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Yisroel Pensack: None Dare Call It Conservadox
Practically around the corner from where I live is a big old synagogue called Congregation Chevra Thilim that describes itself as “San Francisco’s oldest Orthodox congregation.” Chevra Thilim is currently undergoing a $1.6-million, months-long renovation, upgrade and expansion of its social hall building, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Conservative Judaism, Conservatives, Dovid Eliezrie, Judaism, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, San Francisco, Synagogue, Torah, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged "politically incorrect" blessings, $1.6 million, building on shabbos, burials, chabad lubavitch, congregation beth sholom, Congregation Chevra Thilim, Conservadox, David Kimel, gil student, kohanim, meis mitzvah, R. David Eliezrie, R. Shimon Margolin, R. Shlomo Zarchi, R. Yosef Langer, social hall, yetzer hara
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Used Car Fraud
Yisroel Pensack posts on Failed Messiah: The original corrupt multimillion-dollar “charity” used-car fraud king was Chabad-Lubavitch “Rabbi” Bentzion Pil from San Francisco. He and his wife Mattie Plotkin even made the front page of The Wall Street Journal for their … Continue reading
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Tagged business acumen, car fraud, chabad lubavitch, charity gift, charity money, jewish educational center
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Are Official Lubavitchers Messianic?
Dorron emails: "Are these people "official" Lubavitchers, or Yechis who have been (at least on paper) disowned by "official" Lubavitch?" Yisroel emails: Yes, Dorron, these people are all longtime, veteran "official" Lubavitchers. Both of the rabbis I wrote about, and … Continue reading
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Tagged chabad lubavitch, longtime veteran, Rabbis, rebbe, shaliach
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Yisroel Pensack: Dead Rebbe As Mashiach
I was invited to a wedding and reception for the son of a San Francisco Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi/shaliach.
Posted in Chabad, Christianity, Orthodoxy, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged baal teshuva, chabad lubavitch, false belief, jewish religion, mashiach, wedding invitation
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Jewish Charities Battle To Take Credit For Baby Moshe
This is rich: Groups battle over credit for baby Moshe NEW YORK (JTA) — Something of a philanthropic tussle broke out between two organizations vying to take credit for their role in helping to care for the orphan of the … Continue reading
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Tagged chabad lubavitch, crown heights section, migdal ohr, public relations campaigns, rabbi yehuda, world outreach program
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Ecstatic Jews, a messiah proclaimed, and the consequential divisions
From the Village Voice: Like many other young men in Crown Heights, Itzik Balulu studies the Talmud and other Jewish texts from early in the morning to well into the night. But you should see his ride. When he’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged chabad lubavitch, jewish texts, king messiah, observant jews, oy vey, yellow flags
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New Lubavitcher Rebbe
Reb Sholom posts: http://www.newsweek.com/id/131600 Newsweek Web Exclusive Updated: 5:08 p.m. ET Apr 11, 2008 It’s OFFICIAL now: Newsweek ranks Yehuda Krinsky as # 4 and describes him to be: The New LUBAVITCHER REBBE, Yehuda Krinsky Newsweek 2008, wrote the following: … Continue reading
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Tagged ceo, chabad lubavitch, chabad movement, eviction, global leader, krinsky, lubavitcher rebbe, mainstream, newsweek, newsweek web, prominence, reb, self description, shull
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