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Tag Archives: chabadnik
Chabad Shuls Host The Most Diverse Crowd On Yom Kippur
In popular mythology, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. In most shuls, you have to be a member (or buy a special ticket) to attend these services. Most Jews only go to shul twice a year … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad
Tagged chabadnik, high holiday prayer book, observant jew, observant jews, personal transformation, secular jews
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Chabad – Judaism With Muscles
I’ve gone a lot to Chabad shuls over the past few months and they’re totally different from the Modern Orthodox shuls I am used to. For one thing, many of the Chabadniks I meet have muscles. Few Modern Orthodox Jews … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Modern Orthodox
Tagged chabad judaism, chabadnik, Modern Orthodox, orthodox jews, orthodox shuls, professional code of conduct
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Have You Noticed My Change In Tone?
From my live cam: Josh: wow luke, the beard has gotten really long. i haven’t been on your webcam in maybe 6 months. you look like you lost weight too Josh: so i hear you’re officially a member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged alex tech, chabadnik, elders of zion, fair dinkum, goyim, member of the tribe, protocols of the elders, protocols of the elders of zion, yid
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Jerusalem Festival Refuses To Screen A Film For Women Only
The director of this movie is a Chabadnik in Pico-Robertson. Matthew Wagner writes: The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival has rejected a film created by Orthodox women after the film director demanded screening for female audiences only in accordance with Halacha. … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Jerusalem
Tagged artistic merits, chabadnik, female audiences, jerusalem cinematheque, jewish film festival, matthew wagner
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Leah Kleim Chat
From my live cam: (Leah’s Kleim’s site) User LeahKleim entered the room. LeahKleim: Levi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! guest61: hello LeahKleim: hey 61 LeahKleim: how r u guest61: I have seen your website leah… I admire you. LeahKleim: thank you LeahKleim: are you … Continue reading
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Tagged chabadnik, compromising positions, leahkleim, money launderers, sick to my stomach, zalis
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She Got Drunk With Luke Ford
Leah Kleim posts: Its Memorial day weekend. Since Friday afternoon across America road blocks have been going up, grills fired up and of course the American way of celebrating/vacationing has been put into play…Binge drinking ! Being an American I … Continue reading
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Tagged binge drinking, booze, bull shit, chabadnik, double shot of tequila, drunken binge, friday afternoon, half a dozen, heineken, holiday weekend, irish blood, Leah Kleim, luke ford, memorial day weekend, moral leader, neosporin, road blocks, s chat room, six pack, wal mart
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Who’s The Rabbi Sholom Kalmanson Who Gave Such A Stemwinder About The Rebbe?
Here’s an article about the speech with a link to the video. Who is this Rabbi Sholom Kalmanson? He appears to be the head of Chabad of Southern Ohio. From chabad.org: Rabbi Sholom B. Kalmanson, Ex. VP, Chabad of Southern Ohio … Continue reading
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