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A Hillel For Our Times
????? ????? Doron Maharta Z"L The oldest (age 26) among the 8 Yesivah student who were massacred last week at M’rkaz HaRav: He wanted to be a Rabbi and studied at M’rcaz HaRav any free moment he had from the army. … Continue reading
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Tagged ashdod, chassidim, code of jewish law, dish washer, ethiopians, frocks, gemara, gerrer, Hillel, kippot, martyr, mercaz harav, mess hall, Rabbis, rosh yeshiva, shabbat, shul, talmud, yeshiva students, yeshivas
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Stolen Cocoa Krispies Taste Sweeter
My Video Blog As I was leaving LimmudLA last month, I was given three boxes of food to take to SOVA to feed the homeless. Figuring that I was only a canceled credit card away from being homeless, I appropriated … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bad news, cocoa krispies, credit card, crowne plaza, day of redemption, full cry, fundraiser, gangbangers, granola, Homeless, homeless bums, hovel, Israel, jewish expression, jewish singles events, mistaken notion, paypal donations, Purim, rabbi boteach, rabbi shmuley boteach, rejection, rodney dangerfield, Sabbath, saturday morning, shabbat, shabbat dinner, shabbaton, shacharit, shul, three boxes, time today, tiny muscles, town hosts, tzitzit
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I Like Who I Am When I’m Around Certain People
Virtually all the people important to me are Orthodox Jews. Around one or two or three of them, I really like who I am. I need to figure out how to expand that. How do I live more of my … Continue reading
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Tagged accidental tourist, core self, honesty, Love, orthodox jews, protagonist, shabbat
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Young Israel Of Beverly Hills
It’s a 40-year old shul on Pico Blvd that’s gone to pot. David Suissa writes his harshest column yet in this week’s Jewish Journal: After weeks of escalating tension, the story came to a head recently when a few tough-looking … Continue reading
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Tagged bitter dispute, breach of contract, caterer, complainer, deceiver, eviction notice, indigestion, Jewish Journal, kiddush, kitchen space, kosher certification, legal complaints, mdash, pico blvd, shabbat, shul, suissa, summons, vigorous defense, Young Israel
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