Tag Archives: aish

Tales From Jewish Dating Hell

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Luke Ford

Dating is the one thing you get worse at the more you do of it. I came to Los Angeles at age 27. I went to 20-something evenings at Aish Ha Torah. Then I started going to 30-somethings. What a … Continue reading →

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Jews Have Been Kind To Me

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Luke Ford

I can only think of one instance where I met a Jew who disparaged converts. Her name was Sherry. It was an Aish Ha Torah event. And she just came out and said, “I don’t accept that you can convert … Continue reading →

Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy | Tagged aish, claim membership, jewish identity, prestigious group, religious jew, secular jew | Comments Off

San Fernando Valley Shul Reviews

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Luke Ford

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 | Comments Off

Stephen Oschweritz Sued

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Luke Ford

I just found out about a new lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Stephen Oschweritz: BC390688 CASE NAME: SHALOM MOZES ET AL VS STEVEN OSCHEROWITZ ET AL. Shalom Mozes is a Holocaust survivor in the Fairfax/La Brea side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Stephen Oschweritz | Tagged aish, alona, angeles superior court, bankruptcy court, bankruptcy judge, bankruptcy law, barnacle, bloke, business finances, case name, chapter seven, debtors, declaring bankruptcy, defendant, Hasidim, holocaust survivor, jewish institutions, Jews, lawsuits, los angeles superior court, michael horowitz, personal expenses, plaintiff, polite inquiries, public record, richard horowitz, rsquo, secured creditor, substantial amounts, trustee, tuchman, umi, universal merchants inc, unsecured creditor | Comments Off

Aish.com Hacked Again

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Luke Ford

Much of Friday, Aish.com hung up a notice that it was undergoing routine maintenance. Today they told the truth: Aish.com has been maliciously attacked by a group from China. Our servers are undergoing extensive anti-hacking, filtering and monitoring upgrades. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Aish HaTorah | Tagged aish, amp, China, God, Israel, prayers, routine maintenance, security upgrades, servers, Truth | Comments Off

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