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Email Tampering Got R. Pilichowski Fired From Beth Jacob
Norm emails: After 10 days, you have succeeded only in “uncovering” the facts that the entire city knows. Your sources must be drying up. Yes, Rabbi Uri Pilichowski was forced to resign, and it was very sad coming after his … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, R. Uri Pilichowski
Tagged assistant rabbi, Beth Jacob, beth jacob congregation, beverly hills ca, ceo job, e mail, eldest daughter, entire city, job prospects, Kollel, Orthodox Union, rabbi, shiurim, youth group leaders
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Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Resigns From Beth Jacob
*Update!* I published a tip on this Monday. Why did R. Pilichowski resign suddenly? Beth Jacob emails its members today: Dear Friends: Rabbi Pilichowski has resigned his position at Beth Jacob effective July 3, 2011. He is currently on vacation … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant rabbi, Beth Jacob, eretz yisrael, mevaseret zion, rabbi benjamin yudin, yavneh academy
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Rabbi Samuel Ohana Interview
Fluent in French, Hebrew, Yiddish and English, Rabbi Samuel Ohana has lived in Los Angeles since 1972. He is 75 years old. He runs the storefront synagogue Beth Midrash Mishkan Israel (13312 Burbank Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 (818) 901-1598) … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avrohom Union, R. David Rue, R. Nachum Sauer, R. Samuel Ohana, Steven Friedman
Tagged assistant rabbi, chief rabbi, sephardic synagogue, sherman oaks ca, sifrei torah, torah scrolls
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Torah ownership dispute goes to Superior Court in Los Angeles
I covered this story two weeks ago. Duke Helfand writes in today’s Los Angeles Times: A rancorous legal fight over the rightful ownership of four Torahs has spilled from religious to civil courts in Los Angeles, with the widow of … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged assistant rabbi, duke helfand, orthodox rabbi, public brawl, rabbi michael, superior court judge
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Temple Beth Am Needs A Leader
They let Rabbi Joel Rembaum retire. They let assistant rabbi Perry Netter go. Rabbi Netter resigned after he wasn’t given consideration for the top post. Rabbi Netter had a loyal following at the shul. Now he works at a hedge … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant rabbi, Beth Jacob, orthodox shul, prospective converts, rabbi search
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‘Can Anyone Grow Up To Be (Shul) President?’
I get off my sickbed Shabbos afternoon and go to this lecture. Last year, a Young Israel shul hired a graduate of the most left-wing Orthodox yeshiva (Chovevei Torah) — as its assistant rabbi. A few months later in response, … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox, YCT, YICC, Young Israel
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