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Voice On Tape Clearly R. Leib Tropper
A poster named “Former Friend” writes: I have known, met with, spoken dozens and dozens of times to Leib Tropper over the past 30 years. His voice is very identifiable. His personality is very identifiable. It pained me to listen … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, Journalism, R. Leib Tropper
Tagged boruch, conservative clergy, credibility, immense power, jewish world, liberal jews, movers and shakers, NCSY, orthodox world, prestige, salvage, slifkin, unorthodox jew, vos iz neias
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Hillel Bylaws Up For Vote
I hear Harkham Hillel’s religious dean Rabbi Boruch Sufrin, Morey Levovitz and current puppet president Fallas are being targeted by current and former employees for work related harrassment issues. For the upcoming vote on the bylaws board and executive board … Continue reading
Posted in Harkham Hillel
Tagged allegations, black eye, boatload, boruch, bylaws, eggs, emailed, fallas, harassment, harkham, harrassment issues, headache, Hillel, improvements, morey, omelette, puppet, rabbi, rsquo, secret nothing
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Jewish Briefs
Joe emails: An offer was made to mediate the Biston-Weil dispute before a beit din and that fell through. It is now scheduled for trial in September. Pacific Jewish Center in Venice is looking for a part time rabbi – … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged biston, boruch, Chabad, cunin, downstairs, intellectual superiority, jewish center, minyan, north hollywood, pulpit, rabbi, Roland Arnall, school tuition, seams, Shaarey Zedek, shabbos, sherman oaks, shul, shuls, underground parking
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West Coast Chabad Leader Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin Gets $18 Million From Roland Arnall’s Estate
Many of L.A.’s biggest rabbis were salivating at the shiva for subprime billionaire Roland Arnall. Rabbi Cunin got the biggest jewish payout. Roland’s son Daniel holds the $3 million note for the loan Roland extended to Shalhevet. Daniel could call … Continue reading
Posted in Boruch Cunin, Chabad, Daniel Arnall, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet
Tagged 30 million, beneficiary, big trouble, billionaire, boruch, ceo, Chabad, cunin, hermine, palisades, Purim, rabbi, rabbi shlomo, Rabbis, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet, shiva, shlomo, son daniel, stern, weinberg, west coast
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