul Reviews
Beis Midrash Toras HaShem (O); 12422 Chandler Blvd, Valley Village, CA 91607; Phone 818-980-6934; http://torashashem.blogspot.com Prayer: B+ Friendliness: C+ Food: B Singles: D Decor: B Average Age of membership: 40. Misc: Good kiddish and decent childcare. The shul is comprised … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged 9278, aish, bequest, chandler blvd, friendliness, hashem, israelis, kiddish, married couples, middle age, Midrash, minyan, moroccan, north hollywood ca, Prayer, rabbi, rabbi block, San Fernando Valley, sephardic, shul, sylvan st, weekdays, Young Israel
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Trembling With Excitement To Join The Jewish People
"I need to know your motivations," he said. "Orthodox Jews are a tiny peculiar people. Why do you want to become one?" "Motivations?" I exclaimed. "Motivations? You need to know my motivations? You can never know my motivations because I … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Aish HaTorah, bais, Beth Jacob, bezalel, century city, converts, Dennis Prager, evil man, excitement, machinations, manly man, motivations, orthodox jews, preacher, quot quot, rabbi, Rabbis, slingshot, Torah, Young Israel
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