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LA’s Global Day Of Jewish Learning Canceled

I’m the target demographic for these events. I love anything limmud. For many years, I went to UCLA Hillel’s day of learning during Passover. I love to learn Torah with the community. I’m a natural for these things. I went … Continue reading

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Did Women Pray In Ancient Times?

In a 2009 lecture on Rabbi Avraham Shapira, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: Don’t think that women didn’t pray [with the Jewish prayer book] before modern times. Daniel Sperber has a whole chapter on women’s prayer groups. I’m assuming that … Continue reading

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How Not To Relate To Black Jews

I’m acquainted with about a dozen black Jews in Pico-Robertson. I think the first one I met was at Bnai David in 1994 at a Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz talk and I went up to him and said, “You don’t meet … Continue reading

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Shalhevet Could’ve Had Dr. Gil Perl

Here’s a copy of attorney Marc Rohatiner’s resignation letter from the Shalhevet school board. He protested the way school founder and longtime CEO Jerry Friedman made sure that Gil Perl didn’t get a serious interview at the school. Gil Perl … Continue reading

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Rabbi Gershon Bess Vs. Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan

In the mid 1980s, Rabbi Gershon Bess began moving on his plan to reinvigorate the RCC and make it the Beit Din in town. He began moving on his plan to overtake Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan for kashrut supremacy (certifying restaurants, … Continue reading

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