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Tag Archives: shul
Telling The Truth Vs. Fitting In With Your Shul
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Tagged shul, telling the truth
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I Return To Therapy
I left therapy because of financial issues in late 2001. I went back tonight. All the drama surrounding my latest shul expulsion has been dragging me down. I feel like the world is coming down on my head. I’m only … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Amy Klein, Hancock Park, male therapist, orthodox community, orthodox judaism, shul
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While I Fight To Get Back In, Others Fight To Leave Pico-Robertson
From my live cam chat: guest36: Luke: so where do you daven now? YourMoralLeader: various guest36: why were you booted? YourMoralLeader: on my blog, ‘coz i outed that 18yo jina davidovich guest36: thought because you posted about the lawsuit, or … Continue reading
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Tagged 18yo, live cam chat, minyan, person phone, shul
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I Am A Bad Jew
I went for a walk Sunday afternoon and paused beside Elat market where kids had competing lulav/etrog stands. A nice young kid offered me a set for $35. I seized the deal. We were immediately surrounded by other kids telling … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged etrog, fantasy life, Philip Roth, philip roth novel, shul, toilet paper
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And Solitaire’s The Only Game In Town
11:28 pm at the hovel. Here’s what I’m listening to: There was a man, a lonely man, who lost his love through his indifference. A heart that kept, that went unchecked, until it died within his silence. And Solitaire’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged hovel, indifference, little faith, little hope, lonely man, moral strength, power of prayer, shul, solitaire
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Bnai David Rabbi Urges His Congregants To Emulate The Happy Minyan’s Virtues
This summer, the rabbi of congregation B’nai David-Judea, Yosef Kanefsky, took a two month Sabbatical. He stayed in town but davened everywhere but his own shul. His time at the Happy Minyan was particularly moving and he gave a sermon … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Happy Minyan, Prayer
Tagged catalina island, chana, nai david, natalie wood, shabbos, shul
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Bootcamp Better Than Yom Kippur?
Layne blogs: It is erev Yom Kippur and I am attending bootcamp instead of Kol Nidre. I was scheduled to deliver a brief sermon at our little temple during the service and I blew it off, confessing that I’d felt … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson
Tagged erev yom kippur, hollywood blvd, riding shotgun, shul, steering wheel, yom kippur
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Storm Clouds Gather Over My Former Shul
I just went outside and noticed a collection of battle ships sailing across the sky to my former shul, threatening to rain down thunder and lightning. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the bailout bill failed, and on Wall Street, the Dow … Continue reading
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Tagged battle ships, dark clouds, shul, storm clouds, thunder and lightning
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A Painful Call
"Hi, this is….from …. board of directors. We’re calling all the members of the shul to wish them l’shana tova (happy new year)." "L shana tova." "I hope to see you in shul." "Yes."
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Tagged board of directors, happy new year, new year, shana tova, shul
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You Are A Fair-Dinkum Disgrace!
Pops emails: Dear son: It breaks my heart to realize how badly I failed in trying to raise you to be an honest, forthright and righteous human being. Your behavior and reaction to your latest removal from a shul just … Continue reading
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Tagged brother paul, cane toad, decent manner, fair dinkum, shul, veiled threats
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